One-Minute Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake

By paulmartinjr

Moist chocolate cake with a molten peanut butter center bakes up in a microwaved mug in just one minute!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup milk, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon mini chocolate chips

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from fivehearthome.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and baking powder until thoroughly, completely combined with no streaks of flour or cocoa powder remaining. Blend in milk, butter, and vanilla until batter is smooth. Pour batter into a 14-ounce (or larger) microwave-safe mug with straight sides.

Combine peanut butter and chocolate chips and dollop into the center of the mug, gently pressing down until even with the top of the batter. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes before serving.

The strength of individual microwaves can vary. The first time you make this recipe, be prepared to experiment a bit to make sure that 1 minute is the perfect length of baking time. The nice thing about this cake is that even if it is undercooked, you don't have to worry about raw eggs!

As an alternative to serving straight out of the mug, you may instead spray the mug with non-stick cooking spray before adding the batter, and then carefully overturn the cake onto a plate once baked.