One night last week Lauren was about to make a decadent pie (see recipe below) for a dessert party that we were having later in the week. This meant that it would be sitting in our fridge, staring at me for three whole days. My solution? Sift through my favorite cooking blogs in search of a quick and easy recipe that could satisfy my sweet tooth that night. I stumbled upon this one for molten lava cake. It allowed us to have single servings of chocolatey goodness... yum!
- Olive oil cooking spray
- 1/4 cup 100% cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup sugar, or natural sweetener of choice
- 3 tbsp applesauce
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsps splenda or extra sugar, optional
- Strawberries and cool whip, optional (for topping)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 4 small ramekins with cooking spray.
Combine cocoa powder and sugar in a medium bowl, then stir in applesauce and olive oil. In a small bowl, whisk egg and egg white. Add eggs to cocoa mixture, whisking until smooth.
Stir in flour and vanilla until flour is combined completely but be careful to not over mix. Divide mixture evenly among ramekins. Optional: sprinkle a little splenda or sugar on each cake - the cocoa is too bitter for me so I like to sweeten it a little more. Place ramekins on a baking sheet. Bake for 9 minutes. Centers should be soft but sides firm.
Flip cups over onto serving plates. Leave for a few minutes before removing cups. Optional: Garnish each cake with fruit slices and cool whip.
Yield: 4 small cakes
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