The Best Chocolate Mocha Lava Cake 2023. Dust each ramekin with cocoa powder. Get new recipes and exclusive content delivered straight to your inbox!

The center is slightly undercooked, on purpose, resulting in a gooey, melty, and decadent treat that oozes out when you cut into it. Most recipes will simply have you undercooking a chocolate cake batter, so the outside is set like cake but the inside is raw batter that pours out like lava when you cut into it. Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium until just beginning to simmer.