Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe In English | Chocolate Lava Cake (Eggless & Whole Wheat)

           The lava cake recipe, this is an easy recipe for preparing delicious egg-free chocolate lava cake. Chocolate lava cake is also known as choco lava cake and molten chocolate cake the recipe is very simple and has whole wheat flour and cocoa powder.

            A chocolate lava cake recipe that can be made without eggs. Sharing a baking recipe after a long time. The recipe is adapted from my Eggless chocolate cake recipe that I had posted some years back. I have also posted the recipe for making a Cake without an oven.

            To make this lava cake, you only need cocoa powder, baking soda, and chocolate. The rest of the ingredients are easily available in an Indian kitchen. I have used bitter-sweet chocolate to get the molten lava. You can use sweet or semi-sweet chocolate too. Just make sure to use both good quality chocolate and cocoa powder. If possible do use couverture chocolate that has cocoa butter in it.

            For the oil, you can use sunflower or olive oil. I have used both these oils on different occasions while preparing this choco lava cake.

            You can make the recipe in ramekins or aluminum foil cups. You can also use muffin liners or a muffin tray. If using muffin liners or a muffin tray, then you won’t be able to remove the lava cake from it.

            This recipe can be easily doubled And makes for 3 medium-sized molten lava cakes which are almost like large muffins. Thus making for 3 portions or 3 servings. One cake is enough for 1 person. If you have more family members, then you can double the recipe.
How to make lava cake

Preparation and sifting dry ingredients

• Prep Time       10 mins
• Cook Time      35 mins
• Total Time      45 mins

Dry Ingredients:

• ½ cup whole wheat flour (atta), 60 to 65 grams
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 pinch salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda

Wet Ingredients

• ⅓ cup sugar, 75 grams, about 5 to 5.5 tablespoons sugar
• ½ cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons oil, sunflower or olive oil
• ½ tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence

To Be Added Later

• 90 to 100 grams semi-sweet, bittersweet or sweet chocolate

Instructions

Sifting Dry Ingredients For Cake

• Take a bowl and place a sieve on it. Add whole wheat flour, salt, cocoa powder, and baking soda.
• Sift directly in the bowl. Keep aside.

Preparing Wet Ingredients Solution

• In another bowl take sugar and cold water.
• Stir till all the sugar is dissolved.
• Then add oil and stir very well.
• Next, add vanilla extract and lemon juice. Again mix.

Making Chocolate Lava Cake Batter

• Now add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
• Mix very well with a wire whisk. However, do not overdo the mixing.
• Pour the batter in greased ramekins or muffin cups.
• Then place chocolate squares in the batter. Gently press the chocolate squares, so that they get immersed in the batter.

Baking Choco Lava Cake

• Place the ramekins in a preheated oven and bake for 200 degrees celsius for 30 to 35 minutes. Preheat the oven for 15 to 20 minutes at 200 degrees celsius before you start baking.
• Once done, remove the ramekins from the oven. Let the cake cool for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Then gently invert the ramekins on a serving plate or tray. Be careful as the ramekins will be hot.
• Tap the base of the ramekins and let the lava cake slid through and fall on the plate.

Using a small sieve, dust some cocoa powder or powdered sugar on the choco lava cakes.
Serve choco lava cake immediately.

More delicious Egg-free cakes

Black forest cake
Vanilla cake
Banana cake
Cooker cake

Choco Lava cake

Notes

• The recipe can be doubled.
• Instead of ramekins, muffin cups or liners can be used. Aluminum foil-based muffin cups also can be used.
• Depending on the size of muffin cups, you will get fewer or more choco lava cakes.
• For the chocolate, you can use sweet, semi-sweet, bittersweet, or milk chocolate.
• Do use couverture chocolate instead of compound chocolate.
• Also, use a good quality cocoa powder.
• Oven temperature varies, so do keep a check on baking especially during the last 10 minutes.
• Instead of whole wheat flour (atta), you can also use all-purpose flour (maida).
• You can use vanilla essence instead of vanilla extract. In that case, just add a ¼th teaspoon of vanilla essence.

Nutrition Info (Approximate values)
Nutrition Facts
Lava Cake | Chocolate Lava Cake (Eggless)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 400Calories from Fat 234
% Daily Value*
Fat 26g40%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Sodium 115mg5%
Potassium 397mg11%
Carbohydrates 48g16%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 22g24%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 44mg4%
Iron 6.6mg37%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.