Microwave Lava Cake
This is one of my new all time favorite cakes!
Perfect for a quick dessert or for a fancy impressive meal..or anytime you need a chocolate fix! It truly doesn’t get any better than this for a quick treat. As you can see from the image, my son in law didn’t even wait to flip it on a platter. Boys… of course the next image should be where he is running around because the LAVA chocolate has attached itself to his tongue. Again.. boys…
Ingredients:
1 box cake mix (your choice of mix) – plus items needed per directions on box
1 can ready to serve frosting
Directions:
~ Prepare cake batter according to package directions – place in large/deep glass bowl or baking dish
~ Dump frosting by spoonfuls into batter
~ Microwave for nine (9) minutes on high
That’s it! Please use hot pads when removing from microwave as bowl/dish will be screaming hot!
Amber Ludwig says
January 15, 2016 at 10:20 AMWhoa!! How easy is this?!!? Yummo!! Can’t wait to make it!!Could we use any frosting?!?
Edna Williams says
January 12, 2016 at 4:26 PMWhat a real easy cake! I could make this! Thanks for sharing!
jo n says
December 24, 2015 at 5:33 AMwhen i ate sugar, lava cake was one of my favourites. Thank goodness I didn’t know about this back then for I would be the size of a house
Stephanie says
December 3, 2015 at 7:31 PMWhat a delicious and easy cake recipe that my whole family will love! Thank you!
Jerry Marquardt says
April 26, 2015 at 11:42 PMThis cake looks so fresh and delicious, I thank you for the awesome idea and recipe share.
Sue E says
April 24, 2015 at 2:05 AMI pinned this gooey death-by-chocolate recipe. This recipe looks really rich. Plus it is easy to make & it definitely looks like one of those “ways to the man’s stomach” recipes – he really is enjoying it. So will my grandkids & I the next time they stay over!
kathleen kelly says
April 10, 2015 at 9:54 AMWhat a perfect thing for a guy to make who has no clue in the kitchen, like my hubby…lol. Thank you for sharing!
Dianna Davis says
March 3, 2015 at 6:11 PMoh wow this is real easy–I love anything chocolate– I will be making this soon– thank you for sharing
Amy Green says
March 1, 2015 at 7:42 PMI’ll try using Chery Chip, on my birthday.
Amy Green says
March 1, 2015 at 7:39 PMI think I’ll try using Black Forest Mix. I love chocolate & cherries!
Lisa Coomer Queen says
February 25, 2015 at 10:35 PMThis looks like my kind of baking. I have just the bowl to do this in too. Looks yummy!
Sherryl Wilson says
March 1, 2015 at 2:32 PMOh, this cake is amazing! And you can use any flavor combo you love. If you are using the frosting for german chocolate I would suggest also dropping in a plain chocolate frosting as the german choc one is really thick and doesn’t melt as well as regular tubs of frosting.
Deborah D says
January 7, 2015 at 11:09 AMThat is super easy! I will try it!
ac says
January 5, 2015 at 6:45 PMThis looks so easy to make! I don’t need anymore cake recepies through, I have plenty.
md kennedy says
January 3, 2015 at 8:05 PMOh Em Gee! What an awesome idea and how easy is that to make! Great for a movie-night craving!
Sandra Watts says
December 21, 2014 at 7:49 PMIt sounds good and he looks like he is enjoying it in your picture. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Dorothy Boucher says
December 20, 2014 at 9:57 PMwow! how nice is this, I don’t think I have ever heard of something like this, and I just baked a chocolate cake tonight lol wish I had seen this post earlier 🙂 thanks for share and definitely will be trying this out with the grandchildren
April Farley says
September 22, 2014 at 9:26 AMWow !!!! I am gonna give this a whirl and I am sure fall in love with it!
Lisa says
March 18, 2014 at 1:03 AMLooks like so much fun! My kids would love it. 🙂 Thanks for linking up with “Try a New Recipe Tuesday.” I hope you will be able to join us again this week. https://our4kiddos.blogspot.com/2014/03/peanut-butter-bread.html
JanD says
June 9, 2013 at 8:46 PMWow, it’s that easy and quick!
Shane says
June 8, 2013 at 4:38 PMLooks scrumptious!
Ann Harrison says
June 6, 2013 at 4:37 PMSeriously? I can’t believe how easy this is! I must do this for my daughters’ End of School Year party.
I’m happy to have found you through Sincerely, Paula’s WW :->
Ann
Ann Again… and again
Vicki says
June 6, 2013 at 3:20 PMLooks yummy! I love quick and easy…gotta try this!
Eloquent Obi says
June 6, 2013 at 9:54 AMohh! nice and so simple too. can you use any frosting and cake mix?
Sherryl says
June 7, 2013 at 5:15 PMYes! You can use any plain cake mix and a can of frosting. I haven’t tried angel food yet…will have to try that one and see. Tonight we are making a lemon cake with cream cheese frosting..
Jennie A. says
June 6, 2013 at 4:52 AMOMGOSH! I wish you had a Lap Band friendly version of that recipe!!! Lol! It looks sooo great! I will not snac. I will not snack!
Sherryl says
June 7, 2013 at 5:17 PMI know I know.. I had the RNY and have used the sugar free cake mix for this.. for the frosting, try the lower sugar cans or don’t use the frosting and make a lemon, poppy seed with splenda drizzle to pour over the cake. That would cut the calories a ton.
Michele says
June 6, 2013 at 4:50 AMNow that sounds like even I could make it!! It looks really really tempting!! Hum–wonder if using an Angel food mix with no sugar frosting would work–probably would not taste as good–but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do!
Sherryl says
June 7, 2013 at 5:18 PMI haven’t tried angel food but plan on it later this week. I did put pineapple chunks in the mix with a lemon cake and cream cheese frosting. Look up my 321 Mug cake for a lower calorie using angel food cake mix.. that is a wonderful by the cup cake that you can top with anything.
@PamelaMKramer - A Renaissance Woman says
June 5, 2013 at 10:28 PMYou have to be kidding me right now. I have the stuff to make this right now. Please, someone stop me.
Thank for coming by to link up! My waist line may not thank you but…. rofl…
Sherryl says
June 7, 2013 at 5:23 PMGo for it! This is the easiest and one of the yummiest cakes! So far I think I like the pudding in the mix chocolate with the cream cheese frosting but the German choc with the German choc frosting ROCKED too! Let me know what you try!
krystel says
June 5, 2013 at 8:21 PMthat cake looks really good
krystel says
June 5, 2013 at 8:15 PMLOL LOVE THE PIC
Alison says
June 5, 2013 at 10:55 AMwow that looks good. Thanks for sharing – I hope my sons-in-laws will be like this too!
Allyson Bossie says
June 5, 2013 at 6:41 AMMy kids would love this, and love that they can cook it themselves. Great afterschool snack!
Katie K says
June 3, 2013 at 1:36 PMLooks delicious AND Easy! Thansk for sharing
Paula V says
June 3, 2013 at 11:32 AMI had no idea cakes could be microwaved. Definitely worth a try. Thanks.
Cheryl Chervitz says
June 2, 2013 at 11:13 PMThis sounds yummy and easy. Thank you for sharing.
Kaycee says
June 2, 2013 at 7:20 PMThat looks quite sinfully wonderful! I just started changing my lifestyle away from this kind of stuff but man it’s tempting!!! I shall enjoy vicariously through your pics! Thanks for sharing!
Carol L says
June 2, 2013 at 6:51 PMMy daughter would go crazy for this. She loves chocolate but this is amazingly simple to end up with a cake that looks so delicious. I’ll be making this for sure, several times. lol
Carol L
Sarah Hayes says
June 2, 2013 at 12:21 AMthis looks amazing! I cant wait to try it..so easy 🙂
Kimberly says
June 1, 2013 at 10:32 PMMy family would love this! Thanks for sharing! I will definitely have to try this.
Rachael Henzman says
June 1, 2013 at 9:09 PMOh my goodness! This looks amazing! And, right now I don’t have an oven, so this would be perfect when I’m craving something sweet 🙂
Kathleen says
June 1, 2013 at 5:06 PMoh boy, I think you have created a Microwave Lava Cake monster in me! LOL I ADORE lava cake and ate many servings on every cruise I’ve taken. No wonder I gained weight. This looks SO EASY and I’m thinking, TOO EASY! Look out waistline, here lava cake comes. Pinning for quick reference! Thank you!
Darlene Jones-Nelson says
June 1, 2013 at 3:03 PMI have never made this kind of cake looks messy, but good
Sherry Compton says
June 1, 2013 at 1:03 PMYummy! Sounds really decadent. I love it when recipes are easy and fun…plus, you can’t go wrong with chocolate.
Chelsea r says
June 1, 2013 at 8:57 AMOh my goodness I should not have looked at this 😉
We will have to try this after dinner this weekend.
chelesa sims says
June 1, 2013 at 1:47 AMThis looks like something i can do .everytime i have tried in the past to make a cake,brownies etc.they always come out wrong. Iam going to try this.Looks yummy
Valarie Lee Gentry says
May 31, 2013 at 9:55 AMThis cake looks so yummy and messily good! My daughter would love this recipe! The messier, the better!
Sarah L says
May 30, 2013 at 10:56 PMUh, oh. Sounds dangerous (to my waistline)
Donna D says
May 30, 2013 at 10:53 PMlooks good!
Linda Bradshaw says
May 30, 2013 at 8:23 PMThis is very interesting. I think I will have to try this soon.