Recipe for the chocolate lava cake???

[Marypoppinsiam]

We were just on board last week and had the best dessert on Thanksgiving. It was like a chocolate lava cake. It was a chocolate cake with liquid chocolate inside and then a chocolate guanche over the top of it. It was the best thing ever!! I was hoping maybe someone had the recipe or something like it.

Thanks!

 

[outahere]

While I don't have a recipe, we did find a mix that comes really close to what we had on the ships. The mix is Dean Jacob's Molten Chocolate Lava Cake. It only takes about 20 minutes to make, including the baking time. We ordered it online from bettertaste.com (look under Gourmet Cake Mixes).

 

[colbybug]

Someone posted once that you could find favorite recipes on DCL....is this true and if so, where? I would LOVE this recipe also. It was hands down the best dessert we had on our cruise. It even beat the chocolate souffle at Palo's by a hair!!!

Kathy

 

[Tatania]

Someone posted once that you could find favorite recipes on DCL....is this true and if so, where? I would LOVE this recipe also. It was hands down the best dessert we had on our cruise. It even beat the chocolate souffle at Palo's by a hair!!!

Kathy

There is a recipe section on this board and often members can help with the recipe: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1575103
I have 2 lava cake recipes (California Grill and LTT but not the one you mention).

 

[Marypoppinsiam]

I emailed DCL and they sent me the recipe.

 

[Tatania]

I emailed DCL and they sent me the recipe.

Do you mean the Chocolate Souflee or a Chocolate Lava? In any case, if you have time we'd love to have it added to the recipe thread.

 

[slindamood]

We were on the Thanksgiving cruise also and had the lava cake. It was wonderful. It seemed better and richer than the one they used to make.

They did not call it lava cake, though. For Thanksgiving they called it "Massachusetss melting pot" and it was shaped like a little rounded pot.

 

[Marypoppinsiam]

I have both recipes. The chocolate souflee is on the DCL Castaway Cay site. When I emailed DCL I told them exactly what date we had the dessert and she told me that this is the one that they used that night.

CHOCOALTE LAVA CAKE


BUTTER UNSALTED 1-LB
CHOCOLATE 7-OZ
WHOLE EGG 6-OZ
SUGAR GRANULATED 4-OZ
FLOUR 3-OZ
EGG YOLK 3-OZ

Melt butter in a ban Marie
Add chocolate melt
Whisk egg yolks whole egg and sugar together gently
Add to above
Add sieved flour to above
Place mixture in small moulds flexi pans Approx 3oz per mould -14
portions
Bake aprox 14 mins at 380 f

 

[slindamood]

Thanks for the recipe! That was the most memorable dessert.

I wonder what type of chocolate they used? Maybe some left over from Europe - it was so very rich and intense.

 

[Tatania]

Thanks so much for posting this. It's actually quite different than the California Grill Lava Cake (that recipe is posted on our recipe exchange thread). It wouldn't surprise me if they used Valrhona Chocolate as it's specified in quite a few Disney recipes.

 

[colbybug]

Where would one get that particular kind of chocolate? I would love to make this for my hubby as a surprise!!!! Thank you so much for the recipe!!!

Kathy

 

[Tatania]

There are many specialty stores that carry really good chocolate (check for the actual cocoa butter content - the higher the better). I should also mention that lava cakes use bittersweet chocolate.

For a similar but more detailed version (just as comparison) here is the original wonderful recipe from star chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten who invented the Lava Cake.

*1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter
* 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, preferably Valrhona
* 2 eggs
* 2 egg yolks
* 1/4 cup sugar
* Pinch of salt
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour


1. Preheat the oven to 450 F. Butter and lightly flour four 6-ounce ramekins. Tap out the excess flour. Set the ramekins on a baking sheet.
2. In a double boiler, over simmering water, melt the butter with the chocolate. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with the egg yolks, sugar and salt at high speed until thickened and pale.
3. Whisk the chocolate until smooth. Quickly fold it into the egg mixture along with the flour. Spoon the batter into the prepared ramekins and bake for 12 minutes, or until the sides of the cakes are firm but the centers are soft. Let the cakes cool in the ramekins for 1 minute, then cover each with an inverted dessert plate. Carefully turn each one over, let stand for 10 seconds and then unmold. Serve immediately.

MAKE AHEAD - The batter can be refrigerated for several hours; bring to room temperature before baking.

 

[Marypoppinsiam]

I found this chocolate at: www.valrhona.com

 

[vic32]

I just saw this recipe on the Dcl castaway members page, and a crazy idea of trying it!What kind of chocolate would y'all recommend?