chocolate-lava cake

plural chocolate-lava cakes

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of chocolate lava cake.

   For dessert, the diners enjoyed chocolate-lava cake, topped with a chocolate-covered strawberry.

   2014 February 16, Kayleigh Sommer, “Haute Harlingen: Dinner Club dishes out ethnic cuisine”, in Valley Morning Star, volume 102, number 316, Harlingen, Tex.: AIM Media Texas, →OCLC, page C1, column 5

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   Offerings include wonderful sorbets (the peach is especially good), rich banana cream pie with coconut sorbet, chocolate-lava cake with green-tea ice cream and something called Thai coffee, which is an Asian-accented tiramisu.

   2003 May 9, Phil Vettel, “Reviews: Shades of Red and Green: New chefs at Red Light, Green Dolphin Street provide golden touches”, in Chicago Tribune, 156th year, number 129, Chicago, Ill., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 7, page 30, column 2

   House specialties are the Bensi lava explosion and the Bensi nutty obsession—the former begins with warm chocolate-lava cake, the latter with peanut-butter mousse (and brownie chunks).

   2005 March 23, Frank Curcio, “Here, it’s certain: Bensi Ristorante shares family-style eating with the Whitehouse community”, in Courier News, Bridgewater, N.J., →ISSN, →OCLC, Hunterdon Hills section, page 6, column 4

   Truth be told, it’s not demonstrably superior to the 3,667 other chocolate-lava cakes in existence, but if the phrase, “gooey, rich and chocolate” makes your knees wobble, you’ll be very happy with this.

   2010 May 6, Phil Vettel, “Lighting up the West Loop: Former Ritz-Carlton chefs have made triumphant return with Prairie Fire”, in Chicago Tribune, 163rd year, number 126, Chicago, Ill., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 5, page 3, column 3