Indulge in this delicious chocolate mug cake and let your troubles melt away!
Addictively warm and chocolatey, you’ll love scooping it out as melted chocolate drips down the spoon!
Double the ingredients to make it a special treat for kids coming home after a long day at school or the playground. Or why not whip up this warm and welcoming delight for a friend who drops by just to say hello?
Want some tips?
Make this on a cold winter afternoon to cheer yourself up—it works every time, trust me!
Just jot down the recipe and stick it on the fridge door because once you try it, it’ll be in constant demand
Remember to use wide mugs with an average height like the one shown in the picture. And don't forget, it's crucial to fill the mug only halfway—this cake will rise to the top, and you don’t want any spills to ruin the fun!
Ingredients you'll need for 2 mug cakes;
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
Egg | 1 |
| Sugar | 4 tbsp |
| Milk | 3tbsp |
| Butter (melted) | 2 tbsp |
| Salt-pinches | 2 |
To combine together |
|
Plain flour | 4 tbsp |
| Baking powder | 1/2 tsp |
| Cocoa powder | 1 tbsp |
Let’s make;
Step 1: Mix all the wet ingredients
- Drop sugar into a jug
- Melt the butter and add in
- Add the egg and whisk until frothy
- Pour in milk
- Whisk a bit more and keep aside
- Combine flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt together
- Pour into the wet mixture
- Mix the batter with the fork or a balloon mixer until all comes creamy and runny
- Pour the batter equally into two mugs. Mugs should be filled only up to half as the batter could spill out while microwaving
- Drop chocolate shavings/chocolate chips/chocolate buttons on top
- Microwave one mug for 1 minute on full power. Five more seconds will do if you feel the batter is too wet
- Take out of the microwave
- Drop a few chocolate shavings or buttons on top and let them melt with the heat of the cake
- Dig in!
