Chocolate Mug Cake

Chocolate Mug Cake

This single-serving

chocolate mug cake delivers on all counts and surpasses all expections! It's an easy recipe with simple ingredients that yields an incredibly moist, fudgy cake with mouthwatering flavor in every bite. Start by mixing basic pantry staples like flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and milk in your favorite mug. Top with a generous dollop of hazelnut spread, then sit back and watch as this decadent concoction transforms into a gourmet dessert in under two minutes in the microwave. You can whip up this delectable dessert whenever the craving strikes and savor life's little luxuries one spoonful at a time. 

Filed Under

North American, Comfort Food, Vegetarian, Desserts, Kid-Friendly, Weeknight, No Bake Desserts, One-Pot or Pan, Tasty EWD Fifteen, Gluten, Dairy, Tree nuts

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Easy

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Quick

Under 1 Hour

Ingredients

You'll Need:

  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon oil (vegetable or canola)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon chocolate hazelnut spread (plus more for topping)
  • - powdered sugar (for topping, optional)
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Preparation

  1. In a 12-ounce (375 ml) mug or larger, mix all ingredients (except the chocolate hazelnut spread) until just combined.
  2. Once combined, spoon the chocolate hazelnut spread on top of the batter.
  3. Microwave on high for 90 seconds to 2 minutes, watching to make sure it doesn’t spill over (depending on the size of the mug).
  4. Let cool one minute before eating. Top with additional chocolate hazelnut spread and powdered sugar (optional).
  5. Enjoy!
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Nutrition

calories

392

carbohydrates

72g

fat

9g

fiber

5g

protein

8g

sugar

37g

Last updated on 2024-05-01

Tips

  • munchiepie

    "I cooked mine for 1:25 because t was a little dry the first time I made this. If you have self rising flour you don't need baking soda, this is my favorite mug recipe ever!"

    7 years ago

  • Giada Pais

    "Personally, the batter with the amount of milk that they put just didn’t work for me. It turned into a big ball of chocolatey flour and it felt almost like pizza dough. I recommend using at least four or five tablespoons of milk if you encounter the same problem as me"

    7 years ago

  • bentobox

    "It tasted really good in the end, but it had major flaws. It tasted a little bitter, so I would say add more sugar, it was kind of dry so I would say add more milk. I did this again and it turned out well!"

    7 years ago

  • hey_alexa

    "Adding extra milk really helped with the consistency. I mixed in a bit of salt and it came out nice."

    7 years ago

  • avajewel

    "Delicious just the way it is!! Instead of hazelnut as a topping, I used whipped cream!!"

    7 years ago

  • pinkwaffle

    "Delicious! The only thing I can recommend making sure you mix the bottom of the cup otherwise the corners are really floury."

    7 years ago

  • madsisdalittest

    "If you don’t have baking powder, baking soda works just fine!"

    7 years ago

  • new2baking

    "Surprised to say this is very tasty. Wasn’t expecting much because of it being cooked in the microwave. I took some of the others advice and added double the amount of milk. Next time I will use more oil as it was still a bit dry. Your also going to need a tall cup. I used a tall cup and when it was rising in the microwave it came up to the top."

    7 years ago

  • bec2012

    "Definitely needed to add more milk. Would, however recommend that you mix the hazelnut spread into the batter to get the flavour throughout the cake. Was really yummy overall 😃🍰"

    7 years ago

  • Masooma Nasikwala

    "It turned out really well..super delicious"

    7 years ago

  • skyebird

    "I would use about 6 tbsp of milk instead of 3 tbsp. It was too doughy without it. The taste did stay the same."

    7 years ago

  • healthy_queen123

    "Use colourful add ins to make it more yummy. It is so quick and easy to make."

    7 years ago

  • elizabethleblanc42

    "You can also put chocolate syrup on top"

    7 years ago

  • Yana Sngryan

    "The cake is delicious! Just make shure to mix ingredients on the bottom of the mug. And I personally bake it for about 3 minutes in a little bit bigger mug as the cake raises and gets out. You can add marshmallows in the end, ( about 15 seconds before the microwave turns off) they work perfectly together!"

    7 years ago

  • ericao

    "I used 6 tablespoons of milk instead of 3 and it work out fine. I also didn’t put the hazelnut spread on it. Very tasty. Put more sugar"

    7 years ago

  • Rezwana Akhi

    "It would be better if you add more oil"

    7 years ago

  • sweet_lover

    "This was DELICIOUS! It’s quite sweet so we had it with some ice-cream and that was a success! :)"

    7 years ago

  • daisy_daffodil

    "I added 6 tbsp of Milk And left out the Baking Powder, Oil and Hazelnut Spread. It tastes amazing if you’re looking for a chewy kind of texture. It’s not that sweet too!"

    7 years ago

  • mariatzks

    "Amazing!! So tasty but watch out cause it’s rises very quickly"

    7 years ago

  • munchiepie

    "I cooked mine for 1:25 because t was a little dry the first time I made this. If you have self rising flour you don't need baking soda, this is my favorite mug recipe ever!"

    7 years ago