Microwave Nutella Pudding Cake

Name: Microwave Nutella Pudding Cake
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 to 2 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup/75 grams chocolate hazelnut spread (preferably Nutella); 1 large egg; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; Vanilla ice cream or Greek yogurt, for serving (optional)

By Ali Slagle

Published Feb. 26, 2025

Microwave Nutella Pudding Cake — Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

Total Time: 5 minutes
Prep Time: 0 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Rating: 5(526)
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This warm, gooey, flourless chocolate cake requires just three ingredients, five minutes and a zap in the microwave. Nutella does the heavy lifting here, standing in for sugar, fat and flour and offering its milky cocoa sweetness and toasty hazelnut flavor to every spoonful. This cake is best slightly underbaked so the center is molten like a lava cake. A dollop of vanilla ice cream or Greek yogurt is optional, but a wonderful way to balance the richness of the cake beneath.

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Ingredients

Yield:1 to 2 servings

¼cup/75 grams chocolate hazelnut spread (preferably Nutella)
1large egg
¼teaspoon baking powder
Vanilla ice cream or Greek yogurt, for serving (optional)

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Preparation

Step 1
In a microwave-safe bowl, ramekin or mug that holds at least 12 fluid ounces/1½ cups, whisk together the chocolate hazelnut spread and egg until smooth. Sprinkle with the baking powder and whisk until combined. Microwave until the edges are set but the middle is still slightly wet, 40 to 60 seconds. Top with a spoonful of ice cream or yogurt, if desired, and eat right away.