Chocolate mug cake


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.
132 K 3.9/5 (21 reviews)
Grade this recipe:
Keywords:
Last modified on: June 4th 2014
For this recipe: Comment Send to a friend Ask me a question Follow Printable Diaporama Video
For 2 cakes, you will need:

Change these quantities to make:
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 7 min.
Cooking: 4 min.
All in all: 15 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.
Chocolate mug cake : Stage 1
Put into a bowl: 50 g butter, 50 g dark chocolate (in small pieces) and 20 g liquid cream.

Melt for 2 minutes in the microwave on medium power.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.
Chocolate mug cake : Stage 2
Mix well.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.
Chocolate mug cake : Stage 3
Add 1 egg and mix again.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.
Chocolate mug cake : Stage 4
Add 30 g caster sugar and 30 g flour...

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
Chocolate mug cake : Stage 5
... and mix once more.

Stage 6
Chocolate mug cake : 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.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.
Chocolate mug cake : Stage 7
Divide the mixture evenly between the mugs.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 2 min.
Chocolate mug cake : Stage 8
Cook one mug at a time (this is important) for 1 minute 30 seconds each at 850 Watts.

Stage 9
Chocolate mug cake : 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.
Keeping: A few hours.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe10 RDI=4 %80 RDI=8 %70 RDI=10 %1,000 RDI=50 %4,180 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g4 RDI=2 %40 RDI=3 %30 RDI=5 %430 RDI=20 %1,820 RDI: 20 %
Per cakes5 RDI=2 %40 RDI=4 %30 RDI=5 %500 RDI=30 %2,090 RDI: 30 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, egg, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 2 cakes : 1.00 €
  • Per cakes : 0.50 €

Change currency:

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Other recipes you may also like
Vanilla sugar
Vanilla sugar
Almost essential in patisserie, you can find it in expensive little sachets of about 10g. It's necessary to distinguish between the vanilla sugar which really contains vanilla, and vanillin sugar, purely chemical which has never seen a vanilla pod. Here is how to quickly make a whole jar full of your own vanilla sugar.
August 12th 2018440 K 15 30 min.
Walnut short bread
Walnut short bread
Those little biscuits are with good walnut taste, because walnut are shortly roasted before powdered, it's very simple and efficient.
December 5th 2022167 K4.3 3 hours 1 min.
Royal icing
Royal icing
Royal icing is a mixture of egg white and icing sugar. From its pasty consistency when fresh, it dries to give a lovely white crust.
February 12th 2012212 K4.7 15 min.
Dried apricots
Dried apricots
Making your own dried apricots at home is perfectly feasible. It's really quite simple, though it takes a long time. Basically, the apricots need to be cut in half, destoned, then the halves put to dry slowly for several hours in a cool oven.
July 12th 2023155 K3.9 6 hours 6 min.
Pan con tomate
Pan con tomate
"Pan con tomate" (tomato toast) is a staple of Spanish cuisine, where it is often served as an aperitif snack. It is really simple to make and delicious: the bread is rubbed with half a tomato to soak it with the juice. After that, all it needs is seasoning and a drizzle of olive oil. This is a slightly more sophisticated version.
June 13th 201858 K4.8 7 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com

Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-11-30)

*Your e-mail Your first name or nickname
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Posted by:
I am not a leaving thing

Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.

Back to top of page