Molten Chocolate Lava Cake





Lava Centre:
120g bittersweet cooking chocolate, chopped 
90ml whipping cream 
1 tsp vanilla essence 
2 tsp butter 
Chocolate Cake Mix 
380g cake flour 
80g cocoa powder 
1 tsp baking soda 
1/2 tsp salt 
125ml vegetable oil 
250ml cold water 
2 tsp vinegar



Method:
for the lava centre
o Melt chocolate with the rest of the ingredients over a double boiler until mixture is smooth 
o Place mixture into refrigerator to cool 
o Every few minutes whisk the mixture until a frosting like consistency is reached 
o Fill a pastry bag with the chocolate mixture and pipe out 'cherry' sized portions 
o Place these into the freezer until ready to use for the chocolate cake mix

for the cake
o Preheat oven to 180 degrees C (350 degrees F) and grease small ramekins or custard cups with butter and dust with a little flour 
o To make the cake, sift all dry ingredients into a mixing bowl 
o Mix oil and water together and whisk into the sifted ingredients until batter is smooth 
o Stir in the vinegar rapidly 
o Fill half the prepared cups with batter and put in a lava centre each 
o Fill with the rest of the batter until 3/4 full and bake for 20 to 25 minutes 
o Remove from oven and serve immediately with your favourite ice cream

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