Chocolate + Homemade = LOVE!! Oooh and Aaah your Valentine with our amazing homemade, organic, and super delicious lava cakes!
We must admit that we try to celebrate Valentine’s every day of the year, just not on the 14th of February! A lot of people feel that Valentine’s day is just a hallmark holiday. We like to think of it as an extra special day to share our already celebrated love!
We always give our daughters something homemade from the heart. They always do the same, they just love art, so when it’s time to make Valentine’s cards and gifts, they get out all of the fancy stuff. We also always make a special dessert just for Valentine’s day! This year, we’re making our Be My Valentine Organic Lava Cakes!
If you plan on making your Valentine a special homemade dinner, be sure to add our organic lava cakes to show them just how special they are!
Chocolate is not only an aphrodisiac, but also a super-food!
The health benefits of organic chocolate include active heart function, mood elevation, proper brain and nervous function, and stress relief, among others.
This world famous favorite really needs no introduction. But there are plenty of people that don’t know some of the most interesting facts about this delicious sweet! We will just tell you that it is equally dear to the young and the old and to men and women and that you will be surprised to know that your favorite cocoa has been in for more than 3000 years!
Theobromine and phenethylamine are two compounds that are supposed to be aphrodisiac in nature (proof still needs to be analyzed and documented), and may be due to their stimulating properties.
We love to compliment our lava cakes with raspberries, organic vanilla ice cream, and a little bit of homemade organic wine.
Go ahead and indulge this Valentine’s day, we promise that our dessert will be the perfect treat for you and your love!
Be My Valentine Organic Lava Cakes
Ingredients:
- 6 oz Organic Semi-Sweet Chocolate
- 1/2 C Organic Unsalted Butter
- 1/4 C Organic All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 C Organic Powdered Sugar
- 1/8 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 2 large Organic Free-range Eggs
- 2 large Organic Egg yolks
- Organic Ice Cream
- Organic Raspberries
Method:
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- Coat four 6 ounce ramekin with butter and dust with cocoa powder. This ensures the cakes will seamlessly come out of the ramekins when inverted onto a plate in step 7. **Or butter half of a 12-count muffin pan and dust with cocoa powder. If baking in a muffin pan, the recipe will yield 6 cakes.
- Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C).
- Coarsely chop the chocolate.
- Place butter into a medium heat-proof bowl, then add chopped chocolate on top; Microwave on high in 10 second increments, stirring after each until completely smooth. Set aside.
- Whisk the flour, confectioners’ sugar, and salt together in a small bowl.
- Whisk the eggs and egg yolks together until combined in another small bowl.
- Pour the flour mixture and eggs into the bowl of chocolate. Slowly stir everything together using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. If there are any lumps, gently use your whisk to rid them. The batter will be slightly thick.
- Spoon chocolate batter evenly into each prepared ramekin or muffin cup.
- Place ramekins onto a baking sheet and bake for 12-14 minutes until the sides appear solid and firm– the tops will still look soft. **If baking in a muffin pan, the cakes only take about 8-10 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 1 minute, then cover each with an inverted plate and turn over.
- Use an oven mitt because those ramekins are hot! The cakes should release easily from the ramekin. *If you used a muffin pan, use a spoon to release the cakes from the pan and place each upside down on plates.
- Add toppings.
- Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
We hope you and your loved ones will enjoy our Be My Valentine Organic Lava Cakes! Please leave us a comment below or on our Facebook page letting us know how you liked it and please share it with your friends: www.facebook.com/wagnerswellnessessentialoilers
With love from our family to yours,
Rod & Maria
