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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From fluffy egg salad sandwiches in Japan to matcha lava cakes in Thailand, ‘snackpacking’ is taking over social media.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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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“Lava cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lava%20cake. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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