5 Minute Chocolate Fudge S’mores Mug Cake.
Just sharing a s’mores mug cake today. That can be made in 5 minutes.
You know… NO BIG DEAL.
Since you’re asking, yes… I have always thought the whole “cake in a mug in a microwave” thing was sort of skeevy. Well, until I was feeling superbly lazy last week and housing a mad chocolate craving. Like, really mad. So I gave it a try.
And another.
Annnnnd maybe another. Oops.
And another?
Then I thought… is there anything in the world that I’m more obsessed with than s’mores? Umm nope. There isn’t. But just so you know, I’m also allowed to say that about guacamole, Ryan Gosling and chocolate peanut butter. So stop looking at me that way.
In minutes, with a few tweaks and twists and makeshift graham crusts and marshmallow middles, I had a s’mores mug.
And it was just SO… FUDGEY.
Sidebar: for years as a quick treat, I’ve melted butter in a bowl, added graham cracker crumbs, thrown on some chocolate chips and marshmallows then stuffed it in the microwave for 10 seconds. Then I usually burn the roof of my mouth because I’m so impatient and inhale it anyway.
And you know what?
This is like, A BILLION TIMES BETTER.
Sorry for the shouting, but it’s necessary. !!!
This is a much more practical, easier, quicker version of my smore’s cake in a jar, with marshmallows stuffed in the center and even a few healthier adjustments.
I want to marry this mug. Don’t judge me.
And if you love someone (like yourself), this would be an outstanding choice for a fast Valentine’s Day dessert. So… love yourself. PUHlease.
5 Minute Chocolate Fudge S’mores Mug Cake
[adapted from food network]
makes 1 serving, can easily be doubled
2-3 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (mine was dark cocoa, hence the dark color)
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
1 1/2 ounces milk chocolate (chopped or morsels)
marshmallow fluff, cream or actual marshmallows
Combine 3 tablespoons butter and 1 ounce of chocolate in a small bowl, then melt in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. Set aside. In another bowl, combine remaining melted butter with 2-3 tablespoons of graham cracker crumbs and stir until moistened. Press graham crumbs into the bottom of your mug.
In a bowl. whisk egg, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add in flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa, stir until a thick batter forms. Stream in melted butter and chocolate, mixing to combine. Fold in remaining chocolate chips. Add half of the mixture on top of the graham crust, then throw on a scoop of marshmallow fluff/cream or a few marshmallows. Add remaining batter on top, then pop in the microwave for 1 minute and 20 seconds to almost 2 minutes. Remove and top with additional marshmallow if desired. You can pop it back in the microwave for 5-10 seconds to make them melty, or pop them directly under the broiler for about 10 seconds to toast if desired. You can also use a kitchen torch if you have one. Sprinkle with graham crumbs!
Notes: If you don’t have whole wheat pastry flour, you can use all-purpose. I would not recommend using regular whole wheat. Additionally, I have made this by substituting coconut butter for the full amount of butter. It was just as delicious, albeit slightly drier. You cannot taste coconut at all. Finally, take into account the power of your microwave. Mine has a mind of it’s own and is insanely powerful, so I cooked this on 80% power. Judge accordingly and add/subtract a few minutes of cooking if you know your’s is wonky too. Unfortunately it may take 1-2 trial runs to get the right consistency because all microwaves are different, but I promise it’s worth it!
And that’s Friday for you.
394 Comments on “5 Minute Chocolate Fudge S’mores Mug Cake.”
sweet Adam’s ribs~! YOU are pure, unadulterated, chocoholic evil…. and I say that with all due respect, reverence, love, and may I please kiss your feet? Here I sit, 20 feet away from my kitchen with every single ingredient (marshmallow fluff, mini marshmallows, and JUMBO marshmallows… which I feel obligated to “test” in order to see which performs best), and my DH away for 48 hours. Suddenly I am rethinking my breakfast plans… and how long I should wait to exercise after trying this recipe. Seriously, I have to give it a test run before serving to the DH next week, right???
Chocolate for breakfast… it’s (gonna be) a beautiful thing~!
This seems to be the perfect dessert for Valentine’s! Yum!
“Happy Cooking”
I just so happened to have all of the ingredients except eggs… but I made it anyway. Whoa. That is some pretty awesome microwave cake! I can’t wait to try it again after grabbing some eggs.
My sweet tooth is intrigued! Great recipe with Valentines Day just around the corner. Fantastic photos too!
Oh my, this could be dangerous. Looks sooooo good!
my first try was a little rubbery at the bottom, but oh my god so tasty!!
definitely something to play around with in the future!!!
This was awesome! Mine came out perfectly at 90 seconds. It was really dense so I added some milk to soften it up a little. My taste buds thank you a million times over. Though I’ll have to spend some more time at the gym because I probably won’t be able to stop myself from throwing this together on an almost daily basis. I’m thinking a peanut butter version will make an appearance in my mug tomorrow….
Love you blog :)
*love your blog.
that was awkward… haha.
I was tempted to make some marshmallows so I could make this but alas, I don’t have gelatin. Looks delicious!
This is definitely the best mug cake recipe I’ve tried yet! I didn’t have any solid chocolate, marshmallows, or graham crackers (sigh) but the actually cake turned out perfectly. I substituted Nutella for the melted chocolate and I also added some extra cocoa powder because I was having a chocolate emergency. Thanks for helping me pull through!
Ooooh….good idea on Nutella sub! Stealing. :D
Chocolate in a mug is awesome! I thought it was a lazy excuse too until I tried it, now there’s no going back. Yum.
Must. Buy. Marshmallows.
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Do you think I could mix up a few batches and keep it in the fridge to use later in the day?
I’m thinking this would be a fun thing to do with my class on Valentine’s Day.
Oh good lord, I did NOT need anyone to make baking anything this delicious easier and more accessible. Now it will always be in the back of my mind that this fudgy piece of awesomeness could be mine, in just 5 minutes. Someone get me a padded cell!
oh. my. goodness. what an amazing treat. must try this soon!!!
I am officially salivating, thank you very much.
Yes. PLEASE.
Oh yes! This is definitely going to be dangerous for me.
Okay making these immediatly, well when I get home from work. Going to be so good. I too am obsessed with s’mores, Ryan Gosling and Guacamole. We could be best friends.
Wow, this looks amazing! So rich and delicious. :)
I need to work on making this some more – my first attempt ended up all over the outside of the mug and all over my microwave. lol.
i want this cake now….and thankfully I can too…microwave here i come!
Thanks for the awesome recipe! What a clever idea! I’m making these for my husband and I on v-day…can’t wait.
It looks wonderful! I will try it :)
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This seems to be the perfect Valentine’s Day dinner…uh…I mean dessert.
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Yummy!!
So I followed the recipe the first time and my super powerful microwave gave me a good but completely cooked chocolate cake. I was more in the mood for something like a molten chocolate/brownie consistency so the next time I mixed up the egg, sugar, vanilla, SCANT 1/4 c flour, salt (omitted baking powder), dark cocoa and then added that to the melted 2 tbsp butter + 1/4 c chips. Nuked it for just under 1 min in 15 sec intervals and stopped JUST as I saw it puff for the first time. OH MY GOD. Molten cake, dense, SUPER chocolatey (might cut back on cocoa), and the uncooked part created this amazing sauce for the cake part. Done and done.
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I tried this 4 times yesterday. The cake came out like a dense rubbery loaf.
I just made this, although I changed a couple things. I like butter, so I added a little more butter. And I’m a graham cracker fiend, so I added some more of that on bottom. But it’s delicious! :D
Oh, and I noticed that if you cook the cake with the marshmallows on top when the cake is PERFECT consistency, it gets really dry. Mainly because my microwave took 45 seconds to cook the darned marshmallows.
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OHHHH my gosh this is the most fantastic dessert eeeeever. Thank you so much!
This was ridiculously good and scarily easy. Shouldn’t have looked at this whilst in the middle of my university exams….can see I’m going to have to hit the gym hard when I finish…hahaloljks. I used normal wholewheat flour as we don’t have the pastry version in the US – I should have probably read your note saying use all-purpose…it still came out tasty, however, I’ll use normal next time! I also subbed half the butter for applesauce, the sugar for stevia and the milk chocolate for dark chocolate! Worked perfectly. Zapped it for 90 seconds which was too long for my microwave, so I’ll do 60 next time to yield a more fudgy, pudding like result :)
correction: that should have read ‘we don’t have pastry flour in AUSTRALIA’…haha
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I made this for the first time last month and three more times since then. I know the recipe by heart now. Dangerous, dangerous!
I have just the recipe for you!!! 3-2-1 Cake. You mix one box of dry angel food cake mix with one box of any other flavor you like (choc/white/yellow/red) dry. Mix the two boxes together in a gallon ziploc bag and you have your ingredients. Now comes the 3-2-1. You will use a coffee mug for this. Into the mug you put 3 Tbls. dry mix, 2 Tbls. water, microwave for 1 minute. Thus the 3-2-1. Just put the dry mix in your mug then add the water and stir well. Cook 1 minute and you have a perfect little cake anytime you want. You can keep the dry mix in the bag and just pull it out when you want it. No messy mixing bowl, beaters or anything. Just your mug for mixing and baking. Turn the mug upside down after cooking and shake it. Cake will fall right out. You can top it with your favorite toppings.
Thx, I did not care for that mixing and transferring things. Hope this is good. Thx
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LOL! I love your blogging style! Found you through Stumbleupon, and I must say, you really did make me LOL!
Drooling a little at the thought of making one right now !!
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It’s 3 am and I just made this mug cake and as a college student I cannot thank you enough. This recipe has been the best mug cake recipe I have tried. The consistency at 1 min 30 seconds in the microwave and it’s like a miracle. I wanted to share…. Instead of using any chocolate chips I melted unsalted butter with Hershey’s chocolate syrup … The cocoa powder was Hershey’s as well. It was DELICIOUS!!! Great for when you simply need a chocolate fix. Bless you!
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