Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

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Delicious, easy chocolate mug cake. What's not to love about warm cake spiked with chocolate, coconut, and chocolate chips and topped with melting vanilla bean ice cream? This literally takes less than a minute to cook up and a couple minutes to prepare.

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Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
5 mins
Additional Time:
5 mins
Total Time:
20 mins
Servings:
2
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 2 servings

  • 1 large egg

  • ¼ cup white sugar

  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 pinch salt

  • 2 tablespoons toasted sliced almonds

  • 1 ½ tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips

  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened shredded coconut

  • 3 tablespoons milk

  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour

  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder

  • ¼ teaspoon confectioners' sugar

  • ¼ teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder, or as needed

Directions

  1. Whisk egg, sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, butter, vegetable oil, vanilla, and salt together in a bowl until smooth. Stir almonds, chocolate chips, and coconut into the mixture; whisk in milk.

  2. Place flour into a small bowl or measuring cup and stir baking powder into flour with a mini whisk or fork. Pour flour mixture over batter and whisk just until you can't see visible flour.

  3. Divide batter evenly between 2 coffee cups. Gently tap the cups on a work surface to eliminate air bubbles.

  4. Place cups into a microwave oven, one at a time. Microwave each cup on high for 45 seconds. Nothing will happen in the first 30 seconds; in the last 10 to 15 seconds, batter will begin to rise in the cup. Cooked cake will collapse after microwaving. Remove from oven and let cool, 2 to 3 minutes.

  5. Lightly dust each serving with confectioners' sugar and 1/8 teaspoon cocoa. Place each coffee cup onto a saucer and serve.

    close up view of Chocolate Mug Cake in a mug, garnished with a scoop of ice cream, powdered sugar and cocoa powder
    Chef John

Tips

To toast sliced almonds, place them into a dry skillet over medium heat and shake the skillet constantly until almonds are golden brown and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from skillet and let cool.

330 home cooks made it!

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

472 Calories
30g Fat
49g Carbs
9g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 2
Calories 472
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 30g 38%
Saturated Fat 13g 67%
Cholesterol 125mg 42%
Sodium 191mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 49g 18%
Dietary Fiber 4g 14%
Total Sugars 32g
Protein 9g 17%
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 106mg 8%
Iron 2mg 13%
Potassium 256mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.