It is actually a little scary how easy these are. It is a decadent dessert that potentially takes about 20 minutes, and only a few dirty dishes, especially if you use the microwave option below for melting the chocolate.

If you have two 6-8 oz. ramekins, you can make two individual lava cakes. If you want one larger one, a smaller 6”-ish cast iron or baking dish will be great, you just need to watch the baking time. It may be hard to invert it from something other than a ramekin, so don’t bother, just pile ice cream on top whilst in its baking dish. I poke the center to test, knowing I am going to pile ice cream on top of the dents I make regardless.