Salted Caramel Chocolate Lava Cake

So it was my mr’s birthday yesterday and I really wanted to make him a cake especially since it’s his birthday I’m celebrating with him as his wife! (: So I have been thinking and thinking what would he like as his cake. As he loves salted caramel, I was inspired by Ms D’s cake  (the queen of desserts hehe) that she made for her mr’s birthday! So after much research, I found a perfect cake that the mr would love!

I was really nervous with how it would turn out cause I havent baked a lava cake for the longest time. And I was quite stressed when making it cause there was no turning back. I had no back up cake plan at all. haha You could definitely see the relief in my face when the cake came out cleanly from the ramekins and I found out there was a gooey molten middle! SUCCESS!

And it was definitely a hit with the mr! He has requested that I make him this cake every year on his birthday! hehe I have to say, nothing is sexier than having the luscious salted caramel oozing out of the cake the moment you cut your fork through! It just puts a really big smile on my face! And I could just see how happy and satisfied the mr was. To me, that was the most important part of the day – that he enjoyed what I made him. hehe

Salted Caramel Chocolate Lava Cake (adapted from The Endless Meal)

For the chocolate salted caramel : 

142 g dark chocolate

1 cup caster sugar

28 g unsalted butter

1 tsp fleur de sel, plus a bit more when layering dessert

2 tbs water

1/2 cup thickened cream

For the lava cake :

284g dark chocolate

113 g unsalted butter

3 large eggs

3 egg yolks

1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 cup icing sugar, and more for dusting

2 tbs cocoa powder

extra butter and cocoa powder for ramekins

Steps :

1) For chocolate salted caramel : Melt chocolate in a double boiler, over a small pot of boiling water.

2) In a large pot, add the sugar and water and heat over medium heat until sugar melts and turn dark amber. If you have a candy thermometer, it should reach 176 degrees celcius. Take it off the heat, and carefully add the thicken cream. (Do note that it will bubble vigorously, so do not stand too close.) Whisk the mixture until smooth, then add the melted chocolate. Once it’s mixed well, stir in the butter. Set aside.

3) For the cake : Prepare 6-8 ramekins (depending on the size), and butter them well before coating them with cocoa powder, turning them upside down to make sure there is no excess. Set aside.

4) Melt butter and chocolate in a heat proof bowl, over a mall pot of boiling water. Once melted, set aside allowing it to cool a little.

5) In a mixer, whisk the eggs and egg yolks until well combined. Add the cooled melted chocolate and butter mixture, and stir well. Combine the flour and icing sugar, making sure there are no lumps, then slowly add to the mixture. Mix until smooth.

6) Fill each ramekin half way. Then place a big teaspoon of chocolate salted caramel in the middle and sprinkle a little bit more fleur de sel, before covering with more cake batter until it’s 3/4 filled. (At this stage, you can either bake it straight away or keep it in the fridge for up to 3 days.)

7) Preheat oven to 210 degrees celcius for 10 minutes. Place the ramekins in the middle rack of the oven, and bake for 15-20 minutes. If your ramekins are smaller, please reduce the baking time to ensure the gooey middle! Remove the ramekin from the oven, and run a palette knife through the sides to loosen the cake.

8) Carefully place a plate over the top of the ramekin and invert it. Carefully lift the ramekin up. Dust with icing sugar and serve with whipped vanilla bean cream if desired.

ENJOY! (:

So happy birthday my dearest hubs! So so glad you enjoyed the dinner after a 12 hours day at work! Thank you for working so so hard just to make sure we live comfortably. I couldn’t ask for more really. I love you! And I promise to make this for you every year on your birthday! hehe

25 thoughts on “Salted Caramel Chocolate Lava Cake”

  1. kellysiew says:
    Reply

    Woweeee this just looks freaking amazing!! I’ve never made Chocolate fondant because Frank is not a big fan of the oozing centre (what a weirdo, I must say) but this makes me want to try pronto! I might actually try making the basic version first to make sure I get it right.

    • liannelow says:
      Reply

      hehe that’s okie! u can make it and enjoy it yourself then! hehe (: and make him something else to make him happy too! hehe Give this a try soon and let me know what u think! hehe x

  2. Daisy@Nevertoosweet says:
    Reply

    Totally flattered that you got inspiration from my salted caramel cake 🙂 I find our Mr’s to be kinda similar hahaha and they’re both VIRGOS hehe 😛 is your hubby a perfectionist too? 😛 I can’t wait to make this salted caramel lava cake!!! 😀 Thanks for the great recipe! xx

    • liannelow says:
      Reply

      haha he sure is! (: I think that’s why they are both either undertaking a phD or about to! hehe it’s funny cos we are quite similar too! hehe Do make this cos Im sure you and mr Bao will love it! hehe xx

  4. Ames says:
    Reply

    Awww he looks so happy 😀 I have chocolate lava cake (the mini version) for the first time recently and fell in love… probably had about 3 hehe thanks for sharing it with us and happy belated birthday to your Mr!

  12. Shanelle says:
    Reply

    Hey there! I love your blog and I was just wondering… What if I wanted to make just a plain lava cake? 🙂 do you have a recipe for that or what ingredients should I leave out in this recipe! Thank you!!! ^^ please reply 😬

Leave a reply to liannelow Cancel reply