Mix cocoa powder, chocolate chips, baking powder and salt in a bowl breaking up clumps.
Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Prep your ramekins with a spray of oil, rub around to coat. Then dust each with a little cocoa powder.
Split the batter into the ramekins.
If you want an extra gooey center, add 1 teaspoon of chocolate chips in the middle of each ramekin and push down to cover them with batter.
Bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool a bit, but enjoy warm.
Notes
This works best in ramekins, but if you don’t have them you can use muffin tins. Prep the same way.
The ramekins I use are 4 ounces.
Use the extra chocolate chips for a more chocolatey gooey center but I loved this without it just as much if not more!
If you let it cool too much it won't be as lava like.
The center will puff up when baking and fall as it cools. This is normal for lava cake. The top edges of the cake in the ramekin will still have a crisp.
Nutrition facts do not include the extra chocolate chips.