CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE (Eggless)

Ever been in a similar dire situation?

Time – 11.00 p.m, ‘hunger pangs’ level- extreme, snacks in pantry – nil

What if I told you that you could make yourself a moist chocolate cake as a late-night snack and it would take you only 5 minutes! (5 minutes, if you are slow)

I had been on the lookout for a mug cake recipe that tasted like a convection oven baked cake. Skip had attended a baking class where he got the recipe for a decadent mug brownie, but that required brown sugar, which I rarely have at home. (Shall post the Mug Brownie recipe when I next buy brown sugar) I found this perfect mug cake recipe on Ria’s blog. I have made a few changes in the quantity of the ingredients.

Skip loves baking these mug cakes as they are simple and quick. The recipe calls for choco chips but Skip loves experimenting. Last week he added mini Cadbury Dairy Milk squares into the cake (they tasted yum!). He wants to add chunky peanut butter next.

If you are craving for something sweet or need a dessert in a jiffy, this is a perfect recipe. It tastes exactly like a ‘proper’ chocolate cake and most ingredients are readily available in your kitchen. We use oil instead of butter and the cake is eggless. 

Impress your guests by baking them an ‘impromptu’ chocolate cake ;) or if you don’t know what to give your mom on Mother’s day, how about a Mug Cake.

This cake can be baked by anyone over the age of 3. (Kids between ages 3-10 need to be supervised while using the oven)

CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

Ingredients:

Flour – 3 tbsp

Sugar – 4 tsp

Cocoa powder – 2 tbsp

Baking powder- ¼ tsp

Pinch of salt

Milk – 4 tbsp

Oil – 3 tbsp

Chocolate chips - 2 tbsp (optional)

Splash of vanilla (optional)

Method:

1.      In a 200 ml mug, add the dry ingredients and mix well with a fork.

2.      Add in the wet ingredients and chocolate chips and mix well.

3.      Cook it in a microwave oven for 90 seconds.

4.      Done.

Recipe notes

·        The timing may vary as per your microwave oven’s specifications.

·        Be careful when you get the mug out. Let the cake cool for a bit and then dig in.

·      Make sure to mix the ingredients well else you’ll have a layer of powdery flour at the bottom.

·    You can experiment with this cake and add choco chips, shaved chocolate, choco-caramel bars etc. into the batter or post baking, top the cake with ice-cream, chocolate/caramel sauce, nuts, etc. 

I was plucking clovers for the picture and look what I found underneath one of the leaves.

A baby snail in its shell!

 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! J