CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE
1/4 cup nuts, coarsely chopped
2/3 cup dark chocolate chips
1/4 cup Land O' Lakes Butter with Olive Oil
1 3 oz package of cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup cake flour
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Remove cream cheese from refrigerator and allow to sit at room temperature
for 30 minutes before baking to soften.
Coarsely chop pecans, walnuts, peanuts, almonds, macadamia or pistachio
nuts.
Butter four (6 oz.) custard or silicone baking cups and place on baking
sheet. Sprinkle coarsely chopped nuts evenly at the bottom of each baking
cup.
In a microwavable bowl, stir together chocolate chips and Land O' Lakes
Butter with Olive Oil. Microwave on high setting, stirring several times
until
melted. Stir in softened cream cheese and vanilla. Beat on medium speed of
an electric mixer for 1 minute.
At low speed, gradually mix in flour only until combined.
In a large bowl, combine dark brown sugar and eggs; beat for 2 minutes.
Using a large spoon, stir in chocolate mixture until no streaks remain.
Pour batter evenly into the baking cups. Bake for 13-15 minutes in preheated
oven, until tops are bubbly and puffed; center will still be soft. Remove
from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Run a butter knife around the outer edges to free the cakes from the baking
cups. Turn each cake, while still warm, upside down onto a heated dessert
dish.
Top with fudge or vanilla ice cream, or serve topped with chocolate curls
and whipped topping (See below)
Whipped Topping:
1/3 cup Land O' Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream
1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 tablespoon rum
2 teaspoons powdered sugar
Combine ingredients in a small bowl and beat until stiff peaks form. Serve
over warm cakes. Sprinkle with chocolate curls or Ghirardelli sweetened
cocoa
powder with chocolate bits. Or drizzle with caramel or toffee bits.
Substitutions: All purpose flour may be substituted for cake flour if not
available. Butter may be substituted for Land O' Lakes Butter with Olive
Oil.
Submitted by: CM
Since microwave ovens vary in power, you may need to adjust your cooking
time.
1/4 cup nuts, coarsely chopped
2/3 cup dark chocolate chips
1/4 cup Land O' Lakes Butter with Olive Oil
1 3 oz package of cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup cake flour
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Remove cream cheese from refrigerator and allow to sit at room temperature
for 30 minutes before baking to soften.
Coarsely chop pecans, walnuts, peanuts, almonds, macadamia or pistachio
nuts.
Butter four (6 oz.) custard or silicone baking cups and place on baking
sheet. Sprinkle coarsely chopped nuts evenly at the bottom of each baking
cup.
In a microwavable bowl, stir together chocolate chips and Land O' Lakes
Butter with Olive Oil. Microwave on high setting, stirring several times
until
melted. Stir in softened cream cheese and vanilla. Beat on medium speed of
an electric mixer for 1 minute.
At low speed, gradually mix in flour only until combined.
In a large bowl, combine dark brown sugar and eggs; beat for 2 minutes.
Using a large spoon, stir in chocolate mixture until no streaks remain.
Pour batter evenly into the baking cups. Bake for 13-15 minutes in preheated
oven, until tops are bubbly and puffed; center will still be soft. Remove
from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Run a butter knife around the outer edges to free the cakes from the baking
cups. Turn each cake, while still warm, upside down onto a heated dessert
dish.
Top with fudge or vanilla ice cream, or serve topped with chocolate curls
and whipped topping (See below)
Whipped Topping:
1/3 cup Land O' Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream
1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 tablespoon rum
2 teaspoons powdered sugar
Combine ingredients in a small bowl and beat until stiff peaks form. Serve
over warm cakes. Sprinkle with chocolate curls or Ghirardelli sweetened
cocoa
powder with chocolate bits. Or drizzle with caramel or toffee bits.
Substitutions: All purpose flour may be substituted for cake flour if not
available. Butter may be substituted for Land O' Lakes Butter with Olive
Oil.
Submitted by: CM
Since microwave ovens vary in power, you may need to adjust your cooking
time.
