Molten Chocolate Cherry Lava Cakes - MYSTERY BOX CHALLENGE

Today I let you guys pick the recipe via Instagram and the result is delicious, amazing, molten lava goodness… As suggested by you :)
More from Mezzetta this holiday season:
My Mystery Box ingredients were:
Mezzetta Red Hot Chili Pepper Everything Paste
Mezzetta Maraschino Cherries with Stems
Mezzetta Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Thanks to Mezzetta for teaming up with me on this video, and sending out my Mystery Box ingredients
Make sure you check them out on the link above if you want to purchase these 3 ingredients for making your own Lava cakes, and to check out their holiday giveaways, recipes, tips and inspiration
And Thanks to my amazing Instagram followers who's suggestions were all deliciously fantastic!!
AANND - some of you have been requesting a small batch baking recipes for when you don't want to bake a whole dozen.
Well, todays recipe is perfect for 6 cupcakes! You can easily double or triple it to yield 12, 18 or even 24 but the recipe below is for just 6 :)
Here are the recipe/s:
For the cake batter
30g / 1oz Cocoa (unsweetened)
1 X-large (or large) egg
120g / 4oz self raising flour (or you can use plain / all purpose flour and add 1tsp baking powder as a rising agent)
120g / 4oz superfine (caster) sugar
65g / 2.5oz butter (I used salted but you can use unsalted and add a pinch of salt)
2 good tablespoons of Mezzeatta Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Mystery Box ingredient #1)
For the "Lava"
300g / 11oz dark chocolate
220ml / 8oz cream (whipping cream or pouring cream are fine here)
2tsp Mezzetta Red Hot Chili Pepper Everything Paste (Mystery Box ingredient #2!)
2tsp (optional - to taste) chili powder - add a little at a time and test as you go. Flavour will develop over about 10 minutes so allow to set before adding too much!
For the frosting:
300g / 11oz powdered sugar
100g / 3 3/4oz butter (I used salted but you can use unsalted and add a pinch of salt)
1tsp either vanilla or cherry essence (depending on your taste)
1 jar of Mezzetta Maraschino Cherries with Stems (Mystery Box ingredient #3!)
Today's video was Sponsored by Mezzetta
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Xx Elise
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