SO. In case you missed it (or tried to avoid my Instagram posts while you were shoveling snow or huddled in your cozy blankets), we had the most amazing holiday this winter on a Carnival cruise in the Southern Caribbean (see more about our holiday here!). Naturally, I came home with a list of recipes I wanted to recreate and this was my first project. If you’ve ever been on a Carnival Cruise, you know the famous Melting Chocolate Cake. It’s a ramekin of the meltiest, chocolatiest cake you’ve ever had and cannot be eaten without a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It comes hot straight from the kitchen and literally melts in your mouth. It is simply the best chocolate cake you could ever eat. Essentially, it’s a lava cake minus the difficult removing-from-the-ramekin part. So I got home and went straight to the kitchen as soon as the holidays were over (Boxing Day, in fact!), and threw a few ingredients in a bowl. I figured I need a lot of chocolate (melted and cocoa powder), eggs, flour and sugar to start. I think a bit of coffee really brings out the chocolate flavor, so I threw in a touch of that for good measure. I was really determined to create a recipe that could be baked and microwaved (because we all know those times you need chocolate and can’t stand to wait even 10 more minutes!), but my first microwave experiment burned. My second microwave experiment I cooked for only 45 seconds and it was overcooked too! I decided to cook the recipe in one mug in the microwave and had much better results. You’ll find additional instructions for microwaving cooking in the notes below the recipe! But as soon as I took it my first oven test out I knew it was bang on. My husband and I were taste testing and really couldn’t believe how much it tasted like the real deal! And because it’s January and we all had a few too many cookies last month, I calculated the nutrition information for you and each cake (½ the recipe) comes in at 326 calories. It’s not the skinniest dessert out there, but I think it’s pretty reasonable considering how incredibly decadent it tastes! WARNING: This recipe is highly dangerous. You may find yourself eating more and more Melting Chocolate Cake, simply because it’s so easy to whip up a single serving or two. Please bake and share responsibly, particularly during the post-holiday diet craze. *Disclosure: My family and I traveled with Carnival free of charge so that I could share our experience with you. I was not compensated for my time in creating this post.
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