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Baking Molten Cakes

Molten Chocolate Fondants

Prep 15 min Cook 12 min Total 30 min Servings 4

By Lukasz Jagiello

Inspired by The F Word S2E8. Who Taught Me: Gordon Ramsay

Published Oct 11, 2026 · Updated Oct 11, 2026

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About this recipe

I only post recipes that I have tried and verified and are good to my taste — all taste may vary.

Bake a test one — every oven differs, and 60 seconds is the difference between molten and cake.

Ingredients

Method

  1. 01

    Butter 4 ramekins and dust with cocoa.

  2. 02

    Melt chocolate and butter; cool slightly.

  3. 03

    Whisk eggs, yolks and sugar until pale and thick; fold in chocolate, then flour and salt.

  4. 04

    Fill ramekins (they can chill up to a day).

  5. 05

    Bake at 425°F 10–12 minutes until edges set and centers wobble. Rest 1 minute and turn out.

Notes & swaps

  • Bake a test one — every oven differs, and 60 seconds is the difference between molten and cake.

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