So good! I made these for my boyfriend who is obsessed with domino's lava cakes. I thought that this recipe looked close enough and was within my limited skill set. A couple of them came out kind of ugly which was my fault because the filling was too close to the edge and spilled out. I also used a regular size muffin tin. The ones that came out right look really pretty. The flavor was good but i think I'll leave the espresso out next time. Now hopefully these will stand up for a couple more hours in the fridge and reheat in the microwave ok like some of the other reviewers said. Pros: not to complicated Cons: needs more batter
These are really good and decedent but it's a lot of work for 12 tiny little cakes (and I mean tiny). Delicious but I don't think I'd make them again.
It wasn't that good there wasn't enough liquids so the batter was thick. In addition I measured the proportions correctly but there wasn't enough batter. I wouldn't make this again and I feel sorry for the waste of produce.
Drool-worthy These are mouth-watering super scrumptious morsels of pure delight!:) The recipe looked like a lot of work but when it came right down to it it wasn't all that hard. I used a double-boiler for all the chocolate melting. I also doubled the recipe and used regular-sized muffin cups - it made about 12. I didn't have any trouble with it sticking but I used a LOT of cooking spray before-hand. It took about 7 minutes to bake to the right stage and I did have to run a knife around them but they all came out in one piece. My family LOVED these. They go really well with ice-cream - it helps to cut down on the overwhelming richness of them.:)
They turned out very nice but they are too small to fill out the muffin cup - so they look more like puffed up cookies than like the nice cones on the picture. Really the recipe should only make 6 not 12 cakes. It was also super-difficult to measure out a tablespoon of batter into the tin. I also felt that there was too much sauce and not enough cake so really the cake batter needs to be increased while sauce - decreased.I am not sure how to tweak the recipe though to make the proportion right. Very quick to make though.
Mini muffin pan It does say to use a Mini muffin pan.
Oh SO Great! I made these last week: I used Splenda too and made 6 "large" cakes using a regular cupcake pan. I strongly recommend either lining your cups with greased parchment rounds (they were hard to get out and a little cake stuck to the pan) or using a mini muffin pan that has the removeable bottoms in the individual cups. Although this recipe was a bit time consuming it was totally worth it! Hubby was seriously craving chocolate and these were a huge hit! Decadent rich satisfying and a PERFECT substitute for the real thing!! These are worth all the effort. I kept them in the fridge and took them out 2 hours before eating them. Then when we were ready to eat them I warmed them slightly (one at a time) in the microwave for 7 seconds ONLY!!! I heated the sauce for 5 seconds stirred it then 5 seconds more (on high for both cake & sauce to warm up). The center of the cakes oozes wonderfully!! I feel better knowing I'm not eating "under baked" cake batter esp. since I'm pregnant!! You'll love this recipe: impressive for company! Pros: Delicious Perfect Substitute For The Real Thing! Cons: A Bit Time Consuming Small Serving Size
