Microwave Mug Cake
A soft chocolate cake for one, mixed in a mug and cooked in the microwave in 90 seconds.
Photograph credit: Finished Mug Cake by Jeff Robbins · CC BY 2.0 · Flickr
What Goes With It
- Vanilla ice cream
- Whipped cream
- Fresh berries
- Peanut butter
How to Cook Microwave Mug Cake
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Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a large 350 ml mug.
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Stir in the milk, oil and vanilla, scraping the base and corners, until smooth.
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Press the chocolate chips into the centre of the batter.
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Microwave on high for 70 seconds, then check. Add 10 seconds if the top is wet.
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Leave to stand for 1 minute and eat from the mug.
A Few Notes
Do not overcook it.
Use a large mug and fill it halfway.
Stand for a minute before eating.
Leftovers
Best eaten at once.
Nutrition per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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