Instant Pot Chocolate Lava Cake
Servings: 4
Calories: 560 kcal
These molten Instant Pot Chocolate Lava Cakes have a gooey chocolate center and a hint of coffee; A delicious Instant Pot dessert that's super easy to make. Oven instructions also provided.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- ½ cup butter - 1 stick, cut into pieces (4 oz. or 113 grams)
- 4 oz. semisweet chocolate chopped (113 grams)
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoon all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Grease the bottom and sides of four 6 oz ramekins. Coat each with sugar.
- Melt the chocolate and butter: In a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter and chocolate on medium heat for about 1 minute. Stir and scrape sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula and repeat heating at 15-second intervals, until the chocolate is melted and smooth but a few small pieces of chocolate still remain. Keep stirring to allow the chocolate to completely melt in the residual heat.
- Stir in confectioner's sugar.
- Whisk in eggs, yolks, coffee and vanilla.
- Stir in flour and salt.
- Divide batter among the ramekins.
Instant Pot Instructions
- Pour 2 cups water into the Instant Pot’s main compartment (inner pot) and place trivet in water.
- Place 3 ramekins on the trivet and place 1 more on top of them, in the middle (staggered).
- Close the lid and pressure cook on High Pressure for 9 minutes. *
- Do a quick release of pressure (QR) and open the lid. [Read More: The Different Pressure Release Methods].
- Use the trivet handles to lift the trivet out of the inner pot and carefully remove the ramekins. Gently dab off any condensation from the surface of the cake.
- Dust the Insant Pot chocolate lava cakes with powdered sugar.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Oven Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (204 degrees Celsius)
- Bake the ramekins for 12 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), and the cake sides are set and the centers are soft.
- Transfer the ramekins to a wire rack and cool for about 5 minutes. Run a small knife around the edge of the cakes to loosen them. Invert the warm cakes onto serving plates and dust them with powdered sugar.
Notes
- If you have a larger Instant Pot, you might be able to fit all 4 ramekins in one layer.
- I use 6 oz ceramic ramekins and a 6 quart Instant Pot Duo and Ultra for this recipe as written; if you're using different size or type of containers or pressure cooker, your cooking time may need to change.
- * The pressure cook time for this recipe can vary based on model of Instant Pot. If you’re doing this for the first time, you might want to try 7 minutes and if the lava cakes are undercooked, pressure cook them for another 1 to 2 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 lava cake | Calories: 560 kcal | Carbohydrates: 58 g | Protein: 7 g | Fat: 36 g | Saturated Fat: 21 g | Cholesterol: 233 mg | Sodium: 80 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 49 g
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