Nutella Mug Cake
Updated Dec 05, 2024
This Nutella Mug Cake is a 3-ingredient recipe made in a mug in the microwave within minutes - it's the perfect single serving quick treat!
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If you’re craving a cake but want it ready for 5 minutes, try this Nutella Mug Cake. It’s made with only three ingredients: your favorite chocolate hazelnut spread, eggs and flour. You just need a couple minutes of prep and a couple minutes in the microwave, and you’ll have the most delicious microwave Nutella cake – so easy and so good!
These Nutella mug cakes are the perfect amount of sweetness with great chocolate flavor. It’s simple, easy, and totally customizable if you want it sweeter or want to add in things. Also, it’s the kind of recipe that your kids can totally do on their own without much help, as long as they can use the microwave on their own!
“I was really skeptical about the thick batter at first but wow, this is delicious. Most mug cakes I’ve ever made have been super dry or even burnt but this is perfectly moist and so delicious, it tastes like the best chocolate cake.” – Gia
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Why This Mug Cake is So Good
- Two Servings: You can’t have just one! Either save one for later, or share the other with a special someone.
- Microwave Magic: Cook for only 2 minutes! Perfect for those chocolate cravings that come on suddenly.
- Easy Prep: Mixing just three ingredients in one bowl is as easy as it gets.
- Versatile Toppings: Enjoying on their own is perfect, but the topping ideas are endless. Ice cream, whipped cream, berries, chocolate, peanut butter..the list goes on!
3 Ingredients To Make a Nutella Mug cake
- Nutella: Or your favorite brand of chocolate hazelnut spread. This adds a wonderfully rich flavor to your mug cakes. I tested this with Nutella and with Chosen Foods Chocolate Hazelnut Spread and the Nutella version was sweeter, so if you use another brand, taste it first for sweetness before mixing in the eggs and add up to 1 tablespoon of sugar per mug if you’d like! You can also add chocolate chips to make it a little sweeter!
- Eggs: To bind the ingredients together and help the cakes rise when they are cooked.
- Flour: I use all purpose flour for this recipe. I haven’t tried using a 1:1 gluten-free flour, but pretty sure it will work well. Let me know if you try it!
How to Make a Nutella Mug Cake
- Measure the ingredients in a large bowl (or alternatively, divide in half into two greased mugs.)
- Whisk until the mixture is smooth and well combined without any clumps or flour streaks.
- Microwave until the cake rises and becomes cooked through. It takes my microwave 90 seconds, but you may need an extra 30 seconds.
“Great recipe – I split it across 4 mugs to make smaller cakes and crumbled some biscoff across the top, after cooking. They were really moist and delicious.“- JoJo
Tips for Making the Best Nutella Mug Cakes
- Don’t over mix the cake batter. The flour should be just combined, similar to a pancake mixture. If you over mix the cake won’t rise when you cook it as the gluten will be too developed.
- Use a large mug. The batter will expand to about twice it’s size, so use a mug that will hold that amount.
- Use a mug with straight sides so that the cake cooks evenly all the way through.
- Place a plate under the mug in the microwave to catch any of the batter if it overflows.
Frequently Asked Questions
The beauty of a mug cake is that you can make perfect portions of cake in no time at all! If you do have leftovers, cover the mug with plastic wrap and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. To reheat, just microwave your mug cake for 15-30 seconds. The exact time will vary depending on your microwave and if your cake was refrigerated or frozen.
Yes, you can make these single portion cakes in the oven if you don’t have a microwave, they will just take a little longer. Pour the cake batter into a greased oven safe ramekin and bake in a preheated oven at 350F or 15 to 20 minutes.
Yes, you can freeze a mug cake. Once the cake is cooled, wrap the mug tightly in plastic wrap and then foil then place it in the freezer. Freeze for up to 1 month. Thaw before reheating.
More Desserts to Try:
- Birthday Mug Cake
- Almond Joy Cookies
- Nutella Cookies
- Vegan Zucchini Brownies
- Cream Cheese Vanilla Cupcakes
- Cinnamon Coffee Crumb Cake
- Chocolate Covered Bananas
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Nutella Mug Cake
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup chocolate hazelnut spread plus more for serving
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together chocolate hazelnut spread and the eggs. Fold the flour until just combined.
- Divide the batter into two greased mugs.
- Microwave each mug for 90 seconds, then cool for 5 minutes and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Comments
I made this for my son and he loooooved it!! This recipe is a keeper! I halved the recipe as I was making it only for him and it came out perfectly. Thank you!
Aww, so happy he loved it!! Glad to hear that it worked well halved as well, that’s great! Thank you for sharing, Simi!
What power should I use to microwave the mug cake? Other mug cakes I have made say 50% power.
I make mine using 100% power and it works great!
Love this recipe. Good taste. Good chocolate. Easy to do. Ate the second cake in the mug the day after and it was very good cold. Love it. Will definitely do this recipes again. Thank so much.
Yay, so happy you liked it! Thanks, Lina!!
Delicious!!
So glad you liked it, Charlotte! Thanks!
I expected this to be a lazy mug cake, so I didn’t read the steps and just put all the ingredients into a mug and when they wouldn’t fit, put them in a bowl, mixed them, then put the whole thing back into the same mug. It rose while cooking and looked like it would overflow, but once it stopped cooking it deflated right back, and came out a little dense but otherwise perfect. Basically, this recipe is foolproof 😂 Also delicious 👌
Hahaha I’m happy it worked out for you!! Thank you, Dareen! So glad you liked it!
Amazing!! So yummy, thank you for taking the time to make this recipe. It was so moist and flavorful! I’ll be making this every time I’m craving a sweet treat.😊
Aww, so glad you liked it!! Thank you so much!
Strange consistency. Not very sweet. Disappointed.
Thanks for the feedback, Carly. So sorry you didn’t like it.
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