A delicious and easy Chocolate Nutella Cake cooked in the microwave and ready in just 3 minutes!
Hello! We are back from holidays and I’m throwing myself straight back into blogging (I’ve actually missed it…awww!) But first, can we talk about this weather?
When we left it was typical British summer weather but we’ve seem to have come back to monsoon season. It didn’t even rain this much in Ireland! Luckily today’s recipe is perfect for miserable days like today….nutella…chocolate…cake….YES!!!
I actually made this recipe with my little fussy eater a few weeks ago. We were quarantined indoors for a couple of days with suspected chicken pox (she didn’t have it – another false alarm!) and to overcome our boredom I decided to introduce her to the wonder that is the microwave mug cake.
I’m the kind of person who will buy a whole cake, have one slice but then keep picking at the rest until I feel sick. So these individual mini cakes are perfect as I can just make one portion and there’s no waste. The short cooking time is also perfect for cooking with kids.
At three years old my fussy eater’s attention span is pretty short and she loses interest in baking usually once the cake has gone into the oven. However she stuck with me while this mug cake cooked (for all of 25 seconds!) and was even happy to help decorate it before scoffing it down!
Now if you’re expecting the lightest fluffiest sponge cake in the world then you are probably going to be a bit disappointed. This is a microwave cake, made in less than 30 seconds. It’s not going to win any awards. But that said it’s still a lot better than a lot of store bought chocolate cakes I’ve tried.
I would also recommend eating this mug cake straight away, while the half melted chocolate chips are still all deliciously gooey and the sponge is still lovely and warm. I took ours out of the ramekins and decorated it with icing sugar and strawberries. But there’s no shame in eating it straight from the mug!
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Nutella Microwave Mug Cake
Prep Time: 2 mins- Cook Time: 1 min
- Total Time: 3 minutes
Yield: 2 1x
Category: Dessert
Cuisine: European
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Pin RecipeDescription
A delicious gooey chocolatey Nutella Microwave Mug Cake, ready in just a couple of minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp nutella
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 0.5 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips
Instructions
- Put the nutella in a cup and melt in the microwave for 20 seconds.
- Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa and baking powder together in a bowl. Add the egg and mix well. Add the melted nutella and chocolate chips. Stir the mixture until everything is well combined.
- Pour the cake mixture into two ramekins or small mugs and microwave each separately for 30 seconds. My microwave is 800 watt so you may need to adjust the cooking time to your own microwave.
Notes
**WARNING** This recipe obviously contains egg and although it is cooked in the microwave it is not cooked for a very long time. Pregnant women and any other people who have been advised to avoid raw or lightly cooked eggs should consider this when making this recipe.
Amy says
Came out PERFECT!
Even my anti-Nutella husband loved his.
Thanks.
★★★★★
Ella Boag says
I wish I knew about this earlier
Maddie says
The best!!
★★★★★
John says
Wow!!! This tastes so good and I can’t believe how easy it was to make.
★★★★★
Lucy Parissi says
How is it possible that your microwave cake looks so perfect? Usually they explode! This looks wonderful as ever. Thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare : )
Ciara Attwell says
For me the key is not to fill the cup or ramekin up with too much cake mix, or else it does explode. I’ve learnt the hard way!!
Barbara says
Having lunch w/a co-worker or friend? Just pack a “salad in a cup” and a container of quinoa smoothie and you’ve got a delicious, homemade, tasty, and healthy lunch – in the park!
Ciara Attwell says
What a brilliant idea. I never thought to make the quinoa smoothie portable!
Barbara says
Thanks for all these good ideas! I love putting quinoa and fruit together to make a smoothie – something all kids adore!
We can be sure they eat healthily and still have plenty of good taste.
Ciara Attwell says
It’s really fantastic isn’t it!
Vicki Montague says
Wow that looks great and ready so quickly!! I am going to have a go at doing this glutenfree…I know it would go down a storm in this house! Thanks for sharing and good luck with getting your kids to be less fussy 😉
Ciara Attwell says
Thanks Vicki, I hope you enjoy it!
Emily says
You had me at Nutella! These look amazing, and the perfect recipe to try out with my two attention-span-limited pre-schoolers. Love the blog, a new discovery for me via #recipeoftheweek
Ciara Attwell says
Thank you Emily!
Emily @amummytoo says
It just works, doesn’t it?! I don’t even eat Nutella any other way – mug cakes are the way forward! Thanks so much for linking up with #recipeoftheweek. I’ve pinned this post to my food board and a tweet will go out later 🙂
Ciara Attwell says
I’m definitely going to be trying out some more mug cake concoctions. So easy!
Danya says
Wow! These were remarkably good. I must be late to the party with mug cakes? Or maybe they haven’t been figured out in the US? Regardless, I have celiac disease and made them with gluten-free flour. They turned out deliciously well.
Warm regards from San Francisco (where we also have foggy cool summers).
Ciara Attwell says
Hi Danya, I’m pretty sure the US invented mug cakes and we can’t take the credit over here!! Good to know they work just as well with gluten free flour.
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
I am a big fan of mug cakes. I love how simple this one is too.
Alison says
This looks gorgeous and easy to make. Will have to try it
Ciara Attwell says
Definitely do Alison!