These individual cakes, with their unassuming exteriors and dramatically flowing centers, are often perceived as a compl ...

Nowadays, you can find a version of warm, gooey lava cake on many restaurant menus, but the original is in a class of its own. Molten chocolate cake is highly sought-after for many reasons ...

Martha's little chocolate lava cakes have countless positive reviews ... Don't overbake. That coveted molten center is the whole point of this recipe, and if the cakes stay in the oven too long ...

Bake 12-13 minutes or until sides are firm but centers are still soft. Let stand 1 minute. Carefully run knife around cakes to loosen. Invert cakes onto dish or bowl. Serve immediately with ice cream ...

And Martha Stewart‘s Molten Chocolate Lava Cake is exactly that. The mini cakes are made in a muffin tin so everyone gets their own cake, and you can make them up to a day before you’re ready ...

Molten lava cake with housemade vanilla ice cream, at Koberl at Blue in downtown San Luis Obispo, is intended to be shared. Credit: Bill Macfadyen / Noozhawk photo When it comes to desserts ...