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    Home » Recipes » Copycat Carnival Chocolate Melting Cake

    Last updated: Sep 1, 2020 by Melissa Riker · 4 Comments

    Copycat Carnival Chocolate Melting Cake

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    gooey chocolate melting cake in a spoon over a white ramekin

    This 30-minute Copycat Carnival Chocolate Melting Cake recipe lets you enjoy your favorite indulgent vacation dessert at home in your own kitchen!

    two ramekins of chocolate melting cake on white saucers with vanilla ice cream raspberries mint

    Our family's favorite vacation is cruising and enjoying Carnival's famous Chocolate Melting Cake while we're on vacation is always a highlight! If you can't be on the ship, you can still enjoy this decadent dessert at home. I've adapted Carnival's original recipe here to make it a wee bit better for you without sacrificing the delicious taste!

    How to Make Carnival Chocolate Melting Cake

    Carnival's Chocolate Melting Cake recipe calls for 7 eggs which is a little much for me personally so I tweaked it a bit to reduce the eggs and it came out just as good.

    whisk stirring butter and flour in glass bowl

    The recipes starts by whisking butter and chocolate together over heat until smooth, then setting aside to cool. Next, you whisk the eggs, sugar, and vanilla, then flour, together.

    pouring chocolate from saucepan into glass bowl with batter

    The cooled chocolate is then poured in and combined.

    white ramekins filled with chocolate melting cake batter on colorful patterned napkin

    The cakes are then baked for just 12-15 minutes and served warm dusted with powdered sugar. I like to serve mine with vanilla ice cream just like on the cruise ship, it really is amazing!

    close up of chocolate melting cake dusted with powdered sugar in white ramekin

    For other recipes for chocolate lovers, try my Dark Chocolate Toffee Truffles, Nutella Hot Chocolate, or Chocolate Pecan Pie.

    Expert Tips

    • The cake should be spongy on the top and a pudding consistency inside. Checking with a toothpick starting at twelve minutes of cook time ensures you don't under of over bake this treat.
    • The cake is done when a toothpick inserted comes out gooey on the bottom half but clean on the top half.
    • Serve dusted with powdered sugar and vanilla ice cream on the side for the best results.
    spoon scooping chocolate melting cake out of white ramekin

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    chocolate melting cake with vanilla ice cream

    Copycat Carnival Chocolate Melting Cake

    ★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
    • Author: Melissa
    • Prep Time: 15 mins
    • Cook Time: 15 mins
    • Total Time: 30 mins
    • Yield: 6
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: baking
    • Cuisine: American
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    This 30-minute Copycat Carnival Chocolate Melting Cake recipe lets you enjoy your favorite indulgent vacation dessert at home in your own kitchen!


    Ingredients

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    • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
    • ¾ cup butter
    • 4 eggs
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • ⅓ cup flour

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
    2. In a small pan, melt chocolate and butter together until smooth, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool.
    3. Whisk together eggs, vanilla, and sugar together in a small bowl.
    4. Add flour and stir until smooth.
    5. When chocolate is cool (after about 10-15 minutes) stir into egg mixture (don't do this when the chocolate is too hot or you'll end up with scrambled eggs!)
    6. Fill 6 small ramekins about ¾ of the way full with batter.
    7. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until middle is just set, you want the bottom half of the cake to be the consistency of pudding. Check with a toothpick if unsure!
    8. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

    Notes

    • The cake should be spongy on the top and a pudding consistency inside. Checking with a toothpick starting at twelve minutes of cook time ensures you don't under of over bake this treat.
    • The cake is done when a toothpick inserted comes out gooey on yhe bottom half but clean on the top half.
    • Serve dusted with powdered sugar and vanilla ice cream on the side for the best results.

    Keywords: chocolate melting cake, carnival melting cake, carnival chocolate melting cake

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    This post was originally published in 2014 and updated with new pictures and expanded instructions May 2019.

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    1. Aubrey says

      June 15, 2019 at 6:09 pm

      Wonderful! Just like on the ship!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    2. Denise says

      May 18, 2019 at 1:38 am

      Hi there,
      Could you tell me if it’s plain flour or s/r flour please

      Reply
    3. Czarina McIntyre says

      April 19, 2018 at 6:38 pm

      omg! i had this on a cruise before and had it almost every night! soooo close to the one i had! really good!

      Reply
    4. Elizabeth says

      January 10, 2015 at 6:13 pm

      Thank you for the chocolate melting cake recipe! I tried it! My husband and I love it! Easy recipe and also easy to reheat in the microwave. It's only the two of us so I didn't know if what we had left would reheat and taste the same. We reheated in the microwave on low and tasted like I had just baked them! Thanks again, look forward to trying more of your recipes!

      Reply

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