Microwave Orange Chocolate Mug Cake
When you’re home alone and craving a home-baked dessert, the mug cake is your friend. Dense, moist, and warm, like a steamed pudding, the single-serving dessert cooks in just a couple of minutes in the microwave. This one is loaded with citrus and a touch of dark chocolate. For best results, use a small orange; otherwise, the cake gets soggy.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Put orange in a 1-pt. glass measuring cup and add water to make 1 cup. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and microwave until orange is soft, 4 minutes. Drain.
Step 2
2
Whirl orange in a food processor until finely chopped. Let cool. Add all-purpose flour, almond flour, granulated sugar, butter, baking powder, salt, and egg; pulse until blended. Pour batter into a 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-cup microwave-safe mug. Stir in chocolate chips.
Step 3
3
Microwave until a toothpick inserted in center comes out barely clean, about 2 minutes (cake rises above mug, then sinks down as it cools). Let cool 20 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Step 4
4
*Find with baking supplies.
Ingredients
3 ounces fresh orange (1/2 small), end trimmed
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons almond flour (meal)
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Large pinch of kosher salt
1 large egg
1 1/2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips
Powdered sugar
Directions
Step 1
1
Put orange in a 1-pt. glass measuring cup and add water to make 1 cup. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and microwave until orange is soft, 4 minutes. Drain.
Step 2
2
Whirl orange in a food processor until finely chopped. Let cool. Add all-purpose flour, almond flour, granulated sugar, butter, baking powder, salt, and egg; pulse until blended. Pour batter into a 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-cup microwave-safe mug. Stir in chocolate chips.
Step 3
3
Microwave until a toothpick inserted in center comes out barely clean, about 2 minutes (cake rises above mug, then sinks down as it cools). Let cool 20 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Step 4
4
*Find with baking supplies.
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