I can’t decide if this is the worst or greatest idea I have stumbled upon— a chocolate cake, baked in a mug, in a microwave, in just two minutes.
You can go from hankering to satisfaction in a matter of mere minutes. It’s dangerously wonderful.
I have seen this concept floating around the internet for a while, but didn’t give it much thought until I saw a recipe in the latest issue of Lucky Peach magazine, as part of an article about the evolution of molten chocolate cake. I was intrigued, and since it wouldn’t take much to test it, I did.
The cake is spongy and moist, and you can easily increase or decrease the baking time to get the amount of moistness you prefer. My favorite part is that the chocolate chips sink to the bottom where they melt and become a fudgy layer. With each bite I like to scoop all the way to the bottom of the mug, getting a good ratio of chocolate cake to fudginess in every spoonful.
You sure can’t beat a single (or double, if you feel like sharing) serving of practically instant chocolate cake. Chocoholics beware, your lives may never be the same again.
A single-serving chocolate cake with you need a chocolate fix,
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons (20 grams) all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons (45 grams) sugar
- 2 tablespoons (10 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
- Pinch salt
- 3 tablespoons (30 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium sized microwave-safe mug, add the vegetable oil, whole milk, egg, and vanilla extract. Use a fork or small whisk to mix until combined. Add the flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt and mix until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Bake in the microwave on high for two minutes. Serve immediately.
Adapted from The Lucky Peach Magazine.
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When I was in college, my roommates and I *always* used to make these on late study nights–I’m so glad to see them get their I-need-dessert-now place in the sun!!
When I saw this (or a similar recipe), I got hooked instantly for all the reasons you cited. It was so quick and easy. Because I wanted additional flavor options, I just forged ahead and created them. You can find some sample recipes for free at my web site, http://www.microwavemugcakes.com. I also penned a book called “101 Recipes for Microwave Mug Cakes” that might be of interest to you. I’d be glad to send you a copy for potential review in exchange for your address. Best, Stacey Miller
I have a feeling you are going to make this for your little one over and over again through the years and you are going to be considered “the best mum ever”. Such a fun idea!
I crave cake way too often – so this is super dangerous!!
Smudge is going to love this, and I might love it even more because she can make it herself!
Wow, this is going to be a problem for me. In the best way ever.
Shut it fatzo dont eat cake then go on a diet and NOW
You’re probably a 600lb bully who needs to be rude online to feel good about herself. Go get a day job or go on a jog instead of making microwave cake and then making fun of others for doing the same.
Yum! I too have seen these recipes on a lot of fod blogs but haven’t tried it yet. It DOES seem like such a lovely way to eat cake quickly!
could it get any easier than this? Looks SO easy and I love the quick “bake” time.
Mmmm! A few months back I tried making a truly single serve version of one of these beauties. It was too small for me! I should definitely try this 1 or 2 serving version.
I love your measure, mix, enjoy pictures.
I JUST made it! It worked! fluffy and moist. I didn’t have any chocolate chips, but I think it would have been tastier with them. It was also a little egg-y for my taste..not undercooked, what I mean is it tastes vaguely egg-y..like one of those egg doughnuts you can buy…all in all, my brother, dad, and I approve!
Perhaps next time only use half of the beaten egg and see if that’s more to your liking. So glad you tried it, it’s a dangerous dessert, isn’t it?
By my calculation, the Nutrition Facts for this one mug cake are:
782 calories and 50 g fat.
Im eating this amazing cake as i type. A-mu-ha-ZING! Luuuurv it
I just made 2 of these for my chocolate-loving son & husband! I added cream cheese frosting, too, which I always keep on hand. Mmmmm! Side note, my elderly father has many medical conditions, can’t eat much through the day, and usually only sweets appeal to him. I gave my mother this recipe & she will make it daily for my father. The calories will be good for him! Yum!
Legit the best chocolate cake I have ever had. I added a smidge of instant coffee and hazelnut syrup only 3 sugar and just egg whites. Was fab
Just made this and it came out wonderfully! Substituted skim milk for whole milk and it was great, but otherwise stuck to the recipe. I split it between two teacups and it was the perfect amount for two people! I used mini chocolate chips and it was a good call for the smaller portions. Delicious!
How did the cooking time change when you split the recipe?
Honestly, I rarely comment on recipes. But this cake was the best mug cake I’ve ever tried and I’ve tried many. The powdered sugar on top makes it even better.
Only had almond milk on hand so I used that instead of whole milk. Found this recipe last night…made it twice since! This is dangerous
So glad you liked it! And thanks for coming back to tell me about it.
Pretty good, I see what they mean about “eggy” it is a bit spongey, but it isn’t bad. Next time I’ll take the advice and use half an egg, maybe only a yolk or white to see what happens. But for those of us who like eating brownie batter, heck, just eat it without cooking it, it tastes like box brownie batter!
I do like how this one uses less flour, so the dessert doesn’t get as dry and hard.
I halved the egg and it still tasted egg-y to me. But I also am sensitive to the taste of eggs. All in all, maybe 1 1/2 teaspoons more cocoa and allllll good.
This was the easiest recipe ever!
I made it at home just after dinner , it barely took ten minutes including prep and microwaving time! It came out awesome!
I used a small portion of a chopped hazelnut chocolate bar instead of chocolate chips.it was so yummy!
Thankyou so much for this awesome recipe!
I love the pics you put up!
Any advice abt cooking times & microwave power?
Thanks for this post. I made this tonight – first time microwave cake making adventure. I only used one tablespoon of oil, used skim milk, and flip-flopped the amounts of dark cocoa and sugar (so 4 tblsp cocoa and 2 tblsp sugar). I microwaved for 2 minutes @ 80% power and needed to do about 40 seconds more on high power. It turned out great for me but I would probably stay closer to the recipe if making for the adorable husband or others. Fun recipe to play with though – thanks again!
it turned out real rubbery and yuck i would not make it again
well i wold make it again but this time i didn’t use all the ingredients we didn’t have chocolate and coco but i tried to make vanilla but it turned to rubber but still eatable it didn’t eat it all but my dad did lol well i will try ti next time but with all the ingredients if i remember.
Thanks for the comments. The mug cake recipe as I’ve listed here (I haven’t tried any substitutions or variations, sorry) isn’t a perfect cake, but it definitely will fix a chocolate craving in a hurry. For me it’s a perfect last-minute weeknight treat.
tried this..came out delicious,soft and spongy..thanks a lot dear..
it looks nice in a way
This was really good. I used butterscotch chips because that was what I had. They didn’t sink to the bottom, though. I also used a taller drinking glass. It was easy and fast and satisfied my chocolate craving!
Glad you enjoyed it, love the idea of using butterscotch chips!
This recipe is so good! My friend gave me all of the dry ingredients in a jar for Christmas with a list of the wet ingredients to throw in and it was literally one of the best chocolate cakes I have ever had. It was just like a lava cake; moist chocolate cake with a fudgey sauce inside. Bliss!
What a fun gift idea! Thanks so much for sharing!
This was delicious…but when I did the nutritional facts for it I was really shocked! 841 calories and 42 were from fat. Luckily I split it with my daughter. Good for a once in a blue moon splurge…but be careful with these. They are addicting.
So good! Any idea if this recipe would work in the oven?
Someone shared this in #foodfeed yesterday and I was reminded of this yummy post. Might come in handy when I need a sweet fix after the baby comes
It was awesome. I made it dark chocolate by adding a half tbsp of cocoa, and I used skim milk.But I didn’t mix the egg whites enough and I ended up with chunks of egg white in it. It was fine, but kinda weird. But I’ll definitely try it again. And I’m 13 if you wanna know how easy this is.
What a great suggestion! Thanks for sharing, so glad you liked the recipe!