Nutella Molten Lava Cakes

Nutella Molten Lava Cakes are a rich, 5-ingredient chocolate cakes! These lava cakes have a delicate layer of chocolate cake around a hot, fudgy center!

Nutella molten lava cakes are an easy, 5-ingredient twist on the traditional molten lava cake. My family loves Nutella and chocolate lava cakes, so I came up with this easy dessert recipe as a way to pair their love of Nutella with their love of molten chocolate cakes.

Not only are these cakes super easy to make, but they’re also super delicious! The cakes can be made ahead of time so you can make them and then bake them when you’re ready.

The lava cakes are so easy that you can whip them up on a weeknight, but they’re special enough that you could serve them for Valentine’s Day!

How to make molten Nutella cakes

Here you’ll find step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe is given below.

Step 1: Using a mixer (either a hand mixer or a stand mixer), beat yolks and eggs until pale yellow, about 3 minutes.

Step 2: Add flour, and beat until well-combined.

Step 3: Stir in Nutella and vanilla. Add up to 1 teaspoon of Nutella to the batter if you want more fudgy middles.

Step 4: Divide batter evenly among ramekins. Place the ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet with at least 1-2 inches in between the ramekins.

Step 5: Bake cakes until edges are set but the centers is still jiggly, about 12–14 minutes. If you overbake the cakes, then they won’t have much molten Nutella in the middle.

Step 6: Transfer cookie sheet to a wire cooling rack. Let cakes cool for 5 minutes.

Step 7: Run a thin knife around edges of ramekins to loosen cakes, and invert cakes onto plates. Serve warm.

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