This is my mug cake take on the hot chocolate bomb!
Like hot chocolate bombs, this hot chocolate bomb mug cake has a center filled with marshmallows and chocolate. They melt into the chocolate cake when they’re warmed in the microwave and it is all kinds of delicious. This decadent single serving chocolate dessert will become your new favorite!
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Hot Chocolate Bomb You Eat With a Fork
This hot chocolate bomb mug cake is the bomb. ☕💣
(I came up with that one by myself – open mic night here I come)
Just like hot chocolate bombs themselves, this hot chocolate bomb mug cake has a center filled with hot chocolate fixins.
Rich dark chocolate chips and gooey marshmallows melt in the microwave while the chocolate cake cooks. Dig your fork into the mug cake and it’s ooey gooey hot chocolate heaven.
It’s truly a decadent single serving chocolate dessert.
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A hot chocolate bomb mug cake is not the time to be moderate.
Oh heck no.
A rich dark chocolate cake with copious amounts of melted chocolate and mini marshmallows in the center:
I have a healthy chocolate mug cake recipe and a 3-ingredient mug cake that is chocolate and flourless too. But today we are onboard the decadence train so let’s get to it!
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Hot Chocolate Bomb Mug Cake Tips
This mug cake batter will be thick. It won’t be very pourable and will be little hard to spread. This is what you want! The batter is thick so that those lovely hot chocolate bomb fillings will stay right where they’re supposed to in the middle of the mug cake, and not sink to the bottom.
Spoon about half of the batter into your mug, and spread it out with the back of a spoon or with a knife. Make a little indent in the center and fill it with the chocolate chips and marshmallows. Then spoon out the rest of the batter gently over the filling. I used a knife to spread it around so it covered the filling. That’s it!
You can use a gluten-free all-purpose flour mix (like this one) instead of the regular flour in this mug cake recipe. Coconut flour will not work as a sub in this recipe; I haven’t tried with almond flour. Almond flour might work, but you might need to adjust the microwave time a little. You can also try these almond flour mug cake recipes.
For the cooking time – this can vary with different microwaves and also with different mug sizes. It took my microwave 60 seconds to cook perfectly. The first time you make this mug bread, watch your microwave.
Test doneness, and if it needs a bit more time, add on 15 seconds at a time until it’s fully cooked. The next time you make it, you’ll know exactly how long it takes in your microwave!
Hot Chocolate Bomb Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour can sub with an all-purpose gluten-free flour mix
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar plain white, date sugar, coconut sugar, erythritol, etc.
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 ½ tbsp melted butter or oil
- 2 tbsp milk any kind you like
- 1 tbsp chocolate chips can use dairy-free or sugar-free
- 1 tbsp mini marshmallows can use vegan marshmallows
Instructions
- In a small bowl mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugar, and pinch of salt.
- Add in the melted butter or oil and milk, and stir until mixed.
- Batter will be thick, don't be alarmed. 🙂
- Spray your mug with cooking spray and spoon in half the batter.
- Spread out the batter with the back of your spoon or a knife.
- Make a little indent in the middle of the batter, and fill it with the chocolate chips and marshmallows.
- Spoon the rest of the chocolate batter over the fillings, and gently spread it out to cover the marshmallows and chocolate chips.
- Microwave for 1 minute.
- My mug cake was perfectly done at 1 minute; if yours needs a bit more time, add 15 seconds at a time and watch it.
- Top with whipped cream, coconut whipped cream, or even extra marshmallows!
If you’re looking for a warm and cozy recipe, try this cinnamon apple mug cake!
For more fun mug cake recipes, try this funfetti mug cake or this birthday mug cake recipe! And this vanilla mug cake has a super easy and crazy delicious vanilla frosting…yum!!!
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Great quick dessert! Thanks.
Thanks Priya! Glad you like this hot chocolate mug cake! 🙂
Oh my, this looks too good!
Thank you Sarah!! It’s calling for you to try it! lol
this looks so yummy I am not sure if I would get any of if my grandbaby would try to take it all lol
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Yes this hot chocolate mug cake is almost too yummy to share 🙂
Suchot,
These mug cakes are my downfall. At least there is not a big cake to eat. Congratulations, you are being featured at Thursday Favorite Things. https://www.eclecticredbarn.com/2021/01/thursday-favorite-things.html I hope you stop by.
Hugs,
Bev
Hahaha, I kind of love that these mug cakes are your downfall lol You totally have to try this hot chocolate mug cake! And thank you so much!!