Molten Chocolate Lava Mug Cake Recipe

Molten Chocolate Lava Mug Cake served in the mug.

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Molten Chocolate Lava Mug Cake Recipe

Molten Choco Lava Mug Cake is a fudgy, rich, and chocolaty cake that comes together in 5 minutes in a microwave. It's a great dessert recipe for 1 and you can easily scale the recipe too.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Author: Neha Mathur

Ingredients

¼ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup granulated white sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ cup melted unsalted butter
3 tablespoons milk
1 large egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup finely chopped dark chocolate
1 tablespoon water room temperature

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Instructions

Stir together all-purpose flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a microwave-safe 16 oz mug using a fork or a small wire whisk.
Tip – To check if the mug is 16 oz, fill it with 2 cups of water. If the water fits, the mug is fine. You can divide the batter into 2 smaller mugs if you want to eat smaller portions.
Add butter, milk, egg, and vanilla extract to the mug and whisk everything well.
Place the chopped dark chocolate over the batter and top gently with water.
Keep the mug in the microwave and cook for 1 minute on high.
Check the cake. The edges should be set, and the center should be very slightly wet and sticky. If not, cook for another 15 seconds.
Do not overcook the cake. Find the perfect timing according to the power of your microwave. Cook for 1 minute first, then add a few more seconds to get that perfect texture.
Remove the mug from the microwave and let it rest for a minute.
Don’t serve it right out of the microwave; the center will be too warm and can burn the tongue. Also, keeping the cake for a minute will thicken the chocolate pool slightly to perfection.
Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream and some strawberry slices. Serve immediately.

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Notes

This mug cake is a great dessert for 1 but you can scale the recipe and make it in more mugs if you want to make it for more people.

I like to chop the chocolate but you can also keep small chocolate squares or chocolate chunks over the center of the batter before baking to get a clean warm molten center.

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