Chocolate Lava Mug Cake

A rich and fudgy molten Chocolate Lava Mug Cake filled with gooey dark chocolate! Ready in just 2 minutes.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: western

Prep Time: 1

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 2

Servings: serve

Calories: 736kcal

Cost: $2

Select a large mug or ramekin.
Place the butter into your mug and pour over the boiling water. Stir until melted.
Add the cocoa powder, caster sugar and self raising flour and mix together.
Press the dark chocolate into the centre of the mixture.
Microwave for 1 minute.
The cake should be cooked on the top while staying slightly gooey in the middle.
If you think it's still a little undercooked (all microwaves are different), cook for a further 10 - 50 seconds on medium, in 15 second bursts.
Serve while warm with ice cream (optional).

Cooking time - all microwaves vary with how long they will take to cook this mug cake. I recommend cooking it for 1 minute to start, and then in 15 second extra bursts if needed.
Don't overcook the mug cake! - you want it to still be slightly gooey in the middle. Stop cooking when the cake is cooked on top.
If you think it's still a little undercooked (all microwaves are different) - cook for a further 10 - 50 seconds on medium power, in 15 second bursts.
Watch the cake - watch it carefully in the microwave to make sure it doesn't overflow.
Make 2 portions - you can split this mug cake in two smaller mugs or ramekins rather than 1 large mug/ramekin, if you want 2 servings.