Name: Nutella Cake In A Mug
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 4 tbsp Self Raising Flour; 3 tbsp Nutella; 3 tbsp Cocoa; 4 tbsp Brown Sugar; 1 Egg; 1/3 cups Milk; 1/3 cups Vegetable Oil

Nutella Cake In A Mug

Published by

Clare Whitfield

Last Updated

September 15, 2025

Delicious Nutella mug cake topped with whipped cream in a pink cup.

This moist, Nutella Cake in a Mug takes about 1 and a half minutes to cook in the microwave and is seriously gorgeous for a cold night by the TV.

Nutella Cake In A Mug

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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Course: DessertCuisine: AustralianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

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servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Total time

minutes

Cook Mode

Keep the screen of your device on

Ingredients

4 tbsp Self Raising Flour
3 tbsp Nutella
3 tbsp Cocoa
4 tbsp Brown Sugar
1 Egg
1/3 cups Milk
1/3 cups Vegetable Oil

Directions

Combine all ingredients in two large mugs.
Whisk well with a fork until the batter is smooth.
Microwave on high for 1½ 3 minutes, depending on the wattage of your microwave (mine took 1 1/2 minutes)
Top with whipped cream or, for an even more decadent treat, try our Rich Chocolate Sauce recipe.

Notes

Nutella Cake In a Mug is not suitable for freezing.
Best made fresh just before eating.

DON’T FORGET – these recipes are designed to be made in large, microwave-safe MUGS or even a bowl! The bigger, the better!

Delicious Nutella mug cake with melted chocolate, perfect for quick desserts.

For extra deliciousness, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and custard… Ok, I’m craving for some. Gonna whip one up now!

For more delicious Cake in a Mug recipes – try some of these:

Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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Responses to “Nutella Cake In A Mug”

Michelle

June 11, 2013

Very Rich. Huge – had to share. Yum.

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Eunice

June 14, 2013

How big does the mug have to be? I don’t want to make the mistake in having an explosion in the microwave. My mugs take 300ml max (or 1 & 1/3cups)

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Samantha

June 17, 2013

Eunice, I used a 600ml mug and it still overflowed…. (upon cooling it sunk back down). It was absolutely delicious especially nice and warm straight from the microwave but only just made it through half the serving -could definitely serve two!

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Jacqueline

August 19, 2013

Can you use olive oil instead,not keen on vegetable oil?

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1. Jody Allen
  
  August 20, 2013
  
  Maybe butter instead Jac, I think olive oil would be too strong.
  
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Emma

November 23, 2013

Just tried it tonight for the first time. Very delicious but I think next time ill use less sugar, was a little sweet for me. I split it with my husband and we both thought it was too much. Think it could serve 3 or 4

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