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Two white mugs are shown on a wooden table, each containing a mug cake. The left mug holds a chocolate cake labeled "Chocolate," and the right mug holds a vanilla cake labeled "Vanilla." Below the mugs, text reads "1 MINUTE MICROWAVE MUG CAKE." A spoon is placed beside each mug.
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Microwave Mug Cake – 2 Easy Recipes

Prep Time5 minutes
WORK TIME5 minutes
Cuisine: World
Servings: 2 yields

Ingredients

Chocolate mug cake

  • ¼ cup 60ml Milk
  • ⅓ cup 42g All-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tablespoons 30g Butter, melted
  • 4 tablespoons 50g Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons 15g Cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • Pinch Salt
  • 1 oz 30g Dark chocolate chips/chunks

Vanilla mug cake

  • ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp. 50g All-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ cup 60ml Milk
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tablespoons 30g Butter, melted
  • 4 tablespoons 50g Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • pinch Salt

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    Chocolate mug cake:
    1. In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cocoa powder.
    2. Add milk, melted butter, egg, vanilla extract and stir until combined and smooth. Stir in chocolate chunks.
    3. Transfer the batter into 2 microwave save mugs, fill only 2/3, place the mug (one at the time) in the center and cook for 60 seconds, or until it has stopped rising and is firm to the touch.
    4. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
    Vanilla mug cake:
    1. In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
    2. Add milk, melted butter, egg, vanilla extract and stir until combined and smooth.
    3. Transfer the batter into 2 microwave safe mugs, fill only 2/3, place the mug (one at the time) in the center and cook for 60-70 seconds, or until it has stopped rising and is firm to the touch.
    4. Serve immediately and dust with powdered sugar.
    Notes:
    If after 60 seconds your mug cake is not cooked through, cook for 15-30 seconds more, until the cake is cooked through. 
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