Chocolate mug cake
A mug cake is fun to make and only takes a few minutes. It cooks in just one and a half minutes in the microwave.
68,7624/5 for 13 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: June 4th 2014
For 2 cakes, you will need:
- 0
50 g butter - 1
50 g chocolate - 2
20 g liquid cream - 3
1 egg - 4
30 g caster sugar - 5
30 g flour - Total weight: 230 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 7 min. | 4 min. | 11 min. |
Keeping:
A few hours.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Put into a bowl: 50 g butter, 50 g chocolate (in small pieces) and 20 g liquid cream.
Melt for 2 minutes in the microwave on medium power.
Melt for 2 minutes in the microwave on medium power.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Mix well.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add 1 egg and mix again.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 30 g caster sugar and 30 g flour...
Stage 5 - 1 min.
... and mix once more.
Stage 6
You can add some chocolate chips if you like, but this is not essential.
This mixture can be prepared in advanced, even the day before.
This mixture can be prepared in advanced, even the day before.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Divide the mixture evenly between the mugs.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Cook one mug at a time (this is important) for 1 minute 30 seconds each at 850 Watts.
Stage 9
Leave to cool for a few minutes before eating as the cake will be boiling in the centre when you take it out of the oven.
Remarks
If you would like a lighter cake, add 1/4 teaspoon baking powder to the mixture.
This is a great way to keep children amused on a rainy afternoon for a few minutes before teatime. As long as you take the mugs out of the microwave for them, there's no risk of them burning themselves.
This is a great way to keep children amused on a rainy afternoon for a few minutes before teatime. As long as you take the mugs out of the microwave for them, there's no risk of them burning themselves.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 999 Kcal or 4,183 Kj | 11 gr | 85 gr | 69 gr |
| 50 % | 4 % | 8 % | 10 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 435 Kcal or 1,821 Kj | 5 gr | 37 gr | 30 gr |
| 22 % | 2 % | 3 % | 5 % |
| Per cakes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 500 Kcal or 2,093 Kj | 5 gr | 42 gr | 34 gr |
| 25 % | 2 % | 4 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 cakes : 0.98 €
- Per cakes : 0.49 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Panettone, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Potatoes with prawns, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, ... All |
| Chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate Chantilly , Nanou's chocolate cake, Chocolate mousse, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Chocolate almond cookies, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rhubarb tart, Lemon creams, Pistachio shortbread biscuits, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Blackcurrant liqueur, ... All |
| Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kugelhof for Nanou, Wiener Schnitzel, Grapefruit moelleux, Kouign-amann, Pink Reims biscuits, ... All |
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