Molten Chocolate Cakes With Claire Saffitz

About this episode

Claire Saffitz returns to share her Molten Chocolate Olive Oil Cake recipe and discuss her baking journey.

Claire Saffitz is back on our show! Claire is a beloved baker, dessert authority, and the author of two New York Times bestselling cookbooks—Dessert Person and What’s For Dessert. She also hosts the hit YouTube show, “Dessert Person.” Today, Claire walks host Jessie Sheehan through her Molten Chocolate Olive Oil Cake recipe from What’s For Dessert. It’s a decadent dessert that’s deceptively simple. She explains why she uses olive oil instead of butter in the batter and how to get the center perfectly molten. She also tells Jessie about the baked goods she ate and baked growing up, her mom’s recipe collection, her love for Martha Stewart’s Pies & Tarts book, and how the “Claire Recreates” series came to be. Click here for Claire’s Molten Chocolate Olive Oil Cake recipe. Pre-order our Mom’s the Bombe Issue Jubilee NYC 2026 tickets here Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions, tickets to upcoming events, and more. More on Claire: Instagram, YouTube, “What’s For Dessert” cookbook More on Jessie: Instagram, “Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes” cookbook

People in this episode

Host: Jessie Sheehan

Guest: Claire Saffitz

Topics covered

• baking
• desserts
• chocolate
• cookbooks
• cooking techniques

Keywords

• molten chocolate cake
• olive oil
• baking
• dessert recipes
• cookbooks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, YouTube, cherrybombe.com

Books & works: Dessert Person, What’s For Dessert, Martha Stewart’s Pies & Tarts

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