Chocolate cupcake in a mug in the microwave

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 10 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake a chocolate cupcake in a mug in the microwave? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. Take the highest grade wheat flour. Sift it through a sieve into a bowl. Add baking powder. He will be responsible for the rise and fluffiness of the cupcakes. You will learn a lot of important and useful information about baking powder by reading the article at the end of the recipe.

2. STEP 2

   

   Add granulated sugar, cocoa powder and a little salt to the bowl to enhance the flavor of the cupcakes. It is also better to sift cocoa through a sieve, otherwise you will have to spend a long time getting rid of lumps of cocoa in the dry mixture.

3. STEP 3

   

   Mix the dry mixture thoroughly until all ingredients are combined. We ended up with a ready-made cake mix, straight from the store! By the way, you can prepare more of it in advance and simply add the liquid component at the right time! This will significantly save time on preparing this already quick dessert.

4. STEP 4

   

   Pour milk and vegetable oil into a bowl. Stir the mixture again until smooth. You may need a little less or more flour, check the consistency of the dough. It should be of medium thickness and fluid. Read about the properties of flour in a separate article at the end of the recipe.

5. STEP 5

   

   Grease the bottom of microwave-safe mugs with sunflower oil. The walls of the mugs must be dry! I have ordinary ceramic mugs with a volume of 360 ml. Pour about one and a half tablespoons of batter into each mug.

6. STEP 6

   

   Then, if desired, you can put a small piece of dark or milk chocolate into the mugs. Then the cupcakes will turn out with a liquid center, like in my photo. But this is a completely optional step! You can immediately distribute all the dough equally between the mugs without adding chocolate.

7. STEP 7

   

   Divide the remaining batter on top of the chocolate evenly between the mugs. As a result, the mugs should be filled to no more than two-thirds of their volume so that when baking the cupcakes do not overflow the boundaries of their mugs. My dough doesn't even reach the middle of the mug.

8. STEP 8

   

   Bake the cupcakes for about two minutes at eight hundred watts in the microwave. Focus on your microwave! If you have a more powerful oven, it will take less time to cook, and vice versa. Read more about how microwaves work in the article at the end of the recipe.

9. STEP 9

   

   Chocolate cupcakes in a mug with cocoa without eggs should increase in volume and become elastic, but at the same time not burn on the bottom! If you feel like the muffins are still raw after two minutes of cooking, you can simply bake them a little longer. Dust the cupcakes with powdered sugar before serving.

Comments on the recipe

MARTHA

31.07.2023

5

I also bake cupcakes in mugs. Chocolate cupcakes are my favorite.

Natalia M

31.07.2023

4.9

A friend came to visit my daughter and I wanted to treat the girls to something tasty. But we've run out of pies. How good are these quick recipes? I didn’t divide the dough into two mugs, but put it in a ceramic bowl and put pieces of chocolate in the middle. True, during baking, the chocolate did not move to the center, but spread to the edges. The cake rose perfectly thanks to the dry walls. The cake crumb is tender, juicy, porous. The chocolate aroma is amazing. The cake tastes richly chocolatey and very tasty. The girls loved it!

Lelya

31.07.2023

4.5

I make this cake often, it’s quick and delicious. True, from my own experience I have revealed several nuances. It is better if the mug does not taper downward, as the biscuit may dry out in this area. And the dough should not take up more than half the space in the cup, preferably a third, otherwise it will “run away.”

julija

31.07.2023

4.7

I really liked your sponge cake recipe, I prepare it for 2 servings at once in a glass bowl, pouring 2/3 of the volume, and increasing the time to 7 minutes. I added apples and peaches, cut into small cubes, to the dough, it turned out even tastier. I tried it with banana, but I didn’t like it, it turns out steamed and loses its taste. If there are no fillers, then you can cut it into 3 layers and spread with whipped sour cream. The recipe is simply wonderful, and it’s not just quick to prepare. but instantly. Thank you very much.

Lidia Alexandrovna

31.07.2023

4.9

Cool! I didn’t even suspect that you could make a sponge cake so easily.

Margot

31.07.2023

4.9

Option to cook at work for lunch, great, thanks for the step-by-step photos, you made a wonderful sponge cake

System

31.07.2023

4.6

You can even cook it in the office)