Mug cakes are a brilliant concept. Think about it, a single dish of cake made in less than two minutes. What could be better? In the past few weeks, I have tested at least four mug cake recipes. I’ve narrowed it down to two recipes that I enjoyed the most: one I created myself and one that I found online. The online recipe is a 100 calorie chocolate mug cake from The Big Mans World that is moist and not too rich. The key for mug cakes is to mix the dry ingredients first, then slowly add the wet ingredients to ensure that everything is mixed thoroughly. If it’s not mixed thoroughly, the cake won’t be as moist or sweet. My mug cake is a bit more rich and sweet than the 100 calorie one but is much moister because of the apple sauce (in my opinion).
INGREDIENTS:
2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce
Pinch of salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp unsweetened almond milk (add more / less to make it more liquid)
Microwave for 40-50 seconds
Top with melted peanut butter, cinnamon, chocolate chips, or frozen fruit
