Chocolate Raspberry Lava Cakes to Melt in your Mouth

With Valentine’s Day coming, there’s often the expectation to treat your significant other to a romantic night out which will usually include dinner and a movie. There’s a lot of pressure to have the best Valentine’s Day, but it’s difficult when the day falls in the middle of a busy work week. If you’re an introvert like me, opting to stay in for a quiet night at home with your partner sounds like #relationshipgoals.

You can still make staying at home a fun experience: all that matters is you’re spending that time with your partner. My girlfriend and I plan to cook dinner and I’m in charge of dessert. So I thought, why not bake a warm and cozy lava cake to celebrate the most romantic holiday of the year? There’s something about baking for someone special in your life, right? The gift is personal because it’s something you made yourself. Baking can also be a fun experience to share with your partner, especially if baking isn’t your strong suit, like mine. Just have fun and laugh at any mistakes you make along the way.

These lava cakes are like liquid chocolate and there are fresh raspberries in them, so that makes them healthy… right? So YummyBaking lava cakes was uncharted territory for me. They’re a bit of an intimidating dessert to get right because the chocolate flow is the most important part. At first it felt daunting doing research and figuring out the best chocolate to use (like what in the heck is “baking chocolate?”) and do I make these in the microwave or oven? Spoiler alert: stick to the oven, you’ll be saved the headache and frustration.So YummyOur So Yummy Editor-in-Chief shared with me the best recipe she and her husband whipped up at home one night (Editor’s note: It was mostly just her husband, thanks husband). It’s seriously one of the easiest recipes to remember and nail right away. There’s no having to keep track of adding tiny amounts of baking soda or baking powder or havin g a million ingredients sitting out on your counter (your clean kitchen will thank you later).