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MOLTEN LAVA CAKE

Vegan Molten Lava Cake

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: chocolate, dessert, Strawberry
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
cooling time for truffle mixture: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 33 minutes
Servings: 5 cakes
Calories: 685kcal
Author: Those Vegan Chefs
One of my all-time favorite desserts is molten lava cake - that ooey-gooey chocolatey goodness is simply irresistible!
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Equipment

  • Parchment paper
  • Ring molds

Ingredients

Vegan Chocolate Truffles

  • 1 cup vegan chocolate chips
  • ⅔ cups coconut milk
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder

Vegan Chocolate Cake Batter

Strawberry Lime and Mint Salad

  • 2 cups strawberries small dice
  • 2 Tbsp mint fresh chiffonade
  • 1 lime grated on a Microplane
  • 1 Tbsp sugar

Instructions

How to make Vegan Chocolate Truffles

  • Gently heat the coconut milk over medium heat.
  • Once hot pour the hot coconut milk over the chocolate chips.
  • Stir to melt the chocolate. Once melted place the chocolate ganache in the refrigerator.
  • Scoop about 2 tbsp size worth of ganache into a ball, gently roll the ganache ball in the cocoa powder, coating completely.
  • Place the truffle back on a plate, and keep cold until time to bake the molten lava cake.

How to make Vegan Chocolate Cake

  • Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
  • Warm the coconut oil.
  • Combine the vanilla extract, plant milk, and coconut oil.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the liquid mixture. Stir to combine completely.

Baking Molten Lava Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
  • Cut the parchment paper into strips the same width as your ring mold.
  • Lightly grease the inside of the parchment paper.
  • 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.
  • Place in the oven cooking for 10-12 minutes. The edges need to be fully cooked and formed, and the middle with be soft.
  • 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

  • Cut the strawberries into small dice.
  • Chiffonade the mint.
  • Toss the diced strawberries, mint, and sugar together.
  • Grate the lime over the salad and toss to combine.

Plating Molten Lava Cake

  • Place the baked cake in the middle of a plate. Place the mint salad around the cake.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Remove the parchment paper, and dust the top of the cake with powdered sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 685kcal | Carbohydrates: 103g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 259mg | Potassium: 484mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 73g | Vitamin A: 183IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 212mg | Iron: 4mg