When I shared my Apple Crisp For One I told you I would have at least one more single serving dessert, & here it is! Like, who doesn’t love chocolate? When you need a small chocolate fix, this is the perfect dessert for one! A simple microwaveable chocolate cake with melted chocolate chips as frosting. You can also eat this one with a scoop of ice cream, which is how I prefer it! Yum! And I am not saying these are healthy desserts by any means, just makes enough for one (or two if you really are worried about calories.) Shove chocolate chips in the center for a more gooey, molten type cake. Have fun with it!
Single Serving Chocolate Cake
Yield 1 Serving
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp flour
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp cocoa
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp canola oil
- 2 Tbsp chocolate chips, divided
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder & salt in a microwaveable dish.
- Add milk, canola oil, & 1 Tbsp chocolate chips. Whisk with a fork until smooth.
- Microwave on high for 45 seconds to 1 minute.
- Immediately top with remaining 1 Tbsp of chocolate chips. Allow chocolate to melt & spread with a spoon over the top of the cake (like frosting.) Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.
Recipe Notes
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Recipe altered from Sarah’s Cucina Bella
Aimee @ Like Mother Like Daughter says
August 20, 2013 at 3:22 PMYum! I love single serving desserts and this chocolate cake looks so so good!
Kathleen says
August 20, 2013 at 3:52 PMSeriously, I think you are going to make me put on all of the weight I lost! This looks so good!
Debra Hawkins says
August 20, 2013 at 4:15 PMI love this! Most of the time a full dessert is just asking for trouble around here!
LuckyRedHen says
August 20, 2013 at 4:15 PMI don’t realize that I want chocolate cake until I need it and don’t want to wait. This is a perfect solution! Thanks 🙂
Yvonne says
August 21, 2013 at 12:29 AMSeriously – the single serving concept is totally brill. If it’s around I will eat it. My will power most often is lacking. I’m a HUGE fan of Chili’s Molten Lava Cake so like you said with chocolate chips in the center it would indeed be divine.
Yvonne @ TriedandTasty.com
Karina Wetzel says
August 21, 2013 at 4:00 AMOh My!! How delicious this looks? so yummy too! Sometimes I just need a little sweet and this would be perfect! Pinned for later 🙂
Hillary says
August 21, 2013 at 2:15 PMCan plain yogurt be substituted for the milk?
Amber Brady says
August 21, 2013 at 8:45 PMI don’t see why not. Let me know if it works!
Jagoda S says
August 21, 2013 at 3:07 PMI am totally making this delicious chocolate cake!
Winnie says
August 21, 2013 at 6:28 PMI love it
It’s the perfect dessert for an intimate dinner – to share this portion of cake
Katie @ Made to be a Momma. says
August 22, 2013 at 1:24 AMLooks delicious and I love how its a single serving! Too cute! I would LOVE to have you share this at my link party going on right now! http://www.madetobeamomma.com/2013/08/homemade-by-you-64.html Following you via facebook!!
Cindy says
August 22, 2013 at 4:07 AMThis could be very dangerous–and delicious!
Adele Rivers says
October 6, 2013 at 11:01 PMIt wasn’t that good. I think the recipes with the egg come out better.
Amber Brady says
October 6, 2013 at 11:19 PMI haven’t tried the egg kind yet, but will have to soon. This one can get dry if your microwave has high wattage. Less time is better to keep it moist & delicious. Thanks for your honest input though. 🙂
Kara says
August 12, 2018 at 8:37 PMVery gummy and chewy- did not like it at all.
Amber Brady says
August 14, 2018 at 6:33 PMMicrowave baking is definitely tricky business. Sorry it wasn’t your favorite.
Colin says
June 5, 2019 at 6:57 PMLove this recipe. Good and moist and so easy. I changed the topping a little. I heated a tablespoon of cream on the microwave for 30 seconds and then mixed the second tablespoon of chocolate chips in and poured it over the cake. Just an added twist to a great quick recipe.
Amber | Dessert Now Dinner Later says
June 6, 2019 at 10:59 AMSounds like you made Chocolate ganache, which is so good! Glad you enjoyed this recipe!