How to make a truly irresistible chocolate lava cake?

Chocolate Lava Cake

A truly irresistible melt in the mouth that would boost your after meal experience. This dessert has a liquid center that's no doubt better than whatever you have thought of, which is usually served in individual ramekins.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

6 oz. Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate or 70% dark chocolate bar
6 oz. Butter (softened)
3 pcs large eggs
1/2 cup refined sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)
Butter to grease the Ramekins


How to prepare:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F or 175°C
2. In a double boiler, melt chocolate bar in low flame.
3. In a separate dry clean bowl, beat the eggs, and add sugar until fluffy
4. Stir in melted chocolate until blended
5. Add in flour until smooth. Mix slowly. Do not overbeat.
6. Butter four ramekins, and pour in chocolate batter.
7. Cook for about 10 minutes. ( you may place the ramekins on a tray with 1/2 inch deep water)
8. Tip ramekins upside down onto dessert plates and serve.

Some useful tips:

Tips:

• For the guests to fully appreciate the liquid, chocolaty lava cake, prepare the batter ahead, then bake 10 minutes before serving.
• In greasing the ramekings, butte the bottom first, then the sides, wiping from the bottom up to the top. This will help the chocolate to rise evenly.
• Baking time may vary depending on how you want your lava would look like..more runny and super liquid oozing from the center would take take shorter baking time. If you want the top to be cooked through, but the center to be liquid, check with a toothpick after 10 minutes. If you do not want it liquid in the center, baker longer than 10 minutes and you will have an incredibly moist chocolate cake in ramekins. So either way, you can't go wrong.
• You may serve your lava cake with Crème Anglaise or Raspberry sauce.

Everybody will surely enjoy this not so sinful irresistible dessert!

OATMEAL FRUIT SMOOTHIE

This is great and perfect for breakfast. Easy and quick to prepare, highly fibrous, which fills your stomach keeping you up all morning.
1 cup soy milk
1/2 cups rolled oats
1 banana, broken into chunks
14 frozen strawberries
1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1‐1/2 teaspoons white sugar
In a blender, combine soy milk, oats, banana and strawberries. Add vanilla and sugar if desired. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

How to make a birthday cake that children will surely love?

Birthday is one occasion which all long to celebrate especially on its first year. But birtdays without a perfect birthday cake would not be complete. Birthday cake is always thought of and is never missed during the planning stage. Birthday cake is the most important item to be displayed in the table for it brings the entire atmosphere joy and happiness in the occasion. Its quite ironic though, that the birthday cake is always the least item to be consumed. So to ensure that every guest and kids will surely love your birthday cake, try making one yourself.

To prepare the base cake refer to Chocolate Decadent Cake Recipe. Change baking pan into 9"x 5" rectangular pan.


Frosting: Creamy butter frosting recipe

• 75 grams unsalted butter
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
• 4 Tbsp tablespoons milk

In a large clean mixing bowl, cream butter, salt, and vanilla using a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating after each addition. Add 3 tablespoons milk, continue beating until smooth. Beat in more milk until desired spreading consistency is reached.

Chocolate Ganache for decorations and letterings
100 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped
100 grams heavy cream
25 grams unsalted butter

DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan, heat the chopped chocolate, heavy cream and butter stirring constantly until all the chocolate is melted and texture is smooth. Do not boil the chocolate mixture. When the right consistency and texture is achieved, remove immediately from heat and transfer in another container. Cool completely and store in the refrigerator. Ganache can be reheated in a double boiler over simmering water or using microwave oven.
For decorations, beat the cooled ganached until fluffy. Pour in pastry bag with the desired decorating tip attached.