Famous Couples Quiz: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

Famous Couples Quiz: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

Good job, everyone! Ah, love. It never fails.

 
Here are the stats, answers, and winners.

 
STATS

1,874 people took the quiz.
272 people scored 100%!
The question most people (about 99%) got right was…#3!
The question most people missed (only 51% got it right) was…#4.

 
ANSWERS

Q.3
Prince Rainier III married this famous American actress.
• Carole Lombard
• Jean Harlow
• Jane Russell
✓ Grace Kelly
 
Q.4
Which of the following is NOT a couple from the Old Testament of the Bible?
• Abraham and Sarah
✓ Joseph and Mary
• David and Bathsheba
• Isaac and Rebecca
 
Q.5
Coretta Scott married him in 1953.
✓ Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Muhammad Ali
• Malcolm X
• Jesse Jackson
 
Q.6
These married couples are best known for their literary writing EXCEPT
• Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley
• Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
✓ Marie and Pierre Curie
• Stephen and Tabitha King
 
Q.7
Married over 20 years, she played a columnist in a popular HBO series and he played the title character in a 1980s comedy film about a high school slacker. Anyone? Anyone?
• Molly Ringwald and Anthony Edwards
• Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp
✓ Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
• Tracy Pollan and Michael J, Fox
 
Q.8
True or False: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, married over 30 years, both appeared in the movie Sleepless in Seattle.
✓ True
• False
 
Q.9
True love helped them survive the cliffs of insanity, forest swamp, and pit of despair.
✓ Westley and Buttercup
• Shrek and Fiona
• Gru and Lucy
• Harry and Hermione
 
Q.10
All of the following are names of a U.S. president and his first lady EXCEPT
• George and Martha
✓ Teddy and Eleanor
• Gerald and Betty
• Ronald and Nancy
 
Q.11
Elizabeth Taylor was married to this actor twice.
• Burt Reynolds
• Eddie Fisher
• Charlton Heston
✓ Richard Burton
 
Q.12
A celebrity couple in the country music industry, she is also a Food Network host and cookbook author.
✓ Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
• Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
• Johnny Cash and June Carter
• Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams
 
Q.13
Which of these music duos never married each other?
• Ike and Tina
✓ Richard and Karen Carpenter
• Sonny and Cher
• Captain and Tennille
 
Q.14
True or False: Julia Roberts was married to Kiefer Sutherland.
• True
✓ False
 
Q.15
One was in Taxi, the other was in Cheers. They were married in 1982, after 11 years of dating.
• Tony Danza and Shelley Long
• Judd Hirsch and Bebe Neuwirth
✓ Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman
• Woody Harrelson and Marilu Henner
 
Q.16
Who has not been married to Tom Cruise?
• Mimi Rogers
✓ Penelope Cruz
• Katie Holmes
• Nicole Kidman
 
Q.17
This animated couple is known for sharing a plate of spaghetti and meatballs.
• Garfield and Arlene
• Roger and Jessica
• Simba and Nala
✓ Lady and the Tramp
 
Q.18
Hollywood’s golden couple in more ways than one, they actually celebrated a golden wedding anniversary.
• George Burns and Gracie Allen
✓ Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
• Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
• Jane Fonda and Ted Turner
 
Q.19
One of the power couples of ancient times, he was the leader of the Romans and she was the leader of the Egyptians.
• Romeo and Juliet
• Solomon and Sheba
✓ Antony and Cleopatra
• Nero and Nefertiti
 
Q.20
The late and great David Bowie was married to this model.
✓ Iman
• Heidi
• Naomi
• Irina
 
Q.21
Ralph and Alice Kramden are the main characters in this TV show.
• The Odd Couple
• The Apartment
✓ The Honeymooners
• Father Knows Best
 
Q.22
Which of the following couples were officially married to each other?
• Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
✓ Warren Beatty and Annette Bening
• Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham
• Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins

 
WINNERS

The first winner is…Aaron K…!
The second winner is…Juliette D…!
The third winner is…Marie B…!

Congratulations, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your gift card!

 
 

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Famous Couples Quiz: Answers and Winners! by PW Fun & Learning

Good job, everyone! Ah, love. It never fails.

 
Here are the stats, answers, and winners.

 
STATS

1,874 people took the quiz.
272 people scored 100%!
The question most people (about 99%) got right was…#3!
The question most people missed (only 51% got it right) was…#4.

 
ANSWERS

Q.3
Prince Rainier III married this famous American actress.
• Carole Lombard
• Jean Harlow
• Jane Russell
✓ Grace Kelly
 
Q.4
Which of the following is NOT a couple from the Old Testament of the Bible?
• Abraham and Sarah
✓ Joseph and Mary
• David and Bathsheba
• Isaac and Rebecca
 
Q.5
Coretta Scott married him in 1953.
✓ Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Muhammad Ali
• Malcolm X
• Jesse Jackson
 
Q.6
These married couples are best known for their literary writing EXCEPT
• Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley
• Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
✓ Marie and Pierre Curie
• Stephen and Tabitha King
 
Q.7
Married over 20 years, she played a columnist in a popular HBO series and he played the title character in a 1980s comedy film about a high school slacker. Anyone? Anyone?
• Molly Ringwald and Anthony Edwards
• Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp
✓ Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
• Tracy Pollan and Michael J, Fox
 
Q.8
True or False: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, married over 30 years, both appeared in the movie Sleepless in Seattle.
✓ True
• False
 
Q.9
True love helped them survive the cliffs of insanity, forest swamp, and pit of despair.
✓ Westley and Buttercup
• Shrek and Fiona
• Gru and Lucy
• Harry and Hermione
 
Q.10
All of the following are names of a U.S. president and his first lady EXCEPT
• George and Martha
✓ Teddy and Eleanor
• Gerald and Betty
• Ronald and Nancy
 
Q.11
Elizabeth Taylor was married to this actor twice.
• Burt Reynolds
• Eddie Fisher
• Charlton Heston
✓ Richard Burton
 
Q.12
A celebrity couple in the country music industry, she is also a Food Network host and cookbook author.
✓ Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
• Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
• Johnny Cash and June Carter
• Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams
 
Q.13
Which of these music duos never married each other?
• Ike and Tina
✓ Richard and Karen Carpenter
• Sonny and Cher
• Captain and Tennille
 
Q.14
True or False: Julia Roberts was married to Kiefer Sutherland.
• True
✓ False
 
Q.15
One was in Taxi, the other was in Cheers. They were married in 1982, after 11 years of dating.
• Tony Danza and Shelley Long
• Judd Hirsch and Bebe Neuwirth
✓ Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman
• Woody Harrelson and Marilu Henner
 
Q.16
Who has not been married to Tom Cruise?
• Mimi Rogers
✓ Penelope Cruz
• Katie Holmes
• Nicole Kidman
 
Q.17
This animated couple is known for sharing a plate of spaghetti and meatballs.
• Garfield and Arlene
• Roger and Jessica
• Simba and Nala
✓ Lady and the Tramp
 
Q.18
Hollywood’s golden couple in more ways than one, they actually celebrated a golden wedding anniversary.
• George Burns and Gracie Allen
✓ Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
• Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft
• Jane Fonda and Ted Turner
 
Q.19
One of the power couples of ancient times, he was the leader of the Romans and she was the leader of the Egyptians.
• Romeo and Juliet
• Solomon and Sheba
✓ Antony and Cleopatra
• Nero and Nefertiti
 
Q.20
The late and great David Bowie was married to this model.
✓ Iman
• Heidi
• Naomi
• Irina
 
Q.21
Ralph and Alice Kramden are the main characters in this TV show.
• The Odd Couple
• The Apartment
✓ The Honeymooners
• Father Knows Best
 
Q.22
Which of the following couples were officially married to each other?
• Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
✓ Warren Beatty and Annette Bening
• Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham
• Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins

 
WINNERS

The first winner is…Aaron K…!
The second winner is…Juliette D…!
The third winner is…Marie B…!

Congratulations, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your gift card!

 
 

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Did You Ever Know that You’re My Hero? by The Pioneer Woman

I don’t go feeding with Ladd very often, because we both have busy mornings to juggle. But there was something about this morning. It was 10 degrees, icy, snowy, bleak, and I didn’t want him to face it alone.

Also, I wanted to take photos. Ha.

 
 
Ladd does this every morning when the weather is this desperate. The cattle do much better in the cold, cold weather when they have their morning fill of hay and feed.

I do better when I have my morning feed, too, so I can totally understand!

 
 
It’s always interesting to see the difference in the way the cattle act toward humans this time of year. Most of the time, they are skittish and jumpy, and run away when a human is around. This morning, I got out of the truck with my camera and walked all around them and they couldn’t be bothered to care. They just kind of looked at me, not like I was a fly that needed to be flicked off of their shoulder, but like I was a redheaded woman holding a camera who needed to tell her husband to hurry up and get the feed on the ground.

 
 
On mornings—and moments—like this, I feel so much admiration and gratitude for Ladd, his brother Tim, and all the cowboys—and frankly, for all who work in agriculture during weather extremes. There simply is no snow day in farming or ranching, when the animals have to be cared for. There’s no sitting by the fire and sipping hot chocolate—at least not until the work is done. The dedication is unwavering, and another thing I’ve observed through the years is that there isn’t really an uptick in complaints during times like these. They just go about their daily work of feeding, often riding in a feed truck by themselves for hours on end, and they don’t stop until the last animal is accounted for and fed.

They’re all kinda my heroes.

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Did You Ever Know that You’re My Hero? by The Pioneer Woman

Did You Ever Know that You’re My Hero? by The Pioneer Woman

I don’t go feeding with Ladd very often, because we both have busy mornings to juggle. But there was something about this morning. It was 10 degrees, icy, snowy, bleak, and I didn’t want him to face it alone.

Also, I wanted to take photos. Ha.

 
 
Ladd does this every morning when the weather is this desperate. The cattle do much better in the cold, cold weather when they have their morning fill of hay and feed.

I do better when I have my morning feed, too, so I can totally understand!

 
 
It’s always interesting to see the difference in the way the cattle act toward humans this time of year. Most of the time, they are skittish and jumpy, and run away when a human is around. This morning, I got out of the truck with my camera and walked all around them and they couldn’t be bothered to care. They just kind of looked at me, not like I was a fly that needed to be flicked off of their shoulder, but like I was a redheaded woman holding a camera who needed to tell her husband to hurry up and get the feed on the ground.

 
 
On mornings—and moments—like this, I feel so much admiration and gratitude for Ladd, his brother Tim, and all the cowboys—and frankly, for all who work in agriculture during weather extremes. There simply is no snow day in farming or ranching, when the animals have to be cared for. There’s no sitting by the fire and sipping hot chocolate—at least not until the work is done. The dedication is unwavering, and another thing I’ve observed through the years is that there isn’t really an uptick in complaints during times like these. They just go about their daily work of feeding, often riding in a feed truck by themselves for hours on end, and they don’t stop until the last animal is accounted for and fed.

They’re all kinda my heroes.

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Ewigem nos traslada al verano con su nueva colección de bañadores

Ewigem nos traslada al verano con su nueva colección de bañadores

Si últimamente no podíamos dejar de pensar en la llegada de la primavera, ahora viene Ewigem y nos hace desear locamente el verano. Y es que, la marca made in spain, ya ha lanzado sus propuestas para la temporada estival. Una nueva colección de casi 60 trajes de baño inspirada en una mujer actual, independiente, femenina y atemporal.

Entre las piezas, todas de una calidad excepcional y realizadas en su taller de Sevilla, podemos encontrar tanto bikinis como trajes de baño. ¿Las características? Prendas de mucho color se mezclan con otras en las que el blanco y el negro son protagonistas. También se juega con las formas y los tejidos. Las aberturas estratégicas tienen un papel muy importante dando lugar a diseños de lo más originales. Y, en cuanto a los materiales, son varios los bañadores en los que las lycras se fusionan con telas como la muselina dando resultados espectaculares.

Descubre toda la colección de verano de Ewigem en su web y empieza a soñar, como nosotras, con los días de arena y salitre en la piel.

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Famous Couples Quiz: Thursday Night! by PW Fun & Learning

Hop on the love train with us and let’s get all googly-eyed together! This week, our quiz will be all about famous couples throughout history: real or fiction, off screen or on screen, human or imaginary, they’re all fair game. Guaranteed to make us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Prizes will be shiny and new!

 
Here are the details:

WHAT: Famous Couples Quiz
WHEN: Thursday, February 7, 8:00 pm Eastern/5:00 pm Pacific
WHERE: Here! (The Fun & Learning section.)
WHY: Because love is in the air.

 
See you Thursday!

 
 

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Famous Couples Quiz: Thursday Night! by PW Fun & Learning

Famous Couples Quiz: Thursday Night! by PW Fun & Learning

Hop on the love train with us and let’s get all googly-eyed together! This week, our quiz will be all about famous couples throughout history: real or fiction, off screen or on screen, human or imaginary, they’re all fair game. Guaranteed to make us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Prizes will be shiny and new!

 
Here are the details:

WHAT: Famous Couples Quiz
WHEN: Thursday, February 7, 8:00 pm Eastern/5:00 pm Pacific
WHERE: Here! (The Fun & Learning section.)
WHY: Because love is in the air.

 
See you Thursday!

 
 

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Three PW Appliance Bundles! by The Pioneer Woman

Three PW Appliance Bundles! by The Pioneer Woman

Today, because I love ya, I’m giving away three complete Pioneer Woman kitchen appliance bundles so you can fill your kitchen with floral fun!

Included in the bundle (each item is linked here so you can read more about each one) are two floral PW electric tea kettles, 1 floral PW toaster, 2 floral PW mini slow cookers, 1 PW programmable slow cooker, 1 PW floral chopper, and 1 PW hand mixer. Here are a few closeup shots!

SWOON! I’m in love. (And I’m obsessed with the mini slow cookers. So darn handy for so many thins=gs.)

 
TO ENTER

To enter the giveaway, just fill out and submit the giveaway box below.

Three winners will be randomly selected and announced Thursday morning!

 
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Three PW Appliance Bundles! by The Pioneer Woman

Today, because I love ya, I’m giving away three complete Pioneer Woman kitchen appliance bundles so you can fill your kitchen with floral fun!

Included in the bundle (each item is linked here so you can read more about each one) are two floral PW electric tea kettles, 1 floral PW toaster, 2 floral PW mini slow cookers, 1 PW programmable slow cooker, 1 PW floral chopper, and 1 PW hand mixer. Here are a few closeup shots!

SWOON! I’m in love. (And I’m obsessed with the mini slow cookers. So darn handy for so many thins=gs.)

 
TO ENTER

To enter the giveaway, just fill out and submit the giveaway box below.

Three winners will be randomly selected and announced Thursday morning!

 
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Walter’s Two Beds by The Pioneer Woman

I thought you would enjoy seeing what ol’ Walter has been up to! You’re looking at it. Ha.

But in all seriousness, you’re looking at it. Walter is not a fan of winter, and if you add in his age and a Basset Hound’s innate fondness for napping, you wind up with a dog that is more Koala Bear than canine. If I didn’t interrupt him or push him to get more activity, he would sleep 22 hours a day, no question. He is perfectly content with this, his favorite activity. It doesn’t hurt that he has two—count ’em two—exceedingly comfortable beds in the house. The memory foam version you see above…

 
And this velvet-esque sofa in the mud room. He switches from bed to bed, just to give himself a change of pace and to ensure his life remains varied and exciting. Unpredictable Walter! Always changing things up.

Really, I have to say that despite his desire to sleep the days away, Walter is actually doing great. As I mentioned, I have to be proactive about getting him up, around, and out a few times a day because his weight had really ballooned in recent months and I, I mean he, needs to watch his waistline. Over the past months, I, I mean he, has actually slimmed down a bit, so I’m encouraged that we, I mean he, will be back to our, I mean his, fighting weight come springtime.

Walter is a sweet boy. He loves nothing more than being home, being loved on, and smelling like stale Fritos. Ladd loves him, as he is the last remaining dog that reminds us of a time when the kids were little, and we make sure to show him how much we cherish him.

The ol’ Frito head.

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Walter’s Two Beds by The Pioneer Woman

Walter’s Two Beds by The Pioneer Woman

I thought you would enjoy seeing what ol’ Walter has been up to! You’re looking at it. Ha.

But in all seriousness, you’re looking at it. Walter is not a fan of winter, and if you add in his age and a Basset Hound’s innate fondness for napping, you wind up with a dog that is more Koala Bear than canine. If I didn’t interrupt him or push him to get more activity, he would sleep 22 hours a day, no question. He is perfectly content with this, his favorite activity. It doesn’t hurt that he has two—count ’em two—exceedingly comfortable beds in the house. The memory foam version you see above…

 
And this velvet-esque sofa in the mud room. He switches from bed to bed, just to give himself a change of pace and to ensure his life remains varied and exciting. Unpredictable Walter! Always changing things up.

Really, I have to say that despite his desire to sleep the days away, Walter is actually doing great. As I mentioned, I have to be proactive about getting him up, around, and out a few times a day because his weight had really ballooned in recent months and I, I mean he, needs to watch his waistline. Over the past months, I, I mean he, has actually slimmed down a bit, so I’m encouraged that we, I mean he, will be back to our, I mean his, fighting weight come springtime.

Walter is a sweet boy. He loves nothing more than being home, being loved on, and smelling like stale Fritos. Ladd loves him, as he is the last remaining dog that reminds us of a time when the kids were little, and we make sure to show him how much we cherish him.

The ol’ Frito head.

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La primavera ya ha llegado a Indi&Cold

La primavera ya ha llegado a Indi&Cold

Todos los años nos pasa lo mismo. Cuando llevamos varios meses en una misma estación nos volvemos demasiado impacientes esperando la llegada de la siguiente. Y ahora estamos en ese punto, en ese momento en el que morimos por quitarnos el abrigo y disfrutar de los días largos y el buen tiempo. Pero no son solo las bajas temperaturas las que nos hacen desear la llegada de la primavera. La nueva colección SS19 de Indi&Cold también tiene algo que ver. Y es que, inspirada en el arte, es de tal belleza que es muy difícil sacarla de la cabeza.

 

Colección SS19 de Indi&Cold: su inspiración

Como te comentábamos, el arte es el punto de partida de esta maravillosa colección que está concebida como una pieza pictórica primaveral. Con pinceladas de color de tintes impresionistas y abstractos, está dividida en tres tendencias inspiradas por diferentes artistas.

Paul Gauguin

El primer artista que marca los nuevos diseños de Indi&Cold es Gauguin. Su capacidad para capturar la naturaleza y el paisaje en bruto, así como el tratamiento rotundo del color (tan rompedor en la corriente impresionista), sirve de hilo conductor para este primer tema. ¿Las características de estas piezas? Los tonos verdes, ámbar y ocre, tan propios del ambiente romántico de la naturaleza matizada por los rayos del sol, son los protagonistas. También lo son los motivos florales y los tejidos nobles como el lino y el algodón.

David Hockney

En esta serie los trazos son planos y la influencia californiana del pintor, contribuyente del Pop Art y uno de los artistas británicos más influyentes del siglo XX, provoca que la paleta de color sea viva y colorista. Repleta de estampados tropicales eclécticos y motivos gráficos, este “surtido” de prendas se tiñen principalmente de varias gamas de azul (desde el tinta al aguamarina) tan características del artista y de sus piscinas. Azules que se mezclan también con vivos verdes, limón y rosa, provocando que este homenaje se materialice en una explosión de color indumentaria que nos traslada directamente a Los Ángeles.

Georgia O’Keeffe

La madre del modernismo americano (especialmente conocida por sus pinturas de flores así como por la influencia que ejerció Nuevo México en su obra) ha inspirado la tercera serie de esta colección SS19 de Indi&Cold. De estilo folk colorista, está llena de bordados geométricos en tonos flúor.

 

Te gusta, ¿verdad? Espera a ver nuestras 15 piezas favoritas de la colección, ¡terminarás de enamorarte!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cakes by Bridget

Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cakes by Bridget

Lava cakes are not just fancy restaurant fare. They can be easily made at home. In fact, they’re even better at home because you can enjoy them in your pj’s while curled up on the couch. See? They just got even better.

 
 

If you’ve never had a lava cake before, it’s typically a small cake with a liquid center. These are made by either underbaking the cake batter or adding a “center” to the batter that will melt as the cake bakes. The melty center is my preferred method.

This one is for you peanut butter and chocolate lovers. (I’m one of them!) The sweet peanut butter center is molten and runny when you cut into the cake. Paired with the rich chocolate cake, it’s heaven. This is the perfect dessert for a Valentine’s dinner at home!

 
 

The cake itself get a boost in flavor from vanilla and instant espresso powder. Look for the espresso powder near the Sanka in the grocery store, or in the Italian foods section. If you can’t find it, it’s not the end of the world. It’s not there to add coffee flavor, just to enhance the chocolate.

 
 

The peanut butter centers are made from peanut butter (this is the time to use a classic, not natural, peanut butter), powdered sugar, and butter.

 
 

You’ll make the peanut butter filling, chill it, and then divide into four even portions.

 
 

To make sure the cakes pop out of the ramekins, butter them well, then dust with a mixture of flour and cocoa powder. (These are 6-ounce ramekins. They don’t need to be heart-shaped, but they sure are cute!)

 
 

The cakes start with melted chocolate and butter. Hello, friends!

 
 

While that cools a bit, you’ll whip up eggs and sugar until frothy and thick.

 
 

The chocolate mixture with the vanilla and espresso gets added in …

 
 

And stirred until combined. Then stir in the flour and cocoa.

 
 

Once that’s all combined, most of the batter is poured into the prepared ramekins. Peanut butter centers are added to each one.

 
 

That last bit of remaining batter gets spooned on top.

The cakes bake up quickly and after a short resting time are ready to be plated. Imagine how your family will swoon over these!

 
 

I like to top them with a drizzle of good chocolate sauce and a dusting of powdered sugar. If you really want an over-the-top, decadent dessert, top with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. (You might also want to have on your stretchy pants.)

 
 

These are best served right away, but you can make them ahead, refrigerate, and reheat in the microwave. The cakes don’t come out of the ramekins as cleanly when reheated, so have that chocolate sauce and powdered sugar at the ready for topping.

Have you made or eaten lava cake before? Let’s hear the details!

 
 

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cakes by Bridget

Lava cakes are not just fancy restaurant fare. They can be easily made at home. In fact, they’re even better at home because you can enjoy them in your pj’s while curled up on the couch. See? They just got even better.

 
 

If you’ve never had a lava cake before, it’s typically a small cake with a liquid center. These are made by either underbaking the cake batter or adding a “center” to the batter that will melt as the cake bakes. The melty center is my preferred method.

This one is for you peanut butter and chocolate lovers. (I’m one of them!) The sweet peanut butter center is molten and runny when you cut into the cake. Paired with the rich chocolate cake, it’s heaven. This is the perfect dessert for a Valentine’s dinner at home!

 
 

The cake itself get a boost in flavor from vanilla and instant espresso powder. Look for the espresso powder near the Sanka in the grocery store, or in the Italian foods section. If you can’t find it, it’s not the end of the world. It’s not there to add coffee flavor, just to enhance the chocolate.

 
 

The peanut butter centers are made from peanut butter (this is the time to use a classic, not natural, peanut butter), powdered sugar, and butter.

 
 

You’ll make the peanut butter filling, chill it, and then divide into four even portions.

 
 

To make sure the cakes pop out of the ramekins, butter them well, then dust with a mixture of flour and cocoa powder. (These are 6-ounce ramekins. They don’t need to be heart-shaped, but they sure are cute!)

 
 

The cakes start with melted chocolate and butter. Hello, friends!

 
 

While that cools a bit, you’ll whip up eggs and sugar until frothy and thick.

 
 

The chocolate mixture with the vanilla and espresso gets added in …

 
 

And stirred until combined. Then stir in the flour and cocoa.

 
 

Once that’s all combined, most of the batter is poured into the prepared ramekins. Peanut butter centers are added to each one.

 
 

That last bit of remaining batter gets spooned on top.

The cakes bake up quickly and after a short resting time are ready to be plated. Imagine how your family will swoon over these!

 
 

I like to top them with a drizzle of good chocolate sauce and a dusting of powdered sugar. If you really want an over-the-top, decadent dessert, top with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. (You might also want to have on your stretchy pants.)

 
 

These are best served right away, but you can make them ahead, refrigerate, and reheat in the microwave. The cakes don’t come out of the ramekins as cleanly when reheated, so have that chocolate sauce and powdered sugar at the ready for topping.

Have you made or eaten lava cake before? Let’s hear the details!

 
 

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