Melt-In-The-Middle Mug Cake Recipe

Melt-In-The-Middle Mug Cake

This fudgy chocolate cake is made entirely in the mug. It requires no weighing scales, takes 45 seconds to cook in a microwave and has a molten chocolate centre. Perfect for when you need an instant treat! - by Amy Sinclair

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This quick and easy melt-in-the-middle mug cake is the perfect warming chocolate dessert ready in 5 minutes.

Ingredients

2 tbsp sunflower oil

1 medium egg

2 tbsp plain flour

3 tbsp light brown sugar

1 tbsp cocoa powder

dash of vanilla extract

1 tbsp boiling water

1 soft chocolate truffle of your choice (we used Lindt Lindor)

ice cream or cream, to serve (optional)

Method

Using a fork, whisk all the ingredients, aside from the chocolate truffle, with a pinch of salt in a large mug (ours was 350ml).
Push the chocolate into the centre of the batter, and microwave the cake on high for 45 secs until cooked on the outside with a liquid molten centre. Serve hot with ice cream or cream, if you like.

Amy Sinclair

Amy Sinclair is the editor of New Idea Food. She is a former weekly magazine editor who loves all things food, cooking and eating - especially the eating! When she's not looking after her three children, you'll find her in the kitchen or busily hiding online shopping purchases from her husband.