Easy Chocolate Lava Cake One-Pot Recipe
This rich and indulgent one-pot recipe makes a large-scale chocolate lava cake using a Dutch oven, perfect for serving a crowd without the hassle of individual portions.
Equipment
- 5-quart dutch oven
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into 12 pieces
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped coarse
- 1 ⅓ cups 4 ounces unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
- ⅔ cup packed 4 ¾ ounces light brown sugar
- 2 cups 14 ounces granulated sugar, divided
- ⅔ cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 2 large egg yolks
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 1 ¾ cups 7 ¾ ounces all-purpose flour
- 3 cups boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F and position the rack in the middle. Melt butter, chocolate, and ⅔ cup cocoa powder in a 5-quart Dutch oven over low heat, stirring frequently until smooth (2 to 4 minutes). Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- In a separate bowl, mix brown sugar, ⅔ cup granulated sugar, and remaining ⅔ cup cocoa powder, breaking up any lumps.
- Whisk milk, vanilla, egg yolks, baking powder, salt, and the remaining 1 ⅓ cups granulated sugar into the cooled chocolate mixture. Stir in flour until just combined. Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture evenly over the batter, covering the entire surface. Pour boiling water gently over the top without stirring.
- Scrape down any batter from the sides of the Dutch oven, then transfer to the oven. Bake uncovered until the cake begins to pull away from the sides and the top is just firm to the touch, about 1 ¼ to 1 ½ hours, rotating the pot halfway through baking.
- Remove the Dutch oven from the oven and transfer it to a wire rack. Let the cake cool for 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.
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