Chocolate Mug Cake

I wrote this chocolate mug cake recipe for my daughter because she loves to make mug cakes and she is old enough now to mix her own ingredients and make it herself! Such an exciting moment in a mom’s life! It’s a basic and delicious chocolate cake recipe that cook in the microwave in only 1 minute. You can top with melted chocolate, hot fudge sauce, frosting or as we like to do at our house, just a dusting of powdered sugar.

This recipe can be mixed up ahead of time and stored in zip lock bags with the instructions to add milk, oil and vanilla and microwave for 1:00 on high power.

This chocolate mug cake will work in any medium to large mug or a standard 3 inch ramekin. A ramekin is what I have it pictured in on this post. I recently went on a ramekin hunt so I could teach a group of about 15 girls and ladies how to make molten chocolate lava cakes and so now I have more than a few. Ha! I don’t mind though they are great to have on hand for these mug cakes and other treats. Here are a few other recipes I have that use ramekins.

Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
White Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillet
No Bake Peach Pie For Two
Healthier Strawberry Topped Cake

What you need to make chocolate mug cake:

Makes 1 mug cake – using a standard to large mug or 3 inch ramekin

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• splash of vanilla

Instructions

1. Add the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda and stir together.
2. Add the milk, oil and vanilla and stir.
3. Microwave on high for 1:00 or until cake has a center that springs up.
4. Frost with your favorite topping or dust with powdered sugar.
5. Enjoy!

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5 from 5 votes

Chocolate Mug Cake

Easy to make and delicious chocolate mug cake that cooks in your microwave in just about 1 minute.

Prep Time4 minutes mins

Cook Time1 minute min

Course: cake, chocolate, Dessert, treat

Cuisine: cake, Dessert, treat

Keyword: Cake, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Dessert, treat

Servings: 1 mug cake

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• splash of vanilla

Instructions

• Add the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda and stir together.
• Add the milk, oil and vanilla and stir.
• Microwave on high for 1:00 or until cake has a center that springs up.
• Frost with your favorite topping or dust with powdered sugar.