Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

My first ever cake in a microwave recipe, And I made two batches in 10 minutes coz it finished soo quickly! The first time I followed the recipe exactly as above but didn't add the egg, because I didn't want to waste an egg, if the recipe didn't turn out right it would have ended up in the bin. The second time I also omitted the coconut and the almonds, I also put a little less cocoa powder and I think this second time round tastes waaay better! So no, don't add the egg, you don't need it. So try it out as a lazy dessert and enjoy! Because all my family members loved it!!

I just made this. It was my first "microwave" cake recipe. It turned out really well. I didn't have coconut so I omitted that altogether. I used the rest of the recipe as is. I topped mine with vanilla frozen yogurt instead of icecream. I found that it needed a bit more sweetness in the cake itself but instead of adding sugar I'll be adding adding more chocolate chips and a maybe a tad bit less flour next time. Remember to mix the batter right before it goes in or the chocolate chips settle. Letting it cool is very important as it helps the heat distribute and finish up that cooking. Tips: Since you are making one at a time let it cool all the way and taste it. I added a bit of sugar to the batter before putting in my second one. You can adjust as you go based on your taste. Cup shape MATTERS. Using a wide cup will lead to too much exposed surface area and a crusty overcooked surface. Use something that is more cylindrical. Also some cups change width a lot from base to top. They don't allow for even cooking. Finally remember: it may not look as good as Chef John's but it'll still taste awesome. Let's hope Chef John comes out with a Brownie recipe too!

I'll give it this, it was a pretty good mug cake for the most part. The choc chips are totally unnecessary and made one of the cakes an oozy, nasty, undercooked, mess. I can totally live without this one.

This is the first time ever I have reviewed a recipe but this one is worthy of it! I am pregnant was craving a piece of chocolate cake without waiting 45 min for it. I don't know how all the ingredients come together so well in just 45 seconds but the taste and texture is so much like a "real" cake its mind boggling! A must try!

This is my first recipe rating...and just had to say YUM! It appeared to have a lot of ingredients, but some are just add-ins. My seven year old daughter and I made this for a quick dessert, and will now be adding it to our family recipe book! I added walnuts, white chocolate and coconut...easy and fast! Thanks for sharing and posting the video as well.

I applaud you, Chef John, for giving us a recipe for something homemade, chocolate, using ingredients we keep around the house, and finished in less than 10 minutes. Maybe I shouldn't applaud you--I can tell you this will be made many times, and my waistline may protest, but with the ease and convenience of this cake, who cares? Yum.

I was craving something sweet but didn't want to make something time-consuming. This was simple to make and took 5 minutes (did it on a commercial break). I followed the directions except I used white chocolate chips instead of the semisweet minis and walnuts instead of almonds b/c that's all I had. I really wish I had the minis, because the large choco chips sunk right to the bottom and stuck to the mug! This cake is chocolatey without being too sweet or rich and the milk added a nice creamy taste. However, next time, I will use 2 or 2.5 T of milk, because I had just a bit too much liquid. The cake formed, but there was a little "chocolate milk" liquid around it. (Microwaved mine for just over a minute because I just used one larger mug rather than a few smaller ones.) I'll probably make this again as it's a great cake to randomly make for 1-2 people.

I used half & half instead of milk (didn't want to open a new jug just for 1/4 cup!) and added a bit of espresso powder and just a big more vanilla and omitted the almonds. Espresso powder really intensifies the chocolate flavor! The texture was amazingly good and wasn't at all dry. They definitely are not pretty, but after the first bite, does it really matter? LOL We drizzled ours with just a touch of half & half instead of the cocoa/powdered sugar and ice cream. Really good when you just need a chocolate fix!

Excellent recipe easy to make. Made it for 5 of us and I only used 2 eggs.

Loved this! Made it with my five year old as a quick fix when she requested chocolate cake. It was easy enough for her to make herself! I also subbed the milk with coffee mate 'Abuelita chocolate' creamer which gave this a great Mexican chocolate taste. My only issue was that it took longer than 45 seconds to cook, more like 1 min & 15s...although that may have been my error since I eyeballed my proportions and also used baking choc. In bar form. The baking choc turned out to be a happy accident though, because the extra choc sank to the bottom making it's own ganache. My daughter was thrilled!

OMG! This is pure heaven! This sure beats any type of microwave cake make with box ingredients. I followed the recipe exactly. Nice and moist....melted chips in the bottom very very decadent. And I always make my own ice cream so I even added that on top....wow! Only trouble is...I need to probably do "double time" on the treadmill. Do yourself a favor and try this. Thanks Chef John!

just made this!! turned out great! I'd recommend adding a lot more choco chips! but all in all great recipe!!

Just made this and absolutely loved it. Followed exact recipe except for the coconut and it came out perfect! Moist, fluffy, delicious!

The main problem with this recipe is that I ate both cups.

Made lots of changes but recipe was great to start from. I used 3/4 c of xylitol instead of 1/2 c of sugar. I used coconut flour instead of regular flour and used coconut butter in place of butter and 2T of coconut oil. Up the milk to 5T of coconut milk to allow for the coconut flour which needs more liquid. I added the reg. chocolate chips and unsweetened coconut. Microwaved for 1.5 minutes on high (1100 power microwave) Now I have a healthier version of this mug cake. I have to do gluten free/dairy milk free so this is perfect. Thanks for the recipe.

I've made this several times now and it's really an amazing mug cake. Some changes I made are I use 3 tbls coconut oil in place of the 2 tbls butter and 1 tbls veg oil. I also like to use about half light brown sugar and half white sugar to make 1/4 cup. I divide into two mugs and microwave it for about 1 min 45 sec. Add-ins are endless: chopped nuts, berries, chocolate chips, m&ms or other candies, a dollop of Nutella or peanut butter in the center.. Yum!

I've made this about 10 times in various versions and I have yet to find a reason to complain! I've made it with water instead of milk, and without the egg, almonds, or coconut and it becomes an awesome brownie (also only takes about 1 1/2 mins in the micro when you leave out the egg). I've made it with the egg and it becomes a good thick cake (think pound cake). I've made it with mini chips and milk chocolate chips, both awesome. I've made it in 5 different shaped tupperware containers (I don't have any coffee mugs at the moment) and found it takes longer to cook in a shallow rectangle than it does in a smaller round. It gets VERY HOT, so you definitely want to give it 5-10 mins to cool (I throw it in the fridge because I'm impatient). It's very rich, so it is possible to cut back the cocoa powder by 1/2 tbsp or so to make it a bit less rich. And my new favorite topping for this cakey awesomeness is to mix 1 tbsp powdered sugar with a tiny bit of water (about 1/4 tsp) to make a glaze to drizzle over it when it cools. DIVINE!

This was not good at all

Seriously cake in 45 seconds!!! Moist, good, chocolate cake in minutes! This was my first attempt at a mug cake and I'm impressed. I'm pregnant and was looking for something sweet without spending an hour in the kitchen. My 4 year old helped make this cake and within minutes we had dessert prepped for us for an after dinner treat. We made the cake exactly as written minus the nuts because I did not have any on hand. Exactly what we were looking for! Definitely will make this again!! Thank you again Chef John:))

I made this lower-carb by replacing sugar with Splenda, and skipping the chocolate chips. I topped with whipped cream. Definitely satisfied my craving for a warm chocolate treat.

Not bad... still not as good as a regular cake. The texture is impossible to get right in the microwave. If you don't want to add the chocolate chips, you might need a little bit more sugar.

Was amazing and Delicious

This is perfect if there is too much to do to fuss and wait, but you're craving chocolate or don't want to run the oven on a hot summer day! I used almond milk instead of regular and just a small swig over the amount of vegetable oil, regular chocolate chips instead of mini (all I had but worked out fine) and added a few edible pearl cake decoration candies instead of almonds because I didn't have any of them either (I didn't add many though), and I added a little coffee extract to the chocolate batter. It took a little under a minute and a half in my microwave. It was so moist and it rose real well and didn't collapse after taking it out at all. So good topped with Friendly's butter crunch ice-cream!! Thanks Chef John, and you were right in the video...no hockey puck here!!

This chocolate mug cake is AMAZING! I follow the recipe exactly except I don't add nuts (just a matter of personal preference) and it always turns out perfect. Eat it warm topped with vanilla ice cream for a "brownies a la mode" experience. You can easily make this recipe gluten-free by using GF all-purpose flour, which can be found in most grocery stores. The gluten-free all-purpose flour I always use is Betty Crocker gluten-free all-purpose rice flour blend. Enjoy! :)

We made this with some friends and it was amazing!! We even made it gluten free like half the people were allergic to wheat and it was soooo good! The last thing anyone would expect was to make cake in a microwave.

This is a great recipe! While it is quite tedious measuring out all of the numerous ingredients, it is SO worth it in the end. The end result is an extremely rich molten chocolate that is fabulous.

Great Quick Recipe! Came out tasting like actual chocolate cake. Since I was really lazy (I happen to be a potato mood atm HAHAAH), I simply went with the basic stuff needed to make the cake (Flour,BP, Sugar, Salt, Oil, Milk, Egg, Choco Powder). Mixed it all in and pop it in the microwave for at least a total of 2 mins., I was suppose to half it to 2 servings but my cup was a size of a soup cup, so its pretty wide and big. With my lazy instincts, I poured it all in anyway and it left about 1/4ish the cup open, so im well assured it'll be fine. A sudden spur of imagination, I flipped the cup on a plate, lastly dusted it with PS. And i now have a fancy looking cake to eat while in my special corner! Sadly, I wasnt able to take a photo bcs I couldnt wait any longer. With all respect to the owner of the recipe for sharing such wonderful recipe :3

AMAZING!!!!!! I'd made another chocolate mug cake on AR that was far inferior to this one!!!!!!! This mug cake was fluffy!!! Sweet, melted chocolate chips throughout! Warm....decadent....With vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce drizzle, whipped cream and a candle I would have this for every birthday!!!! This beats chain $8.00 end of meal desserts by a loooong shot!!! My daughter doesnt even EAT chocolate-let alone chocolate cake...that is until tonight!!! A+ recipe!!!!

Very good, i hace made as the recipe, and also lactose free, wide soy milk and oil. Equali good .

Quick and easy. Very rich, dont need much.

I tried something like this before and it turned out horribly, so I was reluctant to try. But I'm glad I did! I didn't add the coconut or nuts and I accidentally put the baking powder in the chocolate mixture instead of the flour and it turned out just fine (score! 2 less dishes to wash). I had to bake mine for a minute because 45 seconds "seemed" like it wasn't cooked enough. It was a little dry, so perhaps I overcooked it a bit. I would definitely make this again and with some vanilla ice cream. Thanks for sharing!!

I made this with the Amazon 'wickedly prime' brand cocoa truffle spread instead of nutella and it literally melts in your mouth! I only used it because it was cheaper than nutella, but wow was i pleasantly surprised! I have made it twice (once without the egg, because I hurriedly forgot it and another time with coffee instead of milk) and both times it was good. I found it cooks better divided into two mugs than using one large mug. If you divide it into two mugs, cook each separately and only for 60 seconds, otherwise it will burn. For reference, I have a 1,000 watt microwave. The cake is very rich, sweet and chocolatey. Once I take it out of the microwave, I pour a little bit of cold milk over it (ice cream is good too, but it's already so sweet) to cool it off quickly and keep it from becoming crumbly.

It had wonderful ingredients, but was w....a....y too sweet for our family. Also it didn't firm up, as 'cake' in the 45 sec. Neat idea tho.

No changes. Followed recipe exactly and it was delicious!

I follow the directions exactly and it comes out perfectly every time!

This was so easy and delicious. My husband was having a big chocolate craving and this took care of it. As it turned out I had all of the ingredients in house as I do a lot of baking.

I added 5 sec more as my microwave has lower power! It turned amazing!

I made this for my parent's anniversary and it ended up so good! I did not add the almonds, powdered sugar, and coconut, and instead of chocolate chips I had peanut butter chips, so these are obviously optional. The only (2) reasons why I only put 4 stars are mine came out a little gooey at the bottom, like it wasn't cooked, and so I put it in for another 10 secs and it still was a little gooey. Also, when I saw this recipe, I thought it made one mug, not two, and so I made the batch times 4, and then I made 4 regular and one in a big mug, since I didn't see that at the top or anything. But overall it was delicious, hope this helped!

Really good when you need to satisfy that sweet craving without having a lot of cake laying around the house. Plus the cook's video had great humor to it. He's great

This was amazing. I’m a believer in microwave cakes now. Totally satisfied my craving even without the almonds and coconut.

I put 1/4 tsp vanilla instead of 1/8. It was great! Yes, I will definitely make it again! Thank you Chef John!

Was rlly excited and it turned out horrible. I followed every step. And it smelled and taste terrible. I didn’t use the chocolate chips coconut or almond being at it was added for texture.

The almonds and coconut add some very nice texture, served this with some ice cream and it was delicious. It doesn't make a lot of batter so I would suggest medium size mugs

I just tried this and a was surprised how easy and delicious it was. But it's thick like a brownie, have the ice cream on hand. Your taste buds will thank you!!

For a quick and easy dessert it tasted pretty good.

FANTASTIC recipe!!! However I did make a couple of small changes that, in the end, made the whole process easier. I cut out the almonds and coconut as I'm not a fan of either, and I also didn't add an egg due to other reviewers saying it wasn't necessary and it really isn't. However, making this directly by the recipe caused a few more dirty dishes than I wanted. I directly threw everything into a round tall mug and it came out perfect.

Unfortunately this didn't rise in the mug whatsoever-which is a shame because the actual mixture doesn't taste so bad.

so good, quick and easy! I omitted the almonds and coconut, and forgot to add the chocolate chips and it still turned out amazing. thanks!

Perfect for a midnight snack, as long as you can gather all the ingredients quietly and your microwave doesn’t make too much noise.?? Use any chocolate chips you have on hand and be sure to let it cool a good 5 min. (Although it will be hard!) This is perfect with a scoop of just about any ice cream or cool whip. Thanks Chef John!!

I am a chocolate lover so I added another tablespoon of Cocoa powder and it turned out great!

Cake was moist and tender and tasted great. I used coconut and chopped pecans, loved it. Chocolate chips were melty soft and blended beautifully with the cake. My new favorite mug cake recipe. Thank you

I've never made mug cake before so I have nothing to compare it to, but this turned out pretty yummy and it definitely satisfied the cake craving. I didn't have coconut so I left that and the almonds out, and had to cook it longer in my microwave, but I'll definitely make this one again.

Delicious! Made recipe mostly as is except I substituted coconut and almonds with peanuts because I didn't have them on hand and this recipe turned out great. Very moist and chocochips added the right amount of sweetness. My microwave is old so had to nuke for 2.5 minutes. A perfect chocolate fix. Hubby loved it.

It tasted good and my family liked it.

I made this with peanut butter instead of Nutella since that's what I had on hand. Cake was super dry and crumbly. Don't know if it was the peanut butter or the recipe. I don't recommend peanut butter for anyone wondering!

This was good, but not perfect (try Easy Microwave Chocolate Cake on this site for that). Like others, I doubled the recipe, but used only one egg. We don't like add-ins to our chocolate cake, so I skipped the coconut and toasted almonds, but used more chocolate chips. It took a little more than a minute too cook.

I've tried many different mug cakes, and they turned out um, badly (exploded) at worst to meh. This one is delicious!

The flavor seems to concentrate towards the bottom, might do with stirring about 20 seconds into the cooking process.
Also, I use erythritol instead of sugar, which is wayyyy sweeter, so I usually cut the amount in half. With this recipe, I could have used a little more sweet, so next time I might do 3/4 the amount of sugar instead of 1/2 (in erythritol).
I used gluten-free baking flour; no issues.

By fat the BEST cake in a mug recipe I have found! I used splenda sugar mix (2 tablespoons), rather than pure sugar, to cut down on some of the calories. I also didn't have the nuts or coconut or enough chocolate chips, so I just used what I had on hand. DELICIOUS!!! My husband even loved it. He said this would be perfect with a scoop of ice cream on top- which we didn't have any of either. All in all excellent! Defiantly a keeper. Thanks chef!

I made this for my dad and I, and we loved it. It was much better than I had expected it would be. Thanks for a great recipe! :)

OMG this cake was amazing. I did as one user suggested and omitted the egg. I also left out the coconut and the almonds. I didn't have unsweetened cocoa powder, so I used instant Ovaltine instead, and changed the white sugar to light brown sugar. In place of mini semisweet chocolate chips, I used Andes mints baking chips. I didn't use a thick mug, but rather two Corelle tea cups, which are quite thin compared to your regular coffee mugs. After 45 seconds in the microwave, I popped them out, sprinkled on some powdered sugar, and topped them off with a halved strawberry. Great texture, moist and perfect for a lat-night snack!

This was a good recipe... I was scared it wouldn't work when I pulled it out of the microwave at 45 seconds, and it was still batter. I must have a lower-wattage microwave, because 2 minutes did the trick. It was moist and very good... I made some frosting with a splash of orange extract and decorated with chocolate chips and cocoa powder. I skipped almonds and coconut but it was still delicious. (I'm not a fan of lots of chunks in my cake) Very sweet, I would maybe use 60% of how much sugar the recipe calls for. I quadrupled it and it was enough for 7 medium servings... we had orange sherbet with it so it helped supplement. (granted there are two teenage boys in our family) :) Great idea, and thanks!

This was amazing!! I tripled the recipe to make enough for the fam, and it worked out fine! I, for some reason, forgot the milk, but it was fine, came out super rich! Thank you

this is so bad! I put coconut extract in at and it also is so small and jelly-like. I didn't like this at all.

i did this and it was amazing i loved it it was so good i will mack this my late night suger or cocolat craving go to recipie!

I made this gluten free and it was to die for! I used wholesome chow gluten free, high protein pancake mix for the flour and used coconut sugar instead of granulated sugar. I cooked 45 seconds like the recipe says. It may look undercooked but after letting it rest it was perfect. Moist, chocolatey and addictive! I will use more chocolate chips next time. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

Love it. I end up making it without the egg, just because I'm that lazy sometimes. I also throw in chopped nuts on occasion. I replace the oil with unsweetened applesauce.

This is the best mug cake I have ever had!!!

the cake was so good we did it with no butter and it still was delicious

Will make again!

WOW this was amazing I didn't think it would turn out this good I had a bigger mug so I put all the batter in one Niger mug and had to cook it for about 2 minutes also adding in many

I have made this over and over again and my family loves it! It is a dessert in a jiffy. These are the ingredients that one always have at home so it is a perfect cup of happiness. It feels warm and fuzzy when you st with your own cup of cake. I used coconut sugar instead of white sugar for baking and it tastes just the same :)

yummy! Thank you!

I made this the other day and it was just not very good. It was not very sweet and by the time that the middle of the cake was cooked, the top was kinda burned. I ended up throwing it away and my sister who had the other mug threw hers away too.

I have now made this two times. Followed the recipe exactly the first time but divided the cups three ways. Served with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Yum. Even my son who isn't a fan of chocolate cake like this. The second time, I added 1 TBS more of chocolate chips, left out the nuts and coconut and divided into three mugs and set timer for 40 seconds. Still Yum:) Just make sure NOT to over-bake. FYI…for those counting, if you divide this recipe just two ways, it is over 400 cal per serving:| Thanks

I was craving something chocolate and I didn"t want to run to the store, nor spend a lot of time making a cake. This recipe definitely fit the bill! I didn"t have almonds, but used walnuts instead. Turned out great!

It tuurned out great!!! I did not have almonds or chocolate chips so I added two tablespoons of coconut. I also used self rising flour so I excluded the baking powder. It still was great. This is the third time I am making this and I'll continue making it.

I loved it! It was slightly spongy, but it's probably cos I cool

it doesn't take good after awhile

I loved it! i also let it cool and putit it onto a plate and made choclate glaze to put on top

For a mug cake it's really good, one would normally expect the final product to taste and look like some dry mud in a cup but it was surprisingly fluffy and tasty!

It’s was awesome make it with kids easy and fast I just over cooked it get little dry

This was exceptional. My mistake is that I thought my 16 ounce mug was big enough to hold the cake in as it rose. It was not. I will use two mugs, as instructed, next time. My only change is that I included a sprinkling of cinnamon before the last stir.

I made this easy mug cake without the coconut and almond and came out really good, easy to follow and great flavor. This is perfect for kids to make.

Really yummy! I tried other mug cakes and they weren't very good. I don't like shredded coconut, and I didn't have chocolate chips so I omitted those. I instead put in walnut chunks and the almonds. I also used a much bigger mug and it took about 75 seconds, but every microwave is different. Delicious!

Works every time, love it

Followed the recipe pretty much exactly. Just used coconut oil instead of regular veg. oil. It was very good and will be making it again. Thanks, Chef John for another winner !

This is my go to quick chocolate fix! It takes 7 minutes from start to eating...I always put the choc chips in the center and then I have a little "lava" cake. I love to use almond extract or hazelnut liquor. Yummy!

I LOVE IT! it was my first mug cake i made and it worked successfully! :-)

For being a cake in a mug, i say it was vary good id make it again .

I made this as my first mug cake attempt ever last night because all the kids were gone, and a big cake for two people seemed like overkill. Just added coconut extract in place of vanilla and omitted the almonds, this was SO good! Didn't dust the top, and it didn't need it, so now I have a simple thing to fix tonight with my six year old that she can really do mostly on her own!

I used everything but the chips and nuts...it is so good! Use a big soup mug and cook for 1 minute. Please know once you make it...you may regret it. Too easy and too good.

I had tried tons of mug cakes before this one and they all were like a "hokey puck". If you want an amazing dessert try this one. Although, they dry out fairly quickly. All I did was after it was cooked, I added a table spoon of milk to the top.

easy recipe and fluffy cake without rising flour

The cake its self is good, but you're definitely going to want ice cream.

first time making amug cake...we were craving something like this and this was a great recipe which i had most ingr for. i used coconut oil instead of veg oil and plain wholemeal flour and it turned out absolutely deeeelish ! i added pistachios and mixed broken nuts : ) dont think theres need for extra choc chips but its ur choice...go for it and try it.!! Thanks for the recipe

Definitely make it again!!

Second "mug" cake I've made. The BEST!

This was perfect for what I was wanting. Didn’t add the coconut but otherwise followed the recipe. I’ll make this again!