There may be no more indulgent dessert than molten lava cake, a combination of crumbly pastry and gooey chocolate filling. There are many ways to make this treat with a variety of ingredients, and each rendition is tailored to special tastes and diets. Here are three recipes for molten lava cake that you might want to try.

1. Red Velvet Molten Lava Cake [Half Baked Harvest]
   Silence your sweet tooth with this delicious twist on red velvet cake. Mix in red food coloring, coconut milk, and melted chocolate for an elegant take on this classic recipe.
2. Molten Chocolate Cake [Pioneer Woman]
   Real butter, fresh eggs, heavy whipping cream, and semi-sweet baking chocolate all get representation in this authentic molten cake recipe. Enjoy tantalizing step-by-step photographs while you prepare it.
3. Molten Chocolate Cakes [Food and Wine]
   A mere seven ingredients and four steps; making a fabulous molten chocolate cake doesn’t get any easier than this recipe from Food and Wine.

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San Antonio’s natural areas boast some of the most diverse landscapes in the entire country, and Government Canyon State Natural Area is a testament to this unique beauty. The park’s more than 40 miles of hiking trails twist and turn through gentle, grassy hills, rugged canyons, and thick wooded areas, and they are equipped for everything from trail running to casual hiking and mountain biking. The park even contains organized monthly hikes with themes like Explore the Canyon and Family Fun.

If you’re looking to spend a more relaxing day outdoors, Government Canyon also offers spaces for picnicking and fascinating areas for geocaching. There are also well-maintained campgrounds made for groups of any size. Perhaps most fascinating of all is the park’s prehistoric claim to fame: Government Canyon State Natural Area hosts the only known dinosaur footprints in all of Bexar County; they date back 110 million years.

Adult admission to the park is $6, and children 12 and under get in for free.

Government Canyon State Natural Area
12861 Galm Road
San Antonio, TX 78254
(210) 688-9055
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/government-canyon
www.yelp.com/biz/government-canyon-state-natural-area-san-antonio

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