5 Minute Chocolate Lava Cake

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⏱ 5 mins 🍽 1 serving(s) 🏷 Dessert

This incredibly fast dessert is prepared in a microwave, delivering a warm chocolate cake with a molten centre in only five minutes. The recipe uses common pantry staples like flour, sugar, cocoa and milk to create a simple batter. A coffee-infused sugar mixture is swirled in to form the signature lava sauce as it cooks. Perfect for an instant chocolate fix, it yields one satisfying portion with no eggs required.

5 Minute Chocolate Lava Cake

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa
  • 3 tablespoons coffee, hot or cold

Method

  1. Combine 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder in a microwave-safe 2-cup measure.
  2. Pour in 6 tablespoons of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla, then stir the mixture until it is completely smooth.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon cocoa, and 3 tablespoons coffee.
  4. Pour this coffee and sugar blend into the cup containing the cake batter.
  5. Swirl the mixture gently into the batter, ensuring you do not mix it in completely.
  6. Microwave the cake for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, until the top appears set and the edges look soft.
  7. Carefully turn the cooked cake out onto a plate to reveal the layered sauce inside.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1002600 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDessert
AuthorAllotta