Vegetarian mug chocolate cake - 3rd try

- zaty.

This is a modified version of the mug choc cake I tried a few years ago (ori recipe here; my 1st, 2nd attempts). I like experimenting... and i like how this turned out, especially if I'm in dire need of a quick chocolatey treat. The result? Half a mug of choc cake -- just enough to satiate those sudden pangs of sweet goodness.

Equipment 

• A microwable mug/bowl
• A tablespoon
• A microwave 

Ingredients

• 4 Tb flour
• 1 Tb white sugar
• 1 Tb unsweetened cocoa powder 
• 1 Tb nutella
• 1 tsp peanut butter (might use more pb next time)
• 3 Tb water
• 3 Tb coconut oil
• 1 Tb vanilla essence

Directions  

1. Combine dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa) in the mug/bowl.
2. Add wet ingredients (nutella, peanut butter, water, oil, flavoring), mix well
3. Place mug in microwave; nuke for 2mins 30secs in a 1000w microwave oven
4. Take it out of the microwave, let it settle for a few moments, and dig in!

Best eaten fresh out of the microwave when it's still soft and gooey; if you leave it for a while the cake might harden (it's not that bad, it just gets a bit a bit chunky/flaky after that, and I prefer my cakes soft).

You can also sprinkle some icing sugar at the top or have this with vanilla ice cream if you like, because i've reduced the sugar for this version because of the additions (e.g. choc chips/nutella) :)

Enjoy ^___^

Choc cake in a mug

- zaty.

Update 11/5/2014: here's an updated version of the recipe: clickie!

Yes, in a mug. I kid you not.

Pre-microwave

Post-microwave

Not exactly the prettiest cake in the world, but honestly - if you have 10 minutes, a microwave oven, and a dire craving for a choc cake fix pronto, this is much easier than walking all the way to the bakery or even baking a 'real' cake.

Original recipe from here.

Microwave choc cake in a mug recipe:

Tools

• Microwave & coffee mug. Also baking paper to line the mug :)

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp flour
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• 2 tbsp whisked egg (omit this for a fudgier cake)
• 3 tbsp milk
• 3 tbsp oil
• 3 tbsp choc chips
• A few tsps of of flavoring - eg. vanilla, peppermint

Directions

1. Add all of the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa) to the mug and mix.
2. Add the egg and combine well. It gets pretty pasty at this point.
3. Stir in milk and oil.
4. Add choc chips and flavoring. Stir well.
5. Microwave for 3 minutes in a 1000w oven, or 4 minutes in a 700w oven. It will start to crown over the top of the mug. Don't panic! It will collapse once the heat stops.

Enjoy :)