Chocolate Cake in a Mug

(from Zina D’s recipe box)

Source: Joanne Fluke (from RecipeThing user Ryan77)

Serves 1 people

Categories: Cake

Ingredients

  • 4 Tablespoons (1/4 cup) all-purpose flour
  • 3 Tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 3 Tablespoons chocolate milk (you can also use regular whole milk)
  • 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 Tablespoon Nutella (or any other chocolate hazelnut spread)
  • more Nutella to spread on top BEFORE microwaving (optional)
  • 15 to 20 mini chocolate chips to scatter BEFORE microwaving (optional)
  • powdered sugar to sprinkle AFTER microwaving (optional)
  • 1 heaping Tablespoon of vanilla, chocolate, or coffee ice cream AFTER microwaving (optional)
  • 1 dollop of sweetened whipped cream AFTER microwaving (optional)
  • NOTE: In place of Nutella, you can use peanut butter, cashew butter, or almond butter.
  • Note: Use a Tablespoon of marshmallow fluff if you poke it down in the center of the cup after mixing the batter with your fork. Or you can add one regular-size marshmallow and poke it down in the center after mixing.

Directions

  1. Spray a 12-ounce or larger mug with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray. You can also using baking spray, the kind with flour in it.

  2. Spoon in the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt into your mug.

  3. Using a fork from your silverware drawer, mix all of the dry ingredients together.

  4. Add the milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and Nutella. Mix them into the dry ingredients with your fork.

  5. Once the ingredients are thoroughly combined, choose your topping. If you use the Nutella or any other nut butter, spread it on top now. If you’ve chosen the mini chocolate chips, sprinkle those on top now.

  6. Microwave on HIGH for 90 seconds to 2 minutes, watching carefully to make sure your cake doesn’t overflow the top of the mug.

  7. Use oven mitts to take the mug out of the microwave. It may be very hot, handle and all.

  8. Set your Chocolate Cake in a Mug on a cold stovetop burner or a wire rack to cool for at least 1 minute. Then use any of the toppings you desire and serve it

  9. NOTE: If I’m making more than one Chocolate Cake in a Mug, I mix them all up first and then microwave them one by one.

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