Mini Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes

I am impressed with Tham Jiak's recipe that does not need any butter and flour. The end product is sweet and I like it. But I will reduce the icing sugar next time.

Lava cakes

=Ingredients= makes 5 mini cakes

6 tbs cocoa powder
1 1/4 cups icing sugar - I better reduce it to 1 cup next time
pinch of salt

1/2 tbs vanilla extract
2 large egg whites

1 cup walnuts
-toasted at 200C for 5 mins then coarsely chopped


Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C (Mine 175C).
2. Sift together cocoa powder, icing sugar and salt in a bowl.
3. Combine the liquids (vanilla and egg whites) in another bowl.
4. Slowly add the liquid into the dry mixture, beat it at low speed with an electric mixer. Then beat the batter at medium speed till glossy.
5. Stir in walnuts.
6. Line muffin pan with baking paper/ cups.
7. Spoon about 2 heaped tablespoons of batter into each muffin cup.
8. Bake in oven for 20 minutes till it looks like molten lava.