Double Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe (2024)

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It take less than two minutes to make thisluscious double chocolate mug cake. Take it to perfection with a scoop of ice cream!

Even though I'm more of a family person, I know that cooking for one has its own joy. Imagine that midnight chocolate brownie in a mug or the afternoon banana bread in a mug. You can treat yourself in less than 5 minutes thanks to these recipes!

Why this chocolate mug cake is a favorite?

This is a piece of advice from a girl who craves chocolate at crazy times of the day: always always have some good quality chocolate and cocoa powder in your pantry because sooner or later, you will be needing them!

This delicious velvety double chocolate mug cake is great for days when you want some chocolate cake but don't want to do all the work, and perhaps like me, don't have any interest instore-made stuff. All you have to do is grab a mug, break an egg into it, add some sugar, milk and some other stuff. Mix it and then put it in the microwave for only one minute and thirty seconds. That's even less time than TV ads! Then you can grab your mug cake, top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and voila! Happiness in a mug!

Quite easy right?

Chocolate mug cake ingredients

To make this single servingeasy chocolate chip mug cake, you need just a few ingredients:

  • Egg
  • Sugar
  • Milk
  • Oil (preferably vegetable oil or baking olive oil) or melted butter
  • Flour
  • Cocoa powder (make sure you always use high quality cocoa powder)
  • Baking powder
  • Chocolate chips

Another thing that I like about this cute mug cake? Melted chocolate chips and butterscotch morsels! In every single bite! Hot ooey gooey cake topped with cold ice cream!! Seriously, what's not to like about this double chocolate mug cake? It's easy, simple and perfect to cure all the sudden chocolate cravings that we have all experienced at some point in our lives.

How to make chocolate cake in a mug

I can't stress enough how simple it is to make a gooey chocolate mug cake in less than 5 minutes. All you need to do is to mix the egg and sugar with milk and oil. Then add in the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Once all is mixed, fold in chocolate chips and/or butterscotch chips. Bake in the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds and serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.

How to serve chocolate mug cake

You can simply serve it in the mug as it is. I love topping it with ice cream, or some quick chocolate fudge sauce. I suggest you serve this easy mug cake warm for maximum gooeyness!

Can I double this chocolate mug cake recipe?

Absolutely! This recipe is to make one chocolate mug cake but you can double the recipe and prepare the chocolate mug cake batter in a separate bowl then divide it between two mugs. Bake the mug cake in the microwave one mug at a time and serve warm.

Can I make mug cake in the oven?

Unfortunately, no. Mug cake recipes on Unicorns in the Kitchen are solely developed for microwave therefore I advise you not to make this chocolate mug cake in the oven.

Chocolate mug cake variations

You can easily add more flavors to this gooey chocolate mug cake. Here are two of my favorites:

  • Nutella: Mix in one tablespoon nutella into the batter.
  • Peanut butter: Add one tablespoon peanut butter to the mug cake batter.

Looking for more chocolate recipes?

  • Chocolate Magic Cake
  • Molten Chocolate Cake
  • Double Chocolate Cookies

Step-by-Step Recipe

Double Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe (4)

Double Chocolate Mug cake

Shadi HasanzadeNemati

It take less than two minutes to make this luscious double chocolate mug cake. Take it to perfection with a scoop of ice cream!

4 from 13 votes

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Prep Time 1 minute min

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

Total Time 3 minutes mins

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 3 tbs milk
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tablespoon cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon butterscotch morsels

Instructions

  • In a microwave safe mug or in a bowl, mix the egg with sugar until combined.

  • Add in milk and vegetable oil. Mix well for a few seconds.

  • Mix in all purpose flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into the batter.

  • Stir in the chocolate chips and butterscotch morsels.

  • Cook in microwave for one minute and thirty seconds.

  • Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 434kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 10gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 170mgSodium: 95mgPotassium: 348mgFiber: 3gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 344IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 148mgIron: 3mg

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Comments

  1. Eshal Shakil

    Double Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe (9)
    I made this and I didn’t have chocolate chips so I used Nutella and it was chocolate heaven!

    Reply

    • Shadi HasanzadeNemati

      Glad you enjoyed it Eshal!

      Reply

    • Shadi HasanzadeNemati

      Hi Courtney! Thank you for your comment, I'm so glad to hear you like this mug cake, it's one of our favorites! Using caramel sounds so good!

      Reply

  2. Jaja Ramirez

    Double Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe (11)
    Wow! I so envy you! I hope someday I can learn how to bake.

    Reply

    • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

      Oh baking is super easy and fun! 🙂

      Reply

  3. Tamara

    Double Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe (12)
    Please excuse me while I go make a batch of this in every single mug I own in this house.

    Reply

    • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

      Literally made three of these the other day 😀

      Reply

  4. Maris (In Good Taste)

    Double chocolate anything sounds right up my alley!

    Reply

  5. Katelyn McPhee

    As much as I love to bake, the lazy girl in me is so fond of mug cakes ^.^ Thanks for sharing- this recipe sounds delicious! 😀

    http://katelynmcphee.blogspot.ca

    Reply

    • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

      That's why I love this mug cake Katelyn! Because it's ready whenever you want it! 😀

      Reply

  6. Angie Scheie

    Great photography! This mug cake looks delicious! Sometime the recipes have like 30 ingredients and end tasting funny. I don't believe this one will!

    Reply

    • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

      Thanks Angie! I've recently started to work on my photography skills and glad to hear people like the new photos! This cake with a scoop of ice cream is pure happiness!

      Reply

  7. Brenda

    I have actually NEVER made a mug cake, but that seems ludicrous now seeing how easy and yummy it is. Okay, that's it! It's getting made. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

    • unicornsinthekitchen@gmail.com

      Let me know if you like it Brenda!

      Reply

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