Chocolate Courgette Mug Cake

A moist and fluffy version of the standard chocolate mug cake

Posted by Libby W.

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A love a mug cake! What's not to like about cake you can make in 10 minutes? I have made chocolate courgette cake before but never as a mug cake. This is more moist than the usual chocolate mug cakes that I make (which cake be a bit dry and gluey at times) and has a nice open texture. This makes one fairly large cake. Cut it in half and share it, or devour it all by yourself!

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You Will Need (13 things)

  • 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 tbsp Milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 3 tbsp Light Brown Sugar
  • 4 tbsp Flour
  • ¼ tsp Baking Powder
  • A pinch Salt
  • 2 tbsp grated Courgette
  • 2 tbsp Cocoa or Cocoa Powder
  • 1 large Mug
  • Microwave
  • Spoon fork or mini whisk

Steps (6 steps, 10 minutes)

  1. 1

    Add the vegetable oil, milk, vanilla extract, egg and sugar to your mug.

  2. 2

    Stir until smooth. It should look something like this.

  3. 3

    Add the flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder, and stir until it is smooth, thick and glossy.

  4. 4

    Grate your courgette and then squeeze out the excess water. I did this by squeezing it in my fist over the sink.

  5. 5

    Fold the courgette into your mug mixture.

  6. 6

    Microwave for roughly 2 minutes (I have a 800 watt microwave). It will get fairly tall, if you have used a similar sized mug to me it may ooze over the top. Catch the drips by putting it on a plate. It should be glossy and sticky on the top when you take it out and cooked all the way through.

    Enjoy!