This Microwave Lava Cake is made with chocolate truffles so it has a molten lava center. It takes about five minutes to make and is so easy! If you want a rich chocolate dessert for one, you need to try this recipe.
Thank goodness it’s Friday. This week seems to have taken forever. I’m celebrating the end of the week with this amazingly easy microwave chocolate lava cake made with truffles.
Chocolate truffles are decadent and rich. So you can imagine how a cake made with chocolate truffles tastes right? And ready in about 5 minutes? This may be one of my most dangerous creations yet.
The base of the cake is made with melted chocolate truffles. The molten center is made with dark chocolate pieces which melt creating the chocolate lava center during the cooking.
It’s a variation on my beloved mug cakes and you can make it in a mug or, for a fancier presentation, make mini lava cake with silicone cupcake molds. Whichever way you make it, this lava cake will cure your chocolate craving.
Ingredients
- Chocolate truffles – I like Lindt truffles
- Fat free milk – or for a richer cake use whole milk
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Granulated sugar
- Lindt Diamond dark chocolate pieces
- Chocolate pieces: If you don’t want to use the Lindt chocolate pieces, you can add some chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, or chopped chocolate.
How to a Molten Chocolate Mug Cake
Place the truffles and milk in a microwave-safe mug. Microwave them for about 20 seconds and then whisk to combine. The chocolate should be completely melted.
Stir in the flour, baking powder, sugar, and the rest of the milk. Place the chocolate pieces in the middle of the batter.
Cook the lava mug cake in the microwave for about one minute. The cake is done when it is dry on top. Let it cool for a minute or so before eating.
You can also divide the batter between two individual silicone cupcake molds*. These are great if you want a pretty presentation – the cakes will slip out of the molds quite easily and you can dust them with powdered sugar. If you use a mug, you will need to eat the cake directly from the mug.
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Topping Ideas
This chocolate cake is already pretty rich and delicious warm, but you can add a small scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream on top. Some grated chocolate would be good, too.
Can you double this recipe?
You can, but you will need to use two separate mugs and cook the cakes separately in the microwave.
I love how easy this mug cake is and the flavor is amazing. Digging my spoon inside to reach the molten center is my favorite part! Definitely give this a try.
More Microwave Mug Cakes
- Flourless Nutella Mug Cake
- Cake Mix Chocolate Lava Mug Cake
- Red Velvet Molten Lava Cake
- Flourless Peanut Butter Mug Cake
5 Minute Chocolate Truffle Lava Cake
Ingredients
- 3 Lindt truffle balls or about 1/4 cup of chopped truffle chocolates
- 4 tbsp fat free milk
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 Lindt diamond dark chocolate pieces
Instructions
- In a mug, combine truffles and 3 tbsp of milk (reserving 1 tbsp). Microwave for about 20 seconds. Stir with whisk until chocolate is completely melted. add in the flour, baking powder, sugar, and remaining milk and stir again until batter is smooth.
- Divide each chocolate diamond into 4 pieces. If just cooking in the mug, put 6 pieces into center, making sure that the batter completely covers them. Eat the remaining 2 pieces or save for another time. Microwave for 1 minute. Top of cake should be dry to the touch. Let cake cool slightly before eating.
- If cooking in small ramekins or silicone cupcake molds, divide batter into two. Add 3 pieces of chocolate to the center of each. Cook each separately for 30 seconds or until top is dry and not gooey. If using silicone molds, they should easily slide out once you turn the cakes upside down. If using ramekins, I suggest you leave in the ramekin as indicated in my note in the above post.
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
Loving it!
Hi Patricia! So glad you are loving this recipe!
My favorite variety is their dark chocolate orange.
Mint truffles!
Milk chocolate. Definitely. It sets off the dark chocolate pieces perfectly. One can never have too much chocolate.
If this isn’t a little bit of heaven I don’t know what is. Truffles baked in a cake that only takes 5 minutes to make. Bliss.
I can’t choose which one is my favorite because they are all so good!! But I really have been wanting to try the white chocolate coconut one!
Easy – dark chocolate with sea salt. YUM.
My favorite is the Excellence Intense Mint Bar
Dsrk chocolate with sea salt for sure! The best!
My favorite is the extra creamy milk chocolate bar. I am not a fan of the XX% Cocoa bars or the dark chocolate.
Extra dark! 70% or plus
i would love to try sea salt chocolate!
Raspberry Lindt truffles (:
Dark chocolate truffles are my favorite. 🙂
Coffee truffles
White chocolate is the best! They have a whole store in England.
I LOVE their White Chocolate truffles!
Thank you for the nice giveaway!
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I’ve only ever had the milk chocolate truffles. But I just spent a few (10?) minutes on their website and now want the truffles milk chocolate bar. Yes, the truffle taste from a ball made into a bar. Oh my. Either that or the hazelnut chocolate bars. Oh I can’t pick just one thing!
I LOVE all things chocolate! Lindt milk chocolate truffles simply melt in my mouth!
I love the dark chocolate with caramel.
Lindt Stracciatella Truffles!
this is my entry : i love caramel squares.
I love the milk chocolate Lindor truffles!
The Lindt Lindor peanut butter truffles are dangerously good–I can probably polish off an entire bag by myself.
I usually buy the assorted truffled because I love all of them! LOL. I suppose my favorite is probably the hazelnut truffle!
My favorite Lindt is the caramel.
The new Hello collection is my favorite with strawberry cheesecake being #1! I just wish that I could find it somewhere beside Target though since there are no Targets near me.
I just made the Baked brownies (recipe from your site!) with Lindt’s 70% cocoa bars and they were delicious!
Lindt caramel truffles are an indulgence of mine. 🙂
hmm I love caramel lindt chocolate!
My favorite flavor of Lindt chocolate is the chili one. The touch of warmth from the chili gives it a bit of a warm flavor that I love.
My favorite is the dark chocolate with sea salt — so good!
I love the sea salt caramel bar!
Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt
All Chocolate is so great
Dark Chocolate with sea salt for me!
I love the caramel squares!!!
Lindt milk chocolate with almonds or hazelnuts.
I like Lindt 70%.
love the lindt milk choco truffles!
I adore their White Chocolate Coconut bars and will gladly eat a whole bar in one sitting. 🙂
Anything with chocolate and caramel is my first choice
peanut butter chocolate is always the best.
the Lindt chocolate orange is my favorite
Anything dark chocolate! I just bought the silicone cupcake holders – this cake is a must-try!
My favorite would be the dark chocolate truffles. When I was little, my mom would bring assorted truffles home and trading the colorful wrapped balls with my sisters was serious business.
The milk chocolate truffle balls! My husband and I had to make a rule that we can only buy them if they’re on sale or we’d get them all the time.
Dark chocolate sea salt, hands down.
lindt dark chocolate with sea salt!
Oh, the question should be which one DON’T I like because I love them all! My favorite is the chocolate caramel squares.
Love the Lindt 70% dark chocolate bars. Yummy and supposedly healthy. Have not tried the truffles yet.
I love the Lindt white chocolate truffles! They melt in your mouth, super heavenly! <3
Intense Orange. Fabulous!
Oh Lindt, I see those bags and I go weak in the knees. I am in love with %60 Extra Dark Lindors. The darker the better for me (just sayin’ – in case I m win)
I like most Lindt chocolates but I’ve always had a soft spot for the peanut butter truffle – so good!
I love Lindt truffles! I buy bags of them every winter holiday season.
I just tried their new collection at a store, the HELLO collection. I tried a few of the little bars- they’re really good! Same texture as the truffle balls, but in a bar form that’s fairly easy to share with others. The fillings are very flavorful and come in a whole bunch of fun and different flavors. So I’d recommend checking those out if you haven’t already.
When we’d go to Borders when I was a child, I always, always used to get one of their truffles. Mostly the white chocolate one but I switched it up sometimes (:
I love Lindt’s milk chocolate truffles! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Oo this is just too easy! I love the dark chocolate with sea salt 🙂