This chocolate cake is made entirely in a mug. It requires no weighing, takes 45 seconds to cook and has a melty chocolate centre, perfect for a quick treat

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:3 mins
  • Cook:1 min
• Easy
• Serves 1

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 medium egg
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 3 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• dash of vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp boiling water
• 1 soft chocolate truffle of your choice (we used Lindt Lindor)
• ice cream or cream, to serve (optional)

Method

• STEP 1

  Using a fork, whisk all the ingredients, aside from the chocolate truffle, with a pinch of salt in a large mug (ours was 350ml).

• STEP 2

  Push the chocolate into the centre of the batter, and microwave the cake on high for 45 secs until cooked on the outside with a liquid molten centre. Serve hot with ice cream or cream, if you like.