Best 8 German Chocolate Lava Cake Recipes

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Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our German Chocolate Lava Cake, a masterpiece that tantalizes taste buds and leaves you craving more. This decadent treat combines the richness of chocolate with a gooey, molten center, encased in a tender, fluffy cake. Each bite is an explosion of textures and flavors, taking you on a culinary journey to chocolate heaven.

Accompanying this divine dessert are two additional recipes that elevate your baking experience. Discover the secrets of our Classic Chocolate Lava Cake, a timeless classic that never fails to impress with its rich, fudgy center and airy cake exterior. For those seeking a unique twist, our White Chocolate Lava Cake offers a delightful contrast, showcasing the smooth, creamy texture of white chocolate against a backdrop of moist, flavorful cake.

Embark on a culinary adventure with our trio of lava cake recipes, each offering a distinct taste experience. Whether you prefer the traditional allure of our German Chocolate Lava Cake, the simplicity of our Classic Chocolate Lava Cake, or the unexpected delight of our White Chocolate Lava Cake, these recipes promise to satisfy your sweet cravings and leave you with an unforgettable dessert experience.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

LAVA CHOCOLATE CAKES



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True decadence at its best, this rich chocolate cake created by the Taste of Home Cooking School features a warm, gooey chocolate center that oozes out onto the dessert plate. Whether you enjoy it garnished with a dollop of whipped cream or sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, you'll want to lick the plate clean!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
1-1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Whipped cream, optional
Additional confectioners' sugar, optional

Steps:

  • Grease the bottom and sides of four 6-oz. ramekins; sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon sugar. Place ramekins on a baking sheet; set aside., In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Stir in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Whisk in the eggs, egg yolks, instant coffee and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt; spoon batter into prepared ramekins. , Bake at 400° for about 12 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160° and cake sides are set and centers are soft., Remove ramekins to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Carefully run a small knife around cakes to loosen. Invert warm cakes onto serving plates. Lift ramekins off cakes. Serve warm with whipped cream or sprinkle with additional confectioners' sugar if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 583 calories, Fat 37g fat (21g saturated fat), Cholesterol 268mg cholesterol, Sodium 496mg sodium, Carbohydrate 60g carbohydrate (47g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 8g protein.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE EARTHQUAKE CAKE



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If you love chocolate and coconut, make this easy German Chocolate Earthquake Cake! With rich chocolate and cream cheese swirls, you'll never believe this starts with a box cake mix.

Provided by Julie Clark

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 box of German chocolate cake mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 cup water
2/3 cup unsweetened coconut
2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup unsalted butter
8 ounces cream cheese
3 ½ cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 9x13 pan with a non-stick spray.
  • Start by layering the coconut, chocolate chips and pecans on the bottom of your prepared pan. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, oil, eggs and water until combined. Pour the cake mix batter over the top of your layers in the pan and lightly spread around.
  • In a small saucepan, melt the butter and cream cheese on the stovetop. Pour the butter and cream cheese mixture into a large bowl and add in the powdered sugar. Using a mixer, mix together the powdered sugar and butter until a creamy consistency has been reached.
  • Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the top of the cake mix layer in your pan. Then, swirl a knife around the cake pan to create a swirling pattern between the cream cheese and cake mix. Don't mix too much, just enough to combine the two with a pretty pattern.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes.
  • Cool completely before cutting if you want clean slices. If you don't mind a dump style cake and want to eat it warm you may do so. It's delicious served with ice cream!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488 kcal, Carbohydrate 55 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 29 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Cholesterol 70 mg, Sodium 304 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 42 g, ServingSize 1 serving

CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKES



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Baking spray, for spraying custard cups
1 stick butter
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
2 ounces semisweet chocolate
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
2 whole eggs
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray four custard cups with baking spray and place on a baking sheet.
  • Microwave the butter, bittersweet chocolate and semisweet chocolate in a large bowl on high until the butter is melted, about 1 minute. Whisk until the chocolate is also melted. Stir in the sugar until well blended. Whisk in the eggs and egg yolks, then add the vanilla. Stir in the flour. Divide the mixture among the custard cups.
  • Bake until the sides are firm and the centers are soft, about 13 minutes. Let stand 1 minute. Invert on individual plates while warm and serve with vanilla ice cream.

LAVA CAKE



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The best chocolate lava cake recipe I've ever had. Serve topped with powdered sugar or vanilla ice cream.

Provided by Nikki Bell

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Chocolate Cake Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

½ cup butter, cut into 8 pieces
6 ½ (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
3 eggs, room temperature
⅓ cup white sugar
4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour four 6-ounce ramekins.
  • Place chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes.
  • Combine eggs and sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until pale and thick, about 5 minutes. Mix in melted chocolate, cocoa powder, and flour until combined. Pour batter into the prepared ramekins and place on a baking tray.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the sides are set but the middle is still jiggly, 10 to 13 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 561.7 calories, Carbohydrate 34.5 g, Cholesterol 183.8 mg, Fat 50.4 g, Fiber 8.3 g, Protein 11 g, SaturatedFat 30.5 g, Sodium 259.8 mg, Sugar 17.4 g

GERMAN CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE



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Make your lava cake flow in just minutes in the microwave!

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2/3 cup (150 mL) sweetened flaked coconut
2 tsp (10 mL) canola oil
1/4 cup (50 mL) pecan halves
1 can (14 oz/300 mL) sweetened condensed milk, divided
1 2/3 cups (400 mL) devil's food cake mix
1/3 cup (75 mL) sour cream
1 egg
1/4 cup (50 mL) semi-sweet chocolate morsels

Steps:

  • Microwave coconut in uncovered Round Covered Baker on HIGH 2-3 minutes or until golden brown, stirring every 30 seconds. Spread it over a piece of Parchment Paper to cool.Brush same baker with oil. Coarsely chop pecans using Food Chopper.Mix pecans, half of the coconut and 1 cup (250 mL) of the condensed milk in Small Batter Bowl until blended.Mix cake mix, sour cream, remaining condensed milk and egg in Classic Batter Bowl until blended. Pour batter into baker.Pour coconut mixture evenly over batter.Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH 3-5 minutes or until center of cake looks moist (but not wet). Cover baker and let stand 5 minutes.Microwave chocolate in uncovered (1-cup/250-mL) Prep Bowl on HIGH 45-60 seconds or until almost melted. Stir until smooth.Pour melted chocolate into resealable plastic bag; trim corner. Sprinkle cake with remaining coconut. Drizzle with chocolate.

Nutrition Facts :

GERMAN CHOCOLATE DUMP CAKE



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We make this for Sunday lunches when the whole family gets together. The cream cheese topping is so good, it doesn't need frosting.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 15 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1-1/2 cups chopped toasted pecans, divided
1 package devil's food cake mix (regular size)
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan. , Sprinkle coconut and 1 cup pecans into baking pan. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth; beat in confectioners' sugar. Stir in chocolate chips and remaining pecans. Spoon over batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 479 calories, Fat 30g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 69mg cholesterol, Sodium 389mg sodium, Carbohydrate 50g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE



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We know you're Betty, you know you're Betty, now show it to the world with this amazing homemade German chocolate cake. There's no cake more special, with its signature coconut-pecan filling and topping. This classic from-scratch German chocolate cake recipe is the best way to bring all the flavor to the table in just 30 minutes and gives you all the Betty bragging rights you could ever ask for. Pick a day, grab the ingredients and start making amazing in your kitchen, like we know you can.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 18

Cooking spray to grease pans
4 oz sweet baking chocolate
1/2 cup water
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour or 2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup butter (2 sticks), room temperature
4 large eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
3 egg yolks
1 cup granulated sugar or packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1 cup evaporated milk (from 12-oz can)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 350°F. Spray the bottoms and sides of three 8-inch or two 9-inch round cake pans with the cooking spray. Cut three 8-inch or two 9-inch rounds of cooking parchment paper. Line bottoms of pans with the paper.
  • Coarsely chop the chocolate. In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the chocolate and water over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is completely melted; remove from heat and cool.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir the flour, baking soda and salt until mixed; set aside. In another medium bowl, beat 2 cups sugar and 1 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy; set aside.
  • On medium speed, beat 1 egg yolk at a time into the sugar mixture until mixed. On low speed, beat in the melted chocolate and 1 teaspoon vanilla. On low speed, beat in 1/2 of the flour mixture just until smooth, then beat in 1/2 of the buttermilk just until smooth. Repeat beating in flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk just until smooth.
  • Wash and dry mixer beaters. In a small bowl, beat the eggs whites on high speed until beaten eggs whites form stiff peaks when beaters are lifted. Add egg whites to the batter; to fold in, use a rubber spatula to cut down vertically through the batter, then slide the spatula across the bottom of the bowl and up the side, turning batter over. Rotate the bowl 1/4 turn, and repeat this down-across-up motion. Continue folding until batter and egg whites are blended.
  • Pour batter into pans; use a rubber spatula to scrape batter from bowl, spread batter evenly in pans and smooth top of batter. (If batter is not divided evenly, spoon batter from one pan to another.) Refrigerate batter in third pan if not all pans will fit in oven at one time; bake third pan separately.
  • Bake 8-inch pans 35 to 40 minutes, 9-inch pans 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes. To remove cake from pan, invert onto cooling rack, then invert right side up on second cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • In a 2-quart saucepan, stir the 3 egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, the evaporated milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla until well mixed. Cook over medium heat about 12 minutes, stirring frequently, until thick and bubbly. Stir in the coconut and pecans. Cool about 30 minutes, beating occasionally with a spoon, until mixture is spreadable.
  • Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on a cake plate; using a metal spatula, spread 1/3 of the filling over the layer. Add second layer, rounded side down; spread with 1/3 of the filling. Add third layer, rounded side up; spread with remaining filling, leaving side of cake unfrosted. Store cake covered in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 730, Carbohydrate 83 g, Cholesterol 190 mg, Fat 6, Fiber 2 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 21 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 550 mg, Sugar 62 g, TransFat 1 g

GERMAN CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE RECIPE



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Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup toasted sweetened, flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk, divided
1 (18 ounce) pkg. devil's food cake mix (just the mix, don't follow box directions)
4 teaspoons canola oil
2/3 cup sour cream
2 egg
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Spread a layer of coconut on the lined cookie sheet and bake for 5-7 minutes until golden brown, watching to be sure it doesn't burn; set aside.
  • In a small mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup toasted coconut, pecans and 1 cup of sweetened condensed milk until blended; set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix dry cake mix, canola oil, sour cream, egg and remaining sweetened condensed milk until blended. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Spread coconut mixture evenly over the batter. Sprinkle 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips on top.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove cake from the oven and sprinkle on remaining coconut. Microwave remaining chocolate chips, uncovered on high for 45-60 seconds, or until almost melted. Stir until smooth and drizzle on top.

Nutrition Facts : Servingsize 1 serving, Calories 2460 kcal, Fat 150 g, SaturatedFat 67 g, Cholesterol 342 mg, Sodium 1469 mg, Carbohydrate 171 g, Sugar 166 g, Protein 113 mg

Tips:

  • Use high-quality chocolate for the best flavor. A bittersweet chocolate with a cocoa content of 70% or higher is ideal.
  • Make sure the butter and chocolate are completely melted before adding them to the other ingredients. This will help to create a smooth and creamy batter.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cake tough.
  • Bake the cakes for the recommended time, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached.
  • Let the cakes cool for a few minutes before serving. This will help to prevent them from falling apart.

Conclusion:

These German chocolate lava cakes are the perfect dessert for any occasion. They are rich, decadent, and oh-so-chocolatey. The gooey chocolate center is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give these lava cakes a try. You won't be disappointed.

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