lava cakes

Oozing chocolate centers

Lava cakes are individual chocolate desserts with a molten center that flows out when cut open.

The exterior is firm like cake while the interior remains liquid, creating the "lava" effect.

Also called molten chocolate cakes.

They're a restaurant staple, typically served warm with ice cream or whipped cream: The lava cake arrived perfectly timed, its center still gooey.

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Categories
Opposites
interior texture

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Dense chocolate baked squares

dry cake · pound cake · fudge · biscotti · shortbread

dessert richness/indulgence

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G