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
Homemade pumpkin lava cakes are a guaranteed showstopper.—Catalina Castravet
… lava cake with a liquid chocolate center seems like something straight out of Fantasia …—John Mariani

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Many of the bakers are going with a variation of a chocolate lava cake, and at least four of them are going with the chocolate-orange flavor combination. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 It’s filled with milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate pieces with drool-worthy flavors like raspberry ganache, chocolate lava cake, strawberry cheesecake, salted caramel, vanilla dream, and more. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026 Desserts like chocolate lava cake, Dubai chocolate gulab jamun (chocolate dumplings with kunafeh, pistachios, rose petals and edible gold), malai kulfi and sweet paan are available. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 The experience concludes on a sweet note with decadent desserts like lava cake and vanilla crème brûlée. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for lava cake

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lava cake was in 1994

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lava cake
lava cone
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