PUMPKIN LAVA CAKE

5 from 2 votes

Pumpkin Lava Cake is a decadent pumpkin cake filled with a gooey chocolate ganache. Made completely from scratch, this pumpkin lava cake recipe is absolutely delicious!

Prep Time15

Cook Time18

Chill Time30

Servings: servings

Calories: 1051kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

Chocolate Ganache Ingredients:

2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
¼ cup heavy cream
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Cake batter Ingredients:

½ cup butter melted
⅓ cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons dry milk
¼ teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 egg yolk
⅓ cup brown sugar
⅓ cup pumpkin puree
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Prepare the ganache

Prepare the ganache first by placing the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a small bowl. Microwave until melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Once melted, add in the vanilla and stir, then cover and place in the fridge. This needs to be refrigerated for at least 30 minutes so that it solidifies a bit to be able to place into the middle of the batter later.

Prepare the cake batter

To prepare the lava cake, add the melted butter, powdered sugar, dry milk, and vanilla to a small bowl and whisk together. It may not whisk together perfectly smooth, but that’s ok! It will still turn out great! Set aside.
In a large bowl, add the egg, egg yolk, brown sugar, and pumpkin puree and whisk together. Pour in the melted butter mixture and whisk together. Then add the flour, pumpkin pie spice, and salt and whisk until combined.

Assemble the cakes

Coat the two ramekins very well with some butter and flour. Pour the lava cake mixture evenly into both ramekins. Then remove the ganache from the fridge and divide it evenly between the two ramekins, spooning it into the middle of each ramekin filled with the lava cake mixture. Then cover any exposed ganache with lava cake mixture, using a spoon. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Bake the cakes

Preheat the oven to 400°. Bake the two lava cakes for about 18 minutes. The edges should be firm and the middle should be slightly squishy.

Serve & enjoy!

Cool for a few minutes then run a butter knife around the edges to loosen it from the ramekin. Flip upside down onto a plate and serve with vanilla ice cream! Or enjoy it straight from the ramekin with a spoon!

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