Chocolate Mug Cakes for Two are quick and easy, delicious, portion-controlled, chocolate desserts for you and your sweetheart that are perfect for Valentine’s Day or any day you would like a mini chocolate cake for one or two.
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I’m starting to plan our menu. One thing I know is that Mr. Flavor Mosaic will want is a chocolate dessert, usually a decadent, over-the-top chocolate dessert.
But let’s face it, we don’t need that many calories. However, we still want a chocolate dessert for Valentine’s Day. So I have found a way to have our cake and eat it too!
Mini size it! I’m sure you have noticed any time you look at Pinterest, the the trend is to serve mini sized desserts. I personally think that is a good trend. However, I don’t want to pay outrageously high prices for a mini dessert at a fancy restaurant, when it is so easy to fix at home.
If you have 5 minutes and basic pantry ingredients, you can make these cakes for you and your special someone. Or if you want to make it just for yourself, I completely understand.
And when you take it out of the microwave, you will each have a mug of deliciously warm, moist, chocolate cake.
Now whether you share or just have one chocolate mug cake for each hand is your business. I won’t tell.
In the instructions below, I break it out to make each chocolate mug cake individually, in case you only want to make one mug cake. However, if you are making two mug cakes, you could also mix the first 7 ingredients in a bowl and then divide the batter evenly into the two mugs. It works well either way.
With whom will you be sharing these deliciously warm Chocolate Mug Cakes for Two?
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Recipe
Chocolate Mug Cakes for Two
Ingredients
For each cup or mug:
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon mini chocolate chips
- 1 strawberry optional for garnish
- powdered sugar optional for garnish
Instructions
- In one mug, using a spoon, stir together the first 7 ingredients. Add the mini chocolate chips on top in the center. No need to push down.
- Repeat step 1 in the second mug.
- Microwave on high for about 2 minutes. (Time varies depending on microwave.)
- Remove from microwave. Sprinkle a teaspoon of powdered sugar on top. Add a strawberry to garnish, if desired.
Nutrition
If you like this recipe be sure to check out other desserts, such as these Cherry Cheesecake Brownies.
Or you may like this Moist Chocolate Layer Cake.
How about these Berry Chocolate Mocha Mousse Desserts?
Or how about these Mini M&M Chocolate Cookies?
For more chocolate dessert recipes, go to Flavor Mosaic’s chocolate dessert archive.
For more Valentine’s Day recipes, go to Flavor Mosaic’s Valentine’s Day recipe archive.
Lou Lou Girls says
Hello beautiful! This looks so amazing. I need to try this. Pinned and tweeted. Thank you for being a part of our party and we hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. We can’t wait to party with you! Happy Valentines’ Day! Lou Lou Girls
Nicki says
Oh my, your desserts looks sinfully delicious! Thank you for linking up to Wordless Wednesday this week. Come back next time, please!
Corinne says
What a perfect treat to share with a friend on a cold winter day. No risk of over indulging since it’s just enough for two! Thanks so much for linking up the recipe at the This Is How We Roll Thursday link party.
Michele says
Thank you Corinne!
Diane says
Hello,
Just wanted to let you know we have a brand NEW spin-off of the #PureBlogLove link party. I would love for you to drop by and see all the new changes we have made for better interaction with the bloggers.
We run every Thursday @ 8 pm est on http://www.homemadefoojunkie.com through the weekend. Come celebrate with us on the NEW Pinterest Party where bloggers pin their established Pinterest pins to our link party.
Michele says
Thank you Diane! I’ll check it out.