Lava Cake

This is the second day in a row I've made something with Peanut Butter. So, I thought I'd start a generalized file. Don't be surprised if the next recipe doesn't include a drop of Peanut Butter though, as I am nothing if not inconstant.

• ¼ Stick Butter
• Pre-Softened
• ¼ Cup Sugar
• Add an Ingredient
• Mix an Ingredient
• ¼ Cup Peanut Butter
• Perhaps, not that much.
• I killed the jar.
• 2 Eggs
• First, one.
• Then, the other.
• ¼ Cup Flour
• I just bounce around.
• This is half as much (ratio wise) as I used for my last Peanut Butter Creation.
• Two Buttered Dishes
• Single Cup Size
• Single Serving Size
• 30 minutes at 325°
• I hope it doesn't burn.
• I, also, hope it cooks.

I'm expecting/hoping for something Custardy from the High Egg Low Flour mixture. But for a moist Custard, I likely should have added a bit of Water. Maybe, next time. Of course, in truth, rather than Custard, I'd prefer a Brownie sort of thing. But I doubt that will happen. I expect The Two Eggs will provide a fluffy sort of consistency... or would, had I bothered to whip these.

Whatever.

Nothing to do now but wait and see.


It turns out, I made Molten Lava Peanut Butter Cake. Sure, I over cooked it a little. But I do like the molten center... sort of gooey, a little brownie like center. I can see trying to duplicate this recipe.

We'll see.


Overnight, a sort of glaze rose up. These are very tasty... moist, very cake like, but solid.

I do believe I will be doing again.


And so, continuing on with the theme of Peanut Butter, I decided to make Chocolate Oatmeal Pudding Cake with nary a dollop of Peanut Butter to be found in them.

• 4 Tablespoons Butter
• Let's let that soften.
• 2 Tablespoons Oatmeal
• 4 Tablespoons Water
• Sitting to the side.
• It will give The Oatmeal that much of a head-start.
  • Even if only that much of a head-start.
• Buttered a Single Serving Baking Dish
• Getting my fingers into the action.
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 4 Tablespoons 100% Cocoa
• Stirring, betwixt.
• 1 Egg
• Whisked after Mixing...
  • To avoid unsightly embarrassment.
• Oatmeal Mixture
• Back Added
• This is where I would add any other admixtures to the lot.
  • So more properly...
    • Any Admixtures Inserted Here.
• From There:
  • Into The Large Cupcake Size Dish
  • Into The Electric Oven
  • Bake for 30 at 325°
  • Cool Overnight
  • Consume Counter-Side

The Goop fills My Baking Dish perfectly. So at least, I got that part right.

After the initial thirty 325°, I opted to ensure doneness and bake for ten more minutes at 250°.


The Brownie Cake was both Too Chocolately and not flavourful enough, all at the same time.


And again.

• 2 Large Eggs
• Whipped!
  • Whip 'em good!
    • Yep! And now I'm going to listen to that song.
• 1½ Tablespoons Sugar
• That's what was handy.
• 2 Tablespoons Cocoa
• That seems to work.
• 2 Tablespoons Flour
• That's what I used last time.
• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• A Double Pad
  • Floating in the center
• Sprinkling of Salt
• Verging on The Heavy
• 30 minutes at 325°
• It's getting Baked in the Toaster Oven.

Going into The Toaster Oven, I am quite pleased. The Butter looks so delightful floating (literally floating) in a sea of Milk Chocolatey Goodness.

But who knows?

I may not have used enough Sugar.


It's a little dry, dense, and bland. But that reservoir of Liquid Butter in the center is quite nice. It dropped down... for the most. The top was deeply cracked in a delightful (almost ravine) sort of way.



Let's see if I can make something flat and cookie-like.

• 1 Tablespoon Butter
• It's what was handy.
• I could have broken open a new stick.
  • But why bother?
• 2 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
• I'm emptying the larder.
• But for the moment, I'm pretty flush with Powdered Sugar.
• Mixed Together
• With a spatula.
• 1 Egg
• The largest I could find.
• 2 Tablespoons Water
• I want the batter to be thin.
• Whisked!
• Like Mad!
• 2 Tablespoons Flour
• It's needs some, right?
• 4 Tablespoons Oats
• I'm hoping for something dry and crispy.
• Mixed.
• So, I'm using the spatula, again.
• 25-35 minutes at 350°
• In The Toaster Oven

This was very reminiscent of Buckwheat Pancakes.



I am sure I could keep this document going, as I am enjoying these type of snacks. But I question whether an extensive word format (as opposed to a simple ingredient lists) is the way to go.

Thus, perhaps something for The Data Dump would be more appropriate... or something more like a Data Dump Listing here in Quickies.



June, 2021