Yes Lava is a chocolate. Also called melting chocolate cake, it is a kind of dessert with crisp shell and melting heart. Lava cocoa is similar in taste and composition to ordinary chocolate, but it is made in different ways. It is usually made of unsalted butter, dark chocolate and fine sugar, and then baked in the oven. During baking, chocolate will melt, forming the effect of internal lava. Therefore, lava cocoa can be regarded as a special type of chocolate.