Are you looking for an indulgent dessert that’s fast and simple, with minimal effort but maximum deliciousness? Look no further than this Mug Cake made with everyone’s favorite flavor – Nutella! In less than 10 minutes and without needing to turn on the oven, you’ll have a rich, warm chocolatey treat that is so good it will make you wonder why you hadn’t tried this before. Plus, it has the perfect creamy sweetness of nutty Nutella that any store-bought dessert won’t surpass! Get ready to enjoy a shows topping microwave mug cake made in minutes.
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What Causes Mug Cakes to Be Chewy?
The deal with your rubbery (or chewy or hard) mug cake is that you have overcooked it or used too much baking powder. With mug cake, less is more, so use only a pinch of baking powder. It will still rise nicely and be extremely soft and moist.
Is It Safe to Microwave Mug Cakes?
Yes! Mug cakes are safe to eat if you microwave them long enough to thoroughly cook the flour and any eggs in the recipe. Ensure you thoroughly cook it because raw flour can be dangerous, and this mug cake recipe also contains an egg.
Why Is My Mug Cake So Bitter?
If you used baking soda instead of baking powder without making any changes to your recipe, you would definitely get a bitter taste. Remember that baking soda is an alkaline, or base, ingredient with a bitter taste.
What Causes Mug Cakes to Bubble?
When heated, the powder’s ingredients react, resulting in bubbles. The key to a perfectly cooked cake (whether in the microwave or the oven) is to ensure that your architecture sets at the same time that your leavening agent—in this case, baking powder—forms air bubbles in the batter to cause it to rise.
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Nutella Mug Cake
Ingredients
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp Nutella
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the flour, sugar, cocoa powderand baking powder and with a wire whisk, mix well.
- Add the egg yolk, milk and oil and mix untilwell combined.
- Place the mixture into a microwave-safe mug.
- Add the Nutella in the center ofcake mixture.
- Microwave on high for about 1 minute.
- Remove the mug from microwave and set aside tocool for 1-2 minutes before serving.
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