Vegan Chocolate Lava Cakes

These vegan chocolate lava cakes are decadent and rich and will wow any dinner party you are hosting!

Prep Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes

Ingredients
For the molten (inside filling)
▢4 oz 70% dark chocolate (can be bar of chips)
▢½ cup coconut cream, room temperature or slightly warm
▢¼ cup maple syrup
For the Cake Batter
▢1 cup flour (all purpose or this gluten free flour works)
▢1 cup powdered sugar
▢2 tablespoon cocoa powder
▢½ teaspoon baking powder
▢¼ teaspoon baking soda
▢½ cup dairy free milk
▢½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
▢¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
▢1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
For the molten (inside filling)
In a bowl over a double boiler, melt the chocolate.
Once melted and smooth, slowly pour in the coconut cream while constantly stirring.

Add in the maple syrup. Combine again.
Remove from heat and put in freezer. Freeze until hardened, about an hour.
For the Cake Batter
Make batter, while molten freezes.
Combine dairy free milk and apple cider vinegar together and let sit for 10 minutes.
This makes a vegan buttermilk.
Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk together.
Add all the wet ingredients and combine with a spatula.
Place in fridge until molten is ready.
Once ready, heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Liberally grease your ramekins or use silicone ramekins if oil free.
Place a thick layer of cake batter in the bottom of ramekin.
Place a scoop of the molten in the middle.
Fill the ramekin with cake batter to ¾ way full.
Place on a baking sheet and cook for 20-25 minutes.
When done remove and use a plate to invert. Very carefully pull off the ramekins. Top cake with powdered sugar and ice cream if desired
Notes
*We highly encourage you to read the section of tips in the post for these vegan lava cakes
*See post for notes about Top 8 Allergy Free variation
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.

Nutrition
Serving 1 Lava cake
Calories 719 Kcal
Carbohydrates 114g
Protein 10g
Fat26g
Saturated Fat17g
Cholesterol Mg
Sodium 129 Mg
Potassium 647 Mg
Fiber 7g
Sugar 68g
Vitamin A155IU
Vitamin C3mg
Calcium 158 Mg
Iron 8mg

What is pumpkin puree?
Pumpkin puree is blended up pumpkin that has been roasted or softened. Similar to how you get applesauce from blending softened apples. It only contains the mashed pumpkin, there should be no added sugars or spices to your can. Canned pumpkin with added sugar and spices is called pumpkin pie mix and that’s not what we are using for this recipe.