Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe in 5 minutes: a super quick and easy method to make chocolate cake in a mug in your microwave. Perfect for odd hour chocolate cake cravings!
Making cake in a microwave, that too a microwave chocolate cake, is a no-brainer to me. Most of my childhood stories that my parents relate revolve around chocolate in some form.
So yeah, I am a chocolate-lover and this microwave mug cake is a really dangerous thing to enter my life. Throw some ingredients you already have in your pantry into a mug, microwave for a minute on high, and there you go – mug cake!
Sugar cravings are real and while it’s advisable to ignore it most of the time, sometime’s a girl’s gotta have her chocolate cake!
When 5-min chocolate mug cake recipes did their rounds in the Internet, I turned a blind eye. I told myself it can’t actually be chocolate cake if it’s made in a mug in the microwave for 2 minutes, can it?
Well, it is. I recently caved and made the darn thing one night when I had to have something with chocolate in it. It took all of 5 mins to whip one up for myself and it was good. Like, really good.
This chocolate mug cake is springy and fudge-y and tastes just like regular cake, trust me. All you need are basic ingredients which you probably already have in your pantry. Even an occasional baker or complete beginner can whip up a mug cake.
So what type if microwave is needed to make cake? For this mug cake, a generic microwave that has heating functionality is good enough. Isn’t it a delightfully scary thought that now there’s nothing (much) standing between you and a mug of delicious chocolate cake?
Also check out this microwave chocolate cake ready in 7 minutes, and this chocolate chip cookie in a cup recipe. Want to make cake without an oven? Here you go – pressure cooker chocolate cake recipe that turns out perfect!
5-Minute Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon flour
- 5 tablespoon sugar white or brown
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons milk any milk will do
- 3 tablespoons butter or any neutral oil
- A pinch of salt if using unsalted butter
- 2 drops of vanilla extract optional
Instructions
- Grab two microwave-safe coffee mugs that can hold about 250 ml liquid
- Halve the quantity of flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and sugar and add into each mug.
- Mix well with a fork.
- Then halve the quantity of milk, butter, and vanilla and add into each mug.
- Break egg into another small bowl, whisk with a fork, and add half of it into each mug.
- Stir well until all the ingredients mix well. Make sure there is no flour stuck to the bottom of the mug.
- Add one mug at a time to the microwave and cook on medium heat for 2 mins.
- Every microwave acts differently and mine is a very basic one with just two knobs, one for heat level (low, medium, high) and one for time. I kept mine on medium and set each mug at 2 minutes. The cake turned out perfect.
- If your microwave can show power levels, etc, keep it at medium and start with 2 minutes.
- You can adjust it once you take a look at your cooked cake.
Important Notes for Making Mug Cake in a Microwave:
- Bake mug cakes in regular heating mode, not convection mode on your microwave.
- Stop cooking the cake when its still a bit fudge-y and goo-ey around the edges. The cake cooks a bit more while cooling down (yes you will have to wait a while after it cooks!).
- For an eggless chocolate mug cake, replace the egg with 3 tbsp plain yogurt (1.5 tbsp for each mug).
- If you make this without eggs, it won’t be as airy as the version with eggs. Still, if you don’t eat eggs, it’s absolutely acceptable to go the eggless route.
- You can add chopped nuts, chocolate chips or sprinkles on the cake to jazz it up.
- Serve with whipped cream or ice-cream for an extra special touch. Works great if you are hosting and want a quick dessert idea
- Almost all ceramic mugs can take 2-3 mins in the microwave but be mindful of what you choose. Ceramic or glass works best. Avoid plastic mugs (not just for microwave use but in general, if possible).
For chocolate mug cake recipe in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, etc please use the Google translate button in the sidebar.
I have tried this recipes many times and did many variations to it. Never disappoints. Its quick and easy when you need something quick and chocolate.Thanks Nags. You are such an inspiration 🙂
aww thanks sravanthi, really appreciate the kind words
awesome recipe….tried and it came out well…hats off to you for ur wonderful tips…
Hiii there!! I tried this yesterday….the look was perfect…but while adding the egg, the entire egg got poured in one cup instead of the half…there was no way to recover it. I heated it for more than 2 mins (3.5 mins) to ensure the egg would get cooked…it didn't help..any remedies if such a thing happens again?? or should I just restart???
Would sincerely appreciate your advice here….:)
you could just add more of the other ingredients and mix it up and THEN divide the entire batter into two cups. that's what i would have done. one egg is too much for half the ingredients, will make the cake weird
Thanks a ton…will keep this in mind…The Paneer chilly turned out terrific and so did the Veg Pulao. Very grateful to you for the recipes and all the useful info that you keep posting. God Bless the work of your hands!!!
thank you ally! really glad the recipes are helping 🙂
OMG I am eating this cake right now and it is still unbelievable that I just baked an ACTUAL cake in 2 minutes! I just love this!! Your blog is a blessing Nags.
Hi
Tried this recipe with my two boys last night, it was super quick and tasty. In fact the boys did it themselves, I was just there supervising them. They were so thrilled that they could do it themselves! It was a real treat for them, so thanks for this recipe.
I am hooked to your blog since last 7-8 months, I must say I really enjoy reading and trying your recipes. This is the first time ever leaving a comment. Keep up your great work.
Ramya
Thank you Ramya 🙂
Hi
I use vinegar and baking soda to replace the egg. According to the measurements in this receipe, I added 1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar and 1/2 tsp baking soda. I avoided the baking powder. Result – a very moist and yummylicious 5 min cake!!
that's a great tip for making eggless 5-min mug cake. thanks divya
I love the fact that you give so many details beyond just the ingredients and method; review every comment on each of your recipes. It shows your dedication and inspires me and I am sure many others. Keep up the great work Nags.
Hey Nags,
Came across this 5-min-choc-mug-cake recipe of yours (Confession: Stumbled upon is the actual truth).
Honestly was very impressed with the amount of work that you have put together and since you touched the 2 important aspects i love – Cooking & Photography, i knew THIS 5-min thingy was my calling 🙂 & heck, you cannot go wrong with chocolate!
Saw the recipe at about 530PM eastern (yaa…live in the usual suspect location – Greater NY area!)…went home and while cooking a quick egg scramble for wifey, did this alongside as a surprise! — Ya, i am a man & man enough to say that i love my wife, love cooking, love baking, love cooking/baking for my wife! 🙂
Back to the crux of the matter — this thing, this dark devil, this pure magic — darn it, it was one of the most delicious choco-dreams that i baked in 5 mins flat. THANKS A TON for the recipe, i am sure i would more try more of where this one came from!!
Take care & keep the great work on….
-A
Hi! I just tried the cake (eggless) and its beautiful! and so easy!! And it satisfied my chocolate craving to the letter. Thank you!!!!!
Just to let you know, some of us use applesauce to replace the egg in this recipe. About 1/4 cup should do it. Delicious!
Hii nags..
I have tried the eggless verion today..
Although it was airy ,, fluffy and nice bt it was bit bitter at the end..
I have used coco powder in correct measurement..
Can u plz tell me wat must have went wrong???
that's very hard to tell without telling how you went about making it