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Chocolate arequipe lava cakes

Individual chocolate cakes with a flowing arequipe center that spills out when cut.

◷ 30 minMakes 6 cakesIntermediate

Ingredients

  • 150 g dark chocolate
  • 120 g butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 70 g sugar
  • 45 g all-purpose flour
  • 120 g chilled arequipe
  • Pinch of salt
  • Butter and cocoa for ramekins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 210°C / 410°F. Butter six ramekins and dust with cocoa.
  2. Melt chocolate and butter. Whisk eggs with sugar and salt, stir in chocolate, then flour.
  3. Fill each mold halfway, add 20 g chilled arequipe and cover with more batter.
  4. Bake 9–11 minutes until edges are set but centers are still soft. Rest 1 minute and invert.
Arequipe noteExact timing depends on the ramekin; test one first if you want an especially molten center.
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