Olympians can't stop eating viral chocolate lava cake, even for breakfast

Nearly two years after the viral Olympic chocolate muffin craze, a new dessert is stealing the spotlight — and Olympians are even eating it for breakfast.

Social media is flooded with posts about a molten lava cake offered at the Milan Olympic Village, known locally as tortino al cioccolato, or tortino cuore fondente.

The dessert frenzy follows the 2024 Olympics in Paris, when Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen's obsession with a gooey chocolate muffin earned him the "Muffin Man" nickname.