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Ube Lava Cake Recipe

This ube lava cake is made with white chocolate, ube halaya, and ube extract! It is a decadent dessert that takes less than twenty minutes to make.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Filipino, French, Fusion
Servings 2 people
Calories 513 kcal
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Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 large egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 60 grams white chocolate
  • 30 grams granulated sugar
  • 60 grams unsalted butter
  • 30 grams ube halaya
  • ½ teaspoon ube extract
  • 10 grams flour

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven at 220°C (~425°F). Butter then flour the inside of two 10 cm diameter ramekins and set aside.
    Floured ramekins on a wood table
  • In a bowl, whisk egg + egg yolk and sugar until well incorporated, set aside
    Closeup of whisked egg and egg yolk
  • In a double boiler add butter, white chocolate and ube halaya, mix as it melts, and remove from heat when completely melted and mixed together
    Closeup of glass bowl with ube halaya, butter, and white chocolate
  • Add ½ of white chocolate mix to bowl of whisked egg yolks and mix it into the egg yolks. Repeat step one more time. Add in tablespoon of flour and the ube extract then mix until smooth.
    Flour and extract in melted chocolate mix with ube halaya
  • Pour into prepared ramekins and bake in preheated oven for about 8 minutes or until outer rim is cooked but the batter is still jiggly in the middle
    Raw ube lava cake batter in floured ramekins on a table
  • Flip onto a plate. Sprinkle powdered sugar on top and serve immediately.
    Overhead view of ube lava cake on a blue plate next to a towel

Nutrition

Calories: 513kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 7gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 250mgSodium: 66mgPotassium: 139mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 1007IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 1mg
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated with the Spoonacular Food API and should be used for informational purposes only.
Keyword asian dessert, baked dessert, lava cake, simple dessert, ube