Pressure Cooker Choco Lava Cake
Veg · Sweets & Desserts, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes
You’ll need: Oven, Air Fryer, Pressure Cooker
Good for: Party
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5 steps, each one filmed
A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Pressure cooker choco lava cake of dark chocolate and butter batter in foil cups, cooked on an idli stand, no oven. Serves 4, 30 minutes, step-by-step video.
Ingredients
9 itemsDark Chocolate100 grams
Butter2 tbsp
Milk½ cup
Maida½ cup
Baking Powder¼ tsp
Powdered Sugar½ cup
Cocoa Powder1 tbsp
Vanilla Essence½ tsp
Contains: milk, wheat, soya.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 336kcal | 1344kcal |
| Protein | 4.9g | 20g |
| Carbohydrate | 47g | 186g |
| Fat | 15g | 61g |
| Fibre | 3.7g | 15g |
| Sugar | 27g | 109g |
Cookd masalas for dark chocolate
Method
- 1
Fold a piece of foil paper into 4 quarters. Cut off the access to form a perfect square. Place a glass in the middle of the square foil. Fold the edges of the foil upwards and press it at the edges tightly, forming a cup.
- 2
Keep a bowl on a double boiler, make sure that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the hot water. Mix, dark chocolate and butter and let it melt completely till the dark chocolate is smooth and shiny. Take it off the heat, add the milk and mix well.
Dark ChocolateButterMilk
- 3
Sift in the Maida, cocoa powder, and baking powder. Make sure there are no lumps.
MaidaBaking PowderCocoa Powder
- 4
Lastly, add in the powdered sugar, and vanilla essence and pour this mixture into the greased foil cups. Add 1-2 pieces of chocolate to each cup.
Powdered SugarVanilla EssenceDark Chocolate
- 5
Add this to the preheated pressure cooker, and remove the gasket and the whistle from the cooker. Place a stand or an idli holder in the cooker and place all the choco lava cakes in each section of the idli mold. Close the lid and let this cook for 20-22 minutes on a low- medium heat. Let them cool for 5 minutes and enjoy the gooey choco lava cakes!
Before you start
- How long does Pressure Cooker Choco Lava Cake take?
- 30 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Pressure Cooker Choco Lava Cake serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Pressure Cooker Choco Lava Cake vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Pressure Cooker Choco Lava Cake spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Pressure Cooker Choco Lava Cake?
- 100 grams Dark Chocolate, ½ cup Maida, 2 tbsp Butter, 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder, ½ cup Milk, ½ cup Powdered Sugar, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Pressure Cooker Choco Lava Cake?
- Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
- How many calories are in Pressure Cooker Choco Lava Cake?
- About 336 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
2 notes- J
J SanskritiMarch 2026
what chocolate do I add in the middle?
isaitamilSeptember 2024
you can reduce the amount of sugar little but those who prefer the cake to be a little bitter!!
