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Chocolate Lava Cakes in the Air Fryer
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Fitwaffle Kitchen on YouTubeRich individual chocolate cakes cooked in the air fryer, with soft centres and lightly set tops.
Rich individual chocolate cakes cooked in the air fryer, with soft centres and lightly set tops.
Cook time
13 min
Yield
2 servings
Ingredients
8
Steps
10
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Ingredients
- melted butter
- cocoa powder
- chocolate
- butter
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- flour
- salt
Equipment
- Air fryer
- 2 ramekins
- Microwave-safe bowl
- Mixing bowls
- Whisk
Method
- Brush your ramekins with melted butter.
- Dust the ramekins with cocoa powder and tap out the excess.
- Microwave chocolate and butter on medium heat, stirring gently until smooth, then set aside to cool.
- In another bowl, add one egg, one egg yolk, and icing sugar, then whisk until light and fluffy.
- Stir in the cooled chocolate and butter mixture until combined.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, and salt, then fold these in.
- Divide the mixture between two prepared ramekins.
- Place the ramekins in the air fryer and cook for about 13 minutes until the tops spring back when lightly pressed.
- Leave the cakes to cool for about 10 minutes.
- Optionally, flip the cakes out of the ramekins if coated well, or serve directly in the ramekins.
Helpful tips
- Butter and cocoa-dust the ramekins thoroughly if you plan to turn the cakes out.
- Allow the melted chocolate mixture to cool slightly before combining it with the eggs.
- The cakes are ready when the tops spring back lightly while the centres remain soft.
Storage
These cakes are best served warm shortly after cooking.
