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MOLTEN LAVA CAKE
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Vegan Molten Lava Cake

5 from 1 vote
One of my all-time favorite desserts is molten lava cake - that ooey-gooey chocolatey goodness is simply irresistible!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
cooling time for truffle mixture 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 33 minutes
Servings: 5 cakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Calories: 685
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Vegan Chocolate Truffles
  • 1 cup vegan chocolate chips
  • ⅔ cups coconut milk
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
Vegan Chocolate Cake Batter
  • ¾ cups plant milk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup coconut oil
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp powder sugar
Strawberry Lime and Mint Salad
  • 2 cups strawberries small dice
  • 2 Tbsp mint fresh chiffonade
  • 1 lime grated on a Microplane
  • 1 Tbsp sugar

Equipment

  • Parchment paper
  • Ring molds

Method
 

How to make Vegan Chocolate Truffles
  1. Gently heat the coconut milk over medium heat.
  2. Once hot pour the hot coconut milk over the chocolate chips.
  3. Stir to melt the chocolate. Once melted place the chocolate ganache in the refrigerator.
  4. Scoop about 2 tbsp size worth of ganache into a ball, gently roll the ganache ball in the cocoa powder, coating completely.
  5. Place the truffle back on a plate, and keep cold until time to bake the molten lava cake.
How to make Vegan Chocolate Cake
  1. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
  2. Warm the coconut oil.
  3. Combine the vanilla extract, plant milk, and coconut oil.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the liquid mixture. Stir to combine completely.
Baking Molten Lava Cake
  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Cut the parchment paper into strips the same width as your ring mold.
  3. Lightly grease the inside of the parchment paper.
  4. Add a layer of vegan chocolate batter, place a vegan truffle in the middle, and cover with just enough cake batter to cover the truffle.
  5. Place in the oven cooking for 10-12 minutes. The edges need to be fully cooked and formed, and the middle with be soft.
  6. If you do not have ring molds you can cook and serve the cake in a ramekin.
How to make Strawberry Lime and Mint salad
  1. Cut the strawberries into small dice.
  2. Chiffonade the mint.
  3. Toss the diced strawberries, mint, and sugar together.
  4. Grate the lime over the salad and toss to combine.
Plating Molten Lava Cake
  1. Place the baked cake in the middle of a plate. Place the mint salad around the cake.
  2. Using a small metal spatula, gently run it along the cake and the ring mold. This will help release any cake that is stuck to the ring mold.
  3. Slide the ring mold off slowly, if the ring mold is sticking gently use a knife tip to release the ring mold. You didn’t want to tear the cake and release the molten chocolate.
  4. Remove the parchment paper, and dust the top of the cake with powdered sugar.