Molten Lava Cake

Eating a Keto lifestyle for the last 10 months, has made me more adventurous in the kitchen. 

I'm sure you've all tried a chocolate mug cake or brownie.  Yes, they are good and they knock out that chocolate craving, but so far, I haven't been able to come up with a recipe that wasn't kind of dry.  Usually I just add a little heavy cream to my mug cake to cut the dryness.

Last night as David was eating his Betty Crocker Chocolate Lovers Mug Cake (by the way, if you have non Ketor's in your household, get a box of these.  Single serving mug cakes.  That way, you don't have an entire 9x13 cake to deal with)  Sorry, moving on...

Okay, my brain cells began firing on all levels.  How could I make a cake that wasn't dry? 

I was actually shocked that it turned out so good.  It was gooey inside, but the top was crispy.

AND...it was a great opportunity to use my new Pioneer Woman ramekins. 

Molten Lava Cake
Serves 2 (or one if you're greedy)

Ingredients:
2/3 oz (about 1 1/2 squares) of 100% Ghiradelli Unsweetened Chocolate
2/3 oz butter
2 squirts liquid stevia (or as much or little as you like)
1 egg

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425° F

In small sauce pan or double boiler, melt chocolate and butter.  Set aside to cool.
With a hand mixer, beat egg in a small mixing bowl until it is light and fluffy about 2 minutes or so should do it.

Right now the chocolate is unsweetened and very bitter.  Add the liquid stevia a few drops at a time until you get the sweetness you like.  Once you have the chocolate the way you want it, add it to the egg.  Using a rubber spatula, mix the egg and chocolate together until creamy.  You don't have to be super delicate with your mixing.  But don't whip all the air out of the egg.

Divide the chocolate mixture between 2 ramekins.  IMPORTANT!!!!!! Turn the oven down to 350° F and place ramekins on a baking sheet and put in the oven.  Bake 5-7 minutes.  Remove from oven and let sit for 5-10 minutes.  The cake will continue to bake on it's own in the ramekins.  It's better to pull it out underdone than over cooked.  Serve lukewarm, if you need to reheat, place in microwave for 10-15 seconds.  Add a scoop of homemade whipped cream to top it off.

Davy said it was like baked pudding.  Definite Keeper!

Nutritional value per serving:
calories 154; fat 15.1; total carbs 3.3; fiber 1.3; net carbs 2; sugars 0.1; protein 4.5