lava cake
noun
plural lava cakes
: a usually small round cake with a warm liquid center (as of ganache)
Warm chocolate lava cake served with scoops of vanilla and chocolate ice cream …—
Gianna Montesano
Gianna MontesanoHomemade pumpkin lava cakes are a guaranteed showstopper.—Catalina Castravet
Catalina Castravet… lava cake with a liquid chocolate center seems like something straight out of Fantasia …—John Mariani
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The final course is either limoncello cake, chocolate lava cake or chocolate hazelnut mouse cake.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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