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Whip up some sweet nostalgia
Recreate your childhood’s saccharine memories with these fluffy, easy-to-make mug cakes
There’s nothing like a warm, delicious mug cake to turn around a bad day. A great fix for your sweet tooth cravings, the unpretentious dessert never fails to bring out the child in you. Relive your fondest childhood memories with these easy-to-make mug cake recipes shared by our experts:
IT’S GONNA GET GOOEY A chocolate loaded mug cake is the fix for all your chocolate yearnings. Pour ½cup of flour with 5tbsp sugar, 2tbsp cocoa powder and a mix of one egg, 3tbsp of milk and 3tbsp vegetable oil. Add a dash of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt and whisk it all until you have a smooth texture. Place it in the microwave for two minutes till it’s all fluffy. Add two scoops of vanilla ice-cream, spatter some nuts and garnish with drizzled chocolate syrup on top. Voila! Rich and gooey choco mug cake with ice-cream surprise is ready to eat.
NUTTY GOODNESS Who doesn’t love hazelnut-cocoa spread? To flavour your mug cake with it, take ¼cup of the spread, crack a large egg open and add ½tsp of cocoa powder. Also add 4 tbsp of self-rising flour to it. Whisk it all up with a fork until it’s unruffled. Then microwave it for 2-3 minutes. You can sprinkle some powdered sugar on it when it’s out of the microwave.
BUTTERSCOTCH DELIGHT This butterly delight can melt anyone’s heart. First, grease the mug with olive oil. In a sep- arate small bowl, mix all the dry ingredients (4tsp flour and 1tsp sugar) and after mixing, add ¼low-fat yogurt and 1½tbsp milk. Then stir in 2tbsp of butterscotch morsels. Put the mixture in a mug and microwave for one and a half minutes, and serve. It’s fresh, vibrant and crunchy.
BERRY DELICIOUS Pack the freshness of berries in a mug. To make this delectable blueberry cake, blend 4tsp flour, ¼tsp baking powder, 2½tsp sugar, pour 3tsp milk and ½tsp vegetable oil. Don’t forget to drop ¼tsp vanilla extract for flavour and make sure the batter is smooth. Stir in the lovely blueberries and microwave it for about a minute. Something warm and hearty made in no time!
A PIECE OF VELVET Want to dig into a luscious red velvet mug cake? Take a large mug and whisk together a large egg with 3tbsp vegetable oil. Add 1tsp of liquid red food colouring, 3tbsp buttermilk and 2tsp pure vanilla extract. Sprinkle ¼cup of sugar, 2tbsp cocoa powder, about ¼cup self-rising flour, ¼tsp vinegar and whip the batter until it’s even. Microwave first for one and a half minutes, and then for two and a half minutes, separately until its risen and firm. Savour the earthy silkiness of this mug cake with every bite. Recipes by chefs Gajendra Singh, Bharat Sharma, Ali, Manoj Godiyal and Harish Thukran