Red Velvet Molten Lava Cakes
These decadent red velvet molten lava cakes combine tender cake, hot fudge and ice cream! The best part is they are easy and come together quickly. The perfect starter dessert for the new baker.
Red velvet molten lava cakes were the first Valentines dessert I made for my husband. They are the perfect replacement for the one we used to always get at Chili’s, but BETTER! There is nothing like recreating nostalgic food at home for you and your hubby when you are broke newlyweds. I think it can’t help but make these taste better. All the memories of us eating one on a date night out in college. Now my kids are enjoying them too!
Our family always has a difference of opinion on which cake flavor they like best. Mine is yellow cake mix with chocolate chips in the batter. My husbands is chocolate cake and my kids is the red velvet. We have other great red velvet recipes.
Why You’ll Love This Red Velvet Lava Cake Recipe
Simple- Even the beginning baker can make these lava cakes to wow their guest. You simply use a box cake mix and then assemble them!
Versatile- You can change up this recipe by switching the cake mix flavor. The red velvet is a great way to have a festive dessert for Christmas or Valentines. Chocolate is the most classic flavor, but I love a yellow cake mix with chocolate chips. Strawberry with a white chocolate center sounds delicious also. So many options and I bet they all taste great!
Kid Friendly Baking- If your kids are like mine then they enjoy being in the kitchen. My oldest is even getting to the age where she wants to bake things on her own. This recipe is a great way to involve them or let them loose in the kitchen.
Tips for Making Red Velvet Molten Lava Cakes
- These are a great make ahead recipe. I always make them and have them ready to pull out on Valentines day for our special dessert.
- If you start to make these and then realize you don’t have a Texas muffin tin, don’t stress. Just make regular sized muffins and have mini molten lava cakes. They will be just as delicious!
Ingredients for Lava Cakes
How to Make Molten Lava Cakes
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a Texas muffin tin. You can find one here. In a medium sized bowl add in the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs. Blend with a hand mixer until combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
Step 2: Pour batter evenly into the 6 Texas muffins. These will be very full! Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Step 3: Let cool completely on a cooling rack. Cut the top of the cakes off to make a flat surface.
Step 4: Flip them upside down and cut a hole in the tops for the hot fudge.
Step 5: Fill the hole with hot fudge. You can either immediately microwave and eat or place them in the freezer. You can microwave them straight from the freezer.
Step 6: Once hot, add ice cream and chocolate magic shell!
Red Velvet Molten Lava Cake
These red velvet molten lava cakes were the first Valentines dessert I made for my husband! They are the perfect replacement for the one we used to always get at Chili's, but BETTER!
Ingredients
- 1 red velvet box cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- hot fudge
- ice cream
- chocolate magic shell
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a texas muffin tin, this is the big ones that hold 6 per tray.
- In a medium sized bowl add in cake mix, water, oil, and eggs. Blend with a hand mixer until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Pour batter evenly into the 6 texas muffins. These will be very full!!
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely on a cooling rack.
- Cut the top of the cakes off to make a flat surface. Flip them upside down and cut a hole into the tops of them for your hot fudge. Fill the hole with hot fudge.
- Place all six on a baking sheet and stick in the freezer.
- When ready to eat heat one at a time in the microwave for 45 seconds. Top with ice cream and magic shell chocolate.
Notes
- These are great for making ahead of time! I always make them and have them ready to pull out on valentines day for our special dessert.
- You can make different variations of these based on what cake mix and mix ins you use. I have done regular chocolate and yellow cake mix with chocolate chips (that is my personal favorite). I bet strawberry would also be amazing and taste like a chocolate covered strawberry!
- If you start to make these and then realize you don't have a texas muffin tin just make regular sized muffins and have mini molten lava cakes!
