5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake
This shouldn’t work, but it does. The original “cup” cake!
- 4 tablespoons self raising flour
- 4 tablespoons sugar (I use less)
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons oil
- chocolate buds (optional)
Add dry ingredients to a large mug and mix well.
Crack the egg and add it to the mug. Be sure to mix well to avoid any pockets of flour in the corners.
Pour in milk and oil and mix well.
Add chocolate buds if desired, and maybe a dash of vanilla essence.
Put the mug in the microwave and zap for three minutes on maximum power (for a 1000W microwave).
Take the mug out of the microwave and leave it to set for a few minutes. Tip the still warm cake out of the mug onto a saucer and enjoy! (You may need to run a knife around the sides of the mug.)
Update: I tried this again this afternoon with butter instead of oil. It’s slightly more like actual baking (you have to melt the butter), but it tastes infinitely better.
