Chocolate Cake in a Cup (Egg-less)

Try this moist, egg less chocolate cake in a cup. It only takes 5 minutes to end those cravings. And if you have little ones, this is perfect for play dates and kids in kitchen activities !

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 3 tbsp
Brown sugar - 2 tbsp
Cocoa powder - 2 tsp
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Milk - 3 tbsp
Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp
Vanilla essence - 1 drop
Semi sweet chocolate chips - 1 tsp

Method:

Combine all everything but chocolate chips in a microwave safe cup or ramekins. Gently mix with fork until there are no lumps in the batter. Sprinkle choco chips on the top. Bake the cake in a microwave for 45 sec or more depending on your setting. Cool the the cake for 5 minutes before serving (It is very important to cool before serving).

Sprinkle some powder sugar or top it with vanilla ice cream !!

Note:
If you want to make large quantities, scale up the recipe and portion them into individual cups. Bake them one by one for uniform baking.

This recipe is from My Lil’ Ricardo.

Comments

Yummy Mummy said…

Easy to make and delious looking cake.

December 30, 2013 at 8:13 PM

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