The Molten Lava Chocolate Cake also known as the Fondant Au Chocolat cake has been on my to-bake list for a long time. As the list kept growing longer and longer, I haven't got a chance to try it as there is always something else which took priority instead. I finally thought about it when my dear hubby requested for a non-creamy cake for his birthday.
Molten Lava Cake is a popular french dessert which can be made easily at home. This awfully delicious cake has a runny texture which oozes out from the centre when it is cut open. This dessert was claimed to be invented by a French chef and chocolatier, Jacques Torres, who accidentally under-baked a chocolate sponge cake and served it to his customers. The cake was served warm with a good taste and good texture that it was very well received. This mistake became today's popular molten lava cake and it is usually baked in ramekin dishes. It has four main ingredients: egg, sugar, chocolate and butter. The butter and chocolate are melted together, while the eggs and sugar are whisked together to form a thick paste. The finished product is usually dust with some icing sugar to enhance the flavour and you may serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.
Molten Lava Chocolate Cake (Fondant au Chocolate)
(Tutorial Recipe)
软心巧克力蛋糕 (食谱教程)
Ingredients: (makes 2 ramekins with 9.5cm diametre)
2 Eggs
30g Castor sugar
100g Dark Chocolate (I use Lindt 85% dark chocolate)
80g Unsalted butter
36g Cake Flour
10g Unsweetened Cocoa powder (I use French Cacao Barry)
材料：(可做两个直径9.5cm的布丁模）
2 个鸡蛋
30克 细砂糖
100克 巧克力 （我用Lindt 85%黑巧克力）
80克 无盐奶油
36克 低筋面粉
10克 无糖可可粉 （我用法国Cacao Barry的牌子)
Method:
1. Brush the ramekins all over with butter (extra, not from the measured ingredients) and sprinkle a layer of castor sugar (extra, not from the measured ingredients) on it.
1。布丁模抹一层奶油（份量外），撒上一层 细砂糖（份量外）。
2. Sieve the cake flour and cocoa powder together.
2。低筋面粉+可可粉使用濾纲过筛。
3. Cut the chocolate and butter into smaller pieces, melt using the bain-marie (double boiler) method. (I use Brandt induction hob, no need for a bain-marie, with the ultra low temperature, the chocolate can be melted for hours without scorching and hardening!)
3。巧克力及奶油切小丁，使用温水隔水加温溶化成为液体。(我用Brandt电磁炉，可以直接放在炉上溶化，不会烧焦。)
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Because of the ultra low temperature, the chocolate can be melted for hours without getting scorching and hardening.
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4. Put the eggs and castor sugar into a stainless steel bowl. Use an electric mixer, start by selecting low speed to mix both ingredients together till combined.
4。鸡蛋+ 细砂糖放入工作纲盆中，一开始用打蛋器低速将鸡蛋与细砂糖打散并混合均匀。
5. Then increase the speed and beat the mixture until light and fluffy (takes about 8 mins) When you lift up the beater, you can see clear folding marks, the mixture is done.
5。然后打蛋器以高速将蛋液打到起泡并且蓬松的程度。（约八分钟）打到蛋糊蓬松拿起，打蛋器滴落下来的蛋糊能够有非常清楚的折叠痕迹就是打好了。
6. Pour in the melted chocolate butter mixture and mix well.
6。将巧克力浆倒入混合均匀。
7. Fold in the flour mixture, half a portion at a time. (Do not over-mix to avoid gluten from forming and it will affect the cake texture. )
7。然后将已经过筛的粉类分两次加入， 以切拌方式入混合均匀（不要过度搅拌，避免面粉产生筋性，影响口感）。
8. Pour the mixture into the ramekins and put it into the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
8。均匀倒入烤模中，放入冰箱冷藏15分钟。
9. Remove from refrigerator and immediately put it into the preheated oven at 170 degrees celcius using top and bottom heat with fan (for brandt oven, I use the traditional pulsed function) to bake for about 9~10 minutes.
9。冰箱取出后，马上放入已经预热至170度（用上下火风扇）的烤箱中烘烤9~10分钟。
10. Remove from the ramekins and dust some icing sugar over the cake. Enjoy while it's warm.
10。倒出烤模，撒上适量糖粉，趁热食用。
Note: The cake is deliberately slightly under-baked to achieve the runny texture in the centre. However if you over-baked it, you will still get a moist delicious chocolate cake.
注意：这款蛋糕是故意没烤透，中心才会流出浓浓的巧克力酱。如果烤的时间过长，吃的时候就不会有“熔岩”流出来的效果，不过还是很好吃的。
Chinese Recipe is adapted from 胡涓涓's baking book and translated to English for my English readers. Photos are personally taken by baking taitai with an iphone, sometimes with just one hand while working with the other.
食谱改编自胡涓涓的烘焙书，翻译成英语。照片是烘焙太太亲自用iphone拍的。
“It takes time and effort to compose or translate recipes, I would appreciate it if you do not copy and pass it off as your own recipe. If you wish to share or adapt any of the recipes that I have posted in this blog, please provide a link to the relevant post here. Thank you.”
"编写或翻译食谱需要时间和精力的，请不要复制或将它作为自己的食谱。如果你想分享在我部落格的任何食谱，请提供在这里的相关链接，谢谢。"
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