The Weekend ReTREAT: Melt in the Middle Mug Cake

5.13.16

Happy Friday the 13th!!! Whoa!!! Watch out for those cracks in the sidewalk, black cats, random ladders, and weird people who are just WEIRDER! I’m not a superstitious person, but there is something in the air on Friday the 13th’s, everything can seem just a little off. You might as well just hole yourself up and make a mug cake to stay safe from it all.

This is another delicious chocolate cake, except that you get a melty surprise when you eat it. I think I’m in love with these chocolate mug cakes because when you want a chocolate fix, they’re just enough to satisfy without feeling too guilty, like you ate a whole box of Oreo’s guilty. (Oof, college anyone??) 

I mean…….

Tough to argue, am I right?

Enjoy the weekend!!!! And if you feel a little off today, just blame the date.

Melt in the Middle Mug Cake

Ingredients

• 1 oz butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp light cream
• 2 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 6 Tbsp flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2-3 small squares of chocolate, or one large (i.e Ghirardelli) square

Instructions

• In a microwave safe mug, add in egg, sugar and vanilla extract, beating with a fork to combine
• One by one, add in light cream, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and melted butter, beating in each before adding the next
• Take the chocolate square(s) and press into the middle of the batter
• Microwave for 1 minute 20 seconds
• Allow to cool slightly before enjoying

By Lene Knudsen
Adapted from Mug Cakes