A Gooey tasty dessert that should be illegal – Redneck Cooking

Looking for an easy dessert that will leave your guests thinking you're a gourmet pastry chef? These lava cakes are the recipe you've been looking for.

I was thumbing through past posts here on CliqueClack food today when I came across Debbie’s molten chocolate cake post for Lick My Lens. This sounded very good so I decided to make my Lava cake for dessert. The thing I like about these lava cakes is they are just so gooey and sweet that a couple of them will leave you dazed and drooling for hours just thinking of how sweet they are.

I guarantee if you are on a diet this is not the dessert for you. These lava cakes ooze a thick, rich, sweet chocolate filling that is like eating raw brownie dough. They are easy to make and will satisfy anyone’s sweet cravings. I am normally not much for sweets — I tend to prefer more salty treats than sweet treats. Once in a while I do get a strong craving for sweet and the lava cakes are my favorite answer. The great thing about the lava cakes is that even though they are so easy to make they really do taste and look like they are a lot of work and you can easily impress anyone with your culinary skills. I for one like recipes like this, and I will let the people I cook for keep thinking I worked much harder than I did to make this unbelievable dessert for them.

Redneck Lava Cakes

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Ingredients:

4 tablespoons butter, room temperature, plus more for muffin tins
1/3 cup granulated sugar, plus more for muffin tins
3 large eggs
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Whipped cream, for serving (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Generously butter 4 cups of a standard muffin tin. Dust with granulated sugar and tap out excess. Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and granulated sugar until fluffy, Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour and salt until just combined. Beat in chocolate (Do not over-mix).

Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Place muffin tin on a baking sheet; bake just until tops of cakes no longer jiggle when pan is lightly shaken, 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand 10 minutes.

To serve, turn out cakes and place on serving plates, top sides up. Dust with confectioners’ sugar. These are great with vanilla ice cream or with the whipped cream. I will normally whip up my own cream. I think it is has a fresher, richer taste than the whipped cream you buy in the store. Whipped cream is another of those easy to make dishes that will get people thinking you worked harder than you did. To make the whipped cream add 1 cup of heavy cream, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla to a bowl and whip it with an electric mixer. It only takes a few minutes and you have excellent whipped cream. Serve these lava cakes for dessert the next time you want to treat your family and they will all appreciate your skills as a master chef.