Description
Creamy Ube Lava Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream delivers a delightful Filipino dessert that melts right through your taste buds. Smooth purple yam filling oozes from a warm cake, perfectly complemented by a cool scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ¼ cup ube halaya (ube jam)
Supporting Ingredients:
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ube extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Finishing Ingredients:
- Vanilla ice cream
- Non-stick spray or butter
Instructions
- Melt ½ cup white chocolate chips with ½ cup butter in a small saucepan over low heat until completely smooth and glossy. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
- Whisk 2 large eggs, 2 large egg yolks, and ¼ cup sugar in a medium bowl for 2-3 minutes until mixture becomes pale and slightly thickened.
- Gradually stream the warm chocolate-butter mixture into the egg mixture while whisking constantly to prevent scrambling.
- Fold in ¼ cup ube halaya and 1 tsp ube extract until completely incorporated and color is uniform.
- Sift ¼ cup flour and ¼ tsp salt into the batter. Gently fold just until no dry streaks remain.
- Spray four 4-ounce ramekins thoroughly with non-stick spray. Divide batter evenly between ramekins.
- Place ramekins on a baking sheet and bake at 425°F for exactly 11-12 minutes. Centers should look slightly jiggly but edges should be set.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 1-2 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edges to loosen.
- Invert each ramekin onto a serving plate in one swift motion. Top with a cold scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Serve immediately while centers remain warm and gooey.
Notes
- Use room temperature eggs for the smoothest, most consistent batter that blends perfectly.
- Grease ramekins thoroughly with butter and dust with flour to ensure an easy cake release.
- Don’t overmix the flour into the batter, as this can make your cakes dense and tough instead of light and tender.
- Check cakes at 11 minutes – the center should look slightly underdone since they’ll continue cooking after removing from the oven, creating that classic lava effect.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 11-12 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 145 mg