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Valentine’s
day is a time to indulge right?
Wrong!
Well maybe a little right.
But
after figuring in all the debaucheries of my Super Bowl menu, my weekly
eating plan was looking grim. Likewise, I felt the need to make something smaller for my Valentine’s day blog post this
year. Try to imagine what might happen
to my figure if I ate a full sized decadent chocolate cake just so that my blog
followers could Oooh and Ahhhh .
It’s
only logical that if you know you’ll be overindulging for one occasion you
might want to cut back in other areas.
So to celebrate the sweetest holiday of the year I opted for an
individual dessert.
But
have no fear these are still plenty decadent.
As a matter of fact these Nutella Lava Cakes are one of the most
decadent things you can throw together as a quick individual dessert. The center is a warm gooey hazelnut
chocolate indulgence and the edges have a chewy brownie like texture.
But the best part is how simple they are to make. Seriously
with just a few ingredients and a small mixing bowl you can have these babies
in the oven and ready to impress someone you love in no time.
Nutella
Lava Cakes
Prep
time: 5-10 minutes
Bake
Time: 18-20
Servings:
2
Ingredients
- ½ cup (124 grams) Nutella (room temperature)
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1/8th tsp instant espresso powder
- 1/16th tsp salt
- 2 tsp mini chocolate chips
- confectioners’ sugar garnish
Video Tutorial
Instructions
- Beat together the Nutella, eggs, cocoa powder, instant espresso powder, and salt until you have a smooth lump free mixture.
- Divide the batter between two greased ramekins that you’ve placed onto a baking sheet. (I used ramekins with just over a ½ cup capacity.
- Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of mini chocolates over each of the 2 cakes and use a wooden skewer to slightly stir them into the batter.
- Bake in a preheated 350ºF (or 175ºC) for 18 – 20 minutes then remove them from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes before dusting with confectioner’s sugar and serve.
