Chocolate Nutella Mug Cake

Chocolate Nutella Mug Cake

Yields 2 mugs 

Ingredients

1. All Purpose Flour 1/2 cup

2. Baking Powder 1/2 tsp

3. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 6 tbsp

4. Castor Sugar 1/2 cup

5. Vanilla Essence 1 tsp

6. Eggs 2 medium sized

7. Oil 6 tbsp

8. Milk 6 tbsp 

9. Nutella 6 tbsp 

10. Chocolate chips 2 tsps

11. Salt 1/8 tsp

Method Of Preparation 

1. Sift the flour from a height into a bowl.

2. Sift the cocoa into the bowl.

3. Add the baking powder & salt.

4. Add the castor sugar.

5. Mix everything together with a spatula.

6. Then add the vanilla essence, followed by milk, oil & eggs.

7. Finally add nutella.

8. Now using an electric beater, beat everything together for 30 seconds until well combined.

9. Grease the mugs with non stick baking/cooking spray.

10. Using a spoon, pour the batter into the mugs.

11. Fill 3/4th of the mugs with the batter & top it with chocolate chips(1 tsp in each mug)

12. Put both the mugs into the microwave & microwave on high for 1.25 minutes.

13. Top it with icing sugar, ice cream/whipped cream & strawberries.

14. Serve hot

Notes: 

1. Please note that it took 1.25 minutes in my microwave. It might take anywhere between 30 seconds to 3 minutes for the cake to be done. It depends upon ur microwave & the quantity & size of the mug. So if your doing it for the first time, set ur microwave to 30 seconds & keep an eye on the microwave & keep taking it out every 30 seconds to see that you don't overcook the cake.

2. If you overcook the cake, it will not be moist & spongy. It will be very dry & tasteless. 

3. The cake should have risen a bit, it should still be gooey and the top needs to be glossy & fudgy. So take it out when u see this kinda texture. Do not let it cook till it becomes dry. 

4. Remember to take it out every 30 seconds for the first 1 minute & then after a minute take it out every 15 seconds just to make sure u bake it to the right consistency. Once you get the hang of it, then u can set up the exact time & you don't have to stay near the oven to keep checking it.

5. After adding the batter in both the mugs I had around 1/4 cup batter remaining which I poured into a bowl & microwaved it for 30 seconds.

6. Follow the above steps for a perfect mug cake