13 Easy Microwave Mug Cakes Week 1: Chocolate Espresso Mug Cake

Compliments of theKitchn
Recipe by Kurryleaves

Hi Friends,

The last thing you want is heat from a kitchen oven during the Summer months. Over the next 13 weeks you will have access to quick and easy, single-serving treats we can all appreciate and enjoy.

When you want something for dessert that's more than a chocolate bar or ice cream, but still easy enough to make that you can eat it ASAP, mug cakes are your friends. Most of these take less than 2 minutes to make in a microwave. Yeah, that's right.

Just because these desserts are made in a microwave, it doesn't mean the cakes can't be made from scratch and taste good. None of these mug cakes use a cake mix, and all of them go a little beyond your normal chocolate pudding bomb kind of mug cake you normally see.

So whether you're living in a dorm, or sending your kids off to one soon, you can be prepared for immediate dessert consumption whenever the overwhelming feeling strikes.

The first of our 13 week series kicks off with a delicious Chocolate Espresso Mug Cake that's so quick and easy. Here's the recipe.

Chocolate Espresso Mug Cake
Ingredients

• All purpose flour- 3 tbsp
• Instant coffee powder-1 tsp
• Drinking chocolate powder or sweetened cocoa powder-2 tbsp
• Sugar- 2 1/2 to 3 tbsp
• Baking powder- 1/4 tsp
• Milk- 2tbsp
• Egg- 1 (exclude if too spongy)
• Oil-2 tbsp

Method

• In a mixing bowl combine all purpose flour,coffee powder,sugar and baking powder.Mix well.
• Add milk,egg ,oil and vanilla extract,stir with a fork ,just until combined.
• Pour this into a greased mug and microwave on high for 90 seconds( or a few seconds more) until cooked through.(DO NOT OVER COOK)
• Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or simply dust with powdered sugar.

ENJOY!!!!!

NOTE: you can use cocoa powder instead of drinking chocolate mix ,in that case add 1 or 2 tsp more sugar according to your taste.

Check back next Tuesday for another quick and easy Microwave Mug Cake from your friends at Interior Design!

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Live well,
Yvonne