Magic Chocolate Mug Cake (Microwave)

"NOTE ADDED Jan 27, 2012: Please note that this is NOT a serious cake recipe! It is a fun recipe, for a quick choc snack. It may work for you, or you may have to make adjustments, or it might not work for you. Please do not judge this little recipe as if it is a chocolate cake -- as you will see from the reviews, they range from "great!" to "awful!" LOL! ORIGINAL INTRO: This recipe is doing the e-mail rounds! I do not know where it originated, but if you have kids, teenagers, or a sweet tooth yourself, it works!! A chocolate cake in a mug, for one person! Do use a LARGE mug! I never, ever post recipes like this which I have not made, and I'm not a microwave fan, but this one, for parents of the above-mentioned people, just has to be posted. Delicious with whipped cream, ice cream or custard, they say! It must be great to mix a choc cake in a mug, and have a hot "cake" within 3 minutes!!"
 
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Ready In:
8mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
1
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a small bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, tiny pinch baking powder and tiny pinch salt. (This can also be mixed directly into a large mug).
  • Add egg and mix into dry mixture.
  • Add oil and milk and mix well.
  • Grease a tall, large mug, and pour in this mixture, scraping out with a spatula.
  • Place in microwave on High for 2 1/2 - 3 minutes.
  • (Best slightly undercooked, so be careful).

Questions & Replies

  1. My five-year-old great-grand loves Duncan Hines mug cakes because he can make them himself (with my supervision). They have frosting and chocolate chips. We made the last one in the box of four so I am looking for a recipe that will give a similar result. It does not have to suit adult taste but it must be similar to the old "Easy Bake". Would this be a suitable recipe?
     
  2. Is this good?
     
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Reviews

  1. For a quicker option, just mix 1 box of angel food cake mix together with 1 box of cake mix of your choice (strawberry is good, or devil's food works for a good vs evil kinda thing). Store in an air-tight canister. When you you are ready to make a cup, use 1/3 cup of the mix along with 3 tbsp water. Stir and microwave for 50 seconds. Yummy!
     
  2. I am posting this as my 13 year old whips up this receipe. This is her specialty chocolate cake for two. She makes this and serves it on a plate drizzled with warm hot fudge topping on top and some powdered sugar. She tops this off with 2 glasses of cold milk and two forks and we have some great mother daughter time!
     
  3. I'm sorry, but this is an insult to cakes everywhere! This basically tasted like cooked egg whites. I tried doctoring it up afterwards with frosting, chocolate syrup, and chocolate chips, but to no avail.
     
  4. I had high hopes for this but unfortunately it really sucked. The texture is odd, but i could easily get past that if it tasted good. It doesnt necessarily taste BAD, its more like it tastes nothing. Not enough chocolatey goodness.<br/> I think that if there were changes made it could potentially be good. I am going to try adding more sugar and some chocolate chips to sweeten it up. Also, I cooked it for the full 3 minutes, and I think I will just do 2.5 minutes next time, to keep it from being rubbery.
     
  5. I never knew it was possible to make cake like this in the microwave. It worked well, but was rather bland... Not sure what it missed though. Nevertheless went down well with custard
     
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Tweaks

  1. You are right Zurie the reviews are all over the board on this one. It is a quick and easy last minute sweet that is ok but not great. I made using whole wheat and cutting the milk a bit as suggested by another reviewer, also used dark cocoa and increased the sugar just a smidge as we like things sweet and several reviewers stated it was not sweet enough, topped with some chocolate chips instead of powdered sugar. This made a full ten ounce dessert that was more than enough for DH and I to share. Thanks for the post.
     
  2. This little cake is pretty good. It was definitely worth trying out once, but probably won't make it again unless I was making it with and for kids. I added a handful of semi sweet chips and used buttermilk and coconut oil instead of the milk and oil. It could benefit from some chocolate sauce to make it a bit richer, though. I cooked mine for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, closer to only 2 minutes would have probably made it a little more moist and fudgey. I used an over-sized tea mug and this recipe filled it up all the way to the top, perhaps those with standard mugs might want to split this recipe between two mugs. Overall, give it a try if you're looking for a quick chocolate fix.
     
  3. This was quite good, and most definitely did it's job, topped with some reddi-whip, when I had a late night craving for something chocolate and sweet, but it was too late to start a baking project. I did find it just a tad bitter, and I think next time (and I will make this again) I might try using dutch process instead of baking cocoa for a smoother flavor. I think that would make it perfect.
     
  4. Used Splenda instead of sugar and almond extract instead of vanilla. Threw in some chocolate chips and topped with some hot fudge sauce I made the day before. Amazing!!
     
  5. This works out beautifully. The best part has to be the look you get when someone is complaining that they want cake. You can disappear and reappear 5 minutes laster and go "here"! and try not to laugh at the reaction LOL. I substituted 1tbsp of milk with irish cream. I find we like it better with 1 or 2 tbsp of choclate chips thrown in also. And don't forget frosting or hot choclate sauce of some kind to really make it dessert!
     

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I'm a widow, retired, and I love cooking. I live on the coast in South Africa and I love seafood. You're welcome to my recipes (all kinds, definitely not just seafood!) Just remember that no recipe is ever cast in stone -- adjust to your taste! The photo was taken at a rustic seaside restaurant on our West Coast, approx 1 year ago (2016).
 
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