Eggless Chocolate Lava Cake

Today evening, I sank in my rocking chair in our balcony and looked out to see lush tall green trees. What added to the experience was a cuppa of earl grey and hot molten lava cake. I have been planning to make this for a while and since monsoons began I had thought of this picture perfect moment in my mind tons of times. Finally, I made it today and enjoyed it exactly as I had imagined. As you sink your fork in the cake, a rich thick chocolate oozes out and you can hardly wait to gorge it all. It is gooey and moist and absolutely sinful, just like a chocolate cake should be :)  So, let me not keep you waiting, here comes the picture and then comes the recipe :)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup chocolate

1/2 cup of condensed milk (I used milkmaid)

1/2 cup maida / all purpose flour

½ tsp baking powder

¾ cup cream, lightly whipped

1 tsp vanilla essence

Few pieces of cooking chocolate- thin ones

Method:

1.       Sieve maida and baking powder and keep aside.

2.       Melt chocolate and butter together in a double boiler. In case you don’t have it, melt them in a bowl placing it on top of a big vessel with some water, on a medium flame. Pre heat the oven at 180 degree Celsius.

3.       When they melt into a smooth chocolate sauce, add condensed milk and vanilla essence. Give a good stir.

4.       Now, take it off the heat and add maida, little by little and whisk to get a smooth batter. Make sure there are no lumps.

5.       Fill the lined ramekins or oven-safe bowls halfway. Place the cooking chocolate pieces in center of the batter and make sure the chocolate is covered with batter and doesn’t jut out.

6.       Bake for 15-20 minutes.

7.       Let it cool down for 10-15 minutes and un-mound in a dessert plate. You can serve it with ice-cream or serve it alone.

 

8.    Now, sink in your fork and enjoy the sin called chocolate lava cake :)