Chocolate Mug Cakes!
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Easy and delicious chocolate mug cakes with a gooey centre that are ready in minutes!
Chocolate mug cakes
Hello chocolate mug cakes! So it’s an obvious thing if you read my blog, or look for recipes on here, that I adore chocolate… and cake. To be fair, I prefer cookies or brownies over cake in general, but sometimes thats just down to the fact that they’re easier to make. Therefore, I wanted to finally publish a recipe that is SO EASY that it’ll be rude for you guys to not try it. Honestly, six ingredients, no butter or eggs, and ready in less than five minutes.
I’ve tried several mug cake recipes over my time, as they’re just so easy. When you want a slice of chocolate cake, and you either don’t want to bake an entire one yourself, or you don’t want to buy one. Literally, whisking together some ingredients together and microwaving the mug cake, and huzzah you have a fudgey, chocolatey and delicious treat. I went for chocolate for my first mug cake recipe, but don’t worry… I will be posting plenty more as the time passes!
Serves one
I decided to make two of them for the photos to have a little more impact than just one.. but the recipe is designed for just one mug. Obviously, you have to make sure that the mug you use, that it can actually go in a microwave. I once tried to use one of my favourite mugs… but that went a little wrong. Let’s just say it had to go straight in the bin. But anyway, I used these cute mugs that I got from my local Starbucks, and they were the perfect size!
Raising agent
I tried this recipe with some baking powder, and it does work and make it more fluffy, but personally I wanted a denser and more gooey cake. You can add in 1/2 tsp of baking powder, but its entirely optional. I used self raising flour as I preferred it to plain, and then thats enough raising agent for me. The measurements are a difficult thing I find because peoples versions of ‘one tablespoon’ can vary in weight SO VERY MUCH so I have put weights as well. 15g is typically a level tablespoon weight, so don’t do heaped.. it might not turn out as good!
More chocolate?!
I did think that even though these cakes are so gooey already, that they needed a little more oomph. One of my favourite things at Easter was to add a frozen creme egg in the middle of the mug and it was so ridiculously yummy I couldn’t cope, but I never got round to posting it in time. So, as Easter is now long gone and all the treats are out of the shops again… I thought why not just use some actual chocolate?!
I thought I would make mine triple chocolate style by using a couple of chunks of milk chocolate, and then also some white chocolate chunks. When microwaving the cake, these melt as well, and it forms a gooey molten centre that you can devour.
Recipe adaptations
One of the best things about this recipe? It can so easily be made dairy free, and vegan. Honestly, I’ve tried several vegan versions, and they’re just as good. The first time I started making these I was attempting to be dairy free to see if I had an intolerance, and I was heartbroken I couldn’t have one. However, soon after realising I already didn’t include butter, and my cocoa powder is dairy free… why not try a different milk?!
I used almond milk and it heated up and ‘baked’ in the exact same way as the whole milk. Also, the chocolate chunks in the centre can easily be made vegan by using dairy free dark chocolate (which to be honest is most dark chocolates these days!)
Top tips!
Be careful when making these with your microwave as well. Microwaves can vary in power, so my guides for timing can be different for your own. It’s worth giving one a go, and you’ll be able to adjust yourself from there. If you’re doing more than one at once, they will take longer than just one on its own, so be wary of that as well! For the two in these photos, it took 100 seconds. For just one, it took 60 seconds. I hope you love these as much as I do! Enjoy! x
Chocolate Mug Cakes!
Ingredients
- 45 g self raising flour (3 tbsp)
- 30 g caster sugar (2 tbsp)
- 15 g cocoa powder (1 tbsp)
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 4 tbsp whole milk (Or almond milk)
- Chunks of chocolate
Instructions
- In a mug, add all the ingredients, apart from the chunks of chocolate.
- Add in a few chunks of chocolate into the middle. I used two pieces of white, and two pieces of milk chocolate.
- Microwave for 60-90 seconds. And enjoy!
Notes
- My microwave is an 1000watt microwave, and my mug cake only took one minute to do on full power.
- If you want to do more than one, add on 30 seconds or so if microwaving at the same time. Mine took about 100 seconds to do two.
- You can EASILY make this vegan, by using dairy free dark chocolate in the middle, and using almond milk.
- Sometimes it can look a little gooey on top, or round the edges, but it is done!
- You can easily mix everything in a bowl, and simply pour into a mug to bake in the oven.
- You can add in 1/2tsp baking powder if you want it to be more light and fluffy, but it can raise up a lot more and explode over the edges!
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Hi ! I made this recipie without the oil ( by accident ) but with a splash of rum. It was brilliant ! Thank you for the inspiration !
I love you! I was craving chocolate cake and found your recipe (the only one rated 5 stars) and 2 mins later I’m eating a delicious warm chocolate cake. I love the way it doesn’t use eggs as I haven’t been able to get any since Covid-19 lockdown. And I used Kinder chocolates too. So delicious. My soul feels super happy. Thank you 😋
Ahh yay! So glad you’ve enjoyed them!
Hi! Can you use coconut oil instead of Sunflower? Thanks. Can’t wait to try!
I haven’t tried it, but I don’t see why not if it’s been melted!
Was craving cake this evening and this really hit the spot! Fab, quick and easy to follow recipe. Thanks for sharing 😊
I added marshmallows to mine! This is amazing !
Excellent recipe … Quick question … Would it work with plain flour?
It would, but they won’t rise up at all really!
Easy and tasty! Just what you need on a wet afternoon when you are craving something sweet during a box set binge!
I used oat milk as that’s what I has in, added the baking powder as I fancied the rise and put a blob of Malteser spread in the middle as I happened to have an open jar.
Thank you!
Absolutely filthy! Made these for OH and myself for the first time and we are bowled over! Definately new favourite pud and worked perfectly using skimmed milk instead of whole. Gorgeous, thank you Jane, you are a Godess 😊
How I do wish you had not printed this recipe, it is now my go to fix , it’s brilliant and so simple😁, but is not helping the weight loss ☹️
I’ve just tried making these and it came out lumpy and a bit dodgy looking. I mixed the ingredients together and didn’t think there was any lumps but there seemed to be. Any ideas? 🤷
If the mix was lumpy then you didn’t mix out all the lumps – try mixing it in a bowl first to make sure there aren’t any x
I added kinder chocolate to the middle and a blob of chocolate ice cream on top. Best mug cake ever and so simple to do.
Ohh my gosh I love this. Made it for me my bro and my dad and it went down soooo well
Definitely a go to.
I love baking but today didn’t have enough
ingredients to do a whole cake (as I had just made ur nyc chocolate chip cookies, amazing
btw) so tried this tysm Jane ur my idol I would love to do something like u do or own a cafe
thank u
already preordered ur recipe book as soon as
it came out so excited to read that one. 🥰
Hi, this is truly the best microwave cup cake recipe ever. The whole family enjoyed them.
Thank you 😍
Ahh thats amazing!
I put a teaspoon or peanut butter in mine instead of chocolate chunk and it was delicious! The best mug cake recipe I’ve tried 😍
Yesssss!!! I haven’t tried peanut butter yet, will do next time! Also works well with Biscoff and Nutella… 😍
Made them for a 6 People dinner party and they were delicious 😋
Yay! I’m so glad!
If I was to make it for 4 people on 4 individual ramekin dishes, how long and what temperature do I put this in the oven for?
I just made this recipe and i thought it was lovely! However my chunks of chocolate in the middle didn’t seem to melt 🤷🏽♀️ I put it in an 800w microwave for 70 seconds. How do i fix this next time?
What chocolate did you use? Sometimes due to how microwaves can work it can just happen that way because of how they heat. Try smaller pieces of chocolate maybe so it needs less time. Or put the chocolate on top!
Wow. These look so good.
Quick question, how do you calculate the calories?
Do you us a website/app etc?
Thank you
It’s part of the plugin that creates the recipe cards – its all from there.
Cannot wait to make this!! Xx
Enjoy!! x