Easy Chocolate Mug Cake made in the microwave in under 2 minutes! Warm chocolate cake with easy ingredients and cooked to perfection!
You would never believe how easy it is to make mug cakes! We love them and have a variety of them here on the blog! My kids can whip these desserts up in just a few minutes!
This chocolate mug cake is rich, full of chocolate flavor, and does not disappoint!
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Some Mug Cakes You Might Enjoy!
- The most popular mug cake on this site is this carrot cake mug cake with cream cheese frosting. Has all of the best flavors of carrot cake
- Lemon cheesecake mug cake encompasses all the flavors of spring! Perfectly tart!
- Red Velvet brownie mug cake, this one is actually make with boxed mixes but equally delicious!
- Pink Chocolate Chip Mug Cake! My daughter Madison made this for the blog back in 2016 and it’s always a favorite!
- I make this every fall! Chocolate chip pumpkin mug cake! So good and my favorite!
How To Make Chocolate Mug Cake
Ingredients:
For the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, packed. baking powder, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt( optional).
For the wet ingredients: milk, vegetable oil, pure vanilla extract.
Optional topping: semi-sweet chocolate chips (but I think they are totally necessary!
Directions:
- Add all ingredients except chocolate chips to a 10-12 ounce microwave-safe mug.
- Stir with a fork or mini whisk.
- Microwave on high until the cake is cooked, about 1 minute 45 seconds. Pause cooking halfway through by opening up microwave to prevent cake from overflowing.
- If desired, sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Serve warm and ENJOY!
NOTES & STORAGE:
Add a pinch of instant espresso powder for deeper chocolate flavor.
You can use any kind of oil such as avocado oil, canola oil, or even extra-virgin olive oil.
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Chocolate Mug Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar packed
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt optional
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon chocolate chips for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients except chocolate chips to a 10-12 ounce microwave-safe mug.
- Stir with a fork or mini whisk.
- Microwave on high until the cake is cooked, about 1 minute 45 seconds. Pause cooking halfway through by opening up microwave to prevent cake from overflowing.
- If desired, sprinkle chocolate chips on top.
- Serve warm and ENJOY!
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