Chocolate Syrup Mug Cake is an individual-sized, microwavable chocolate cake dessert that is made with homemade chocolate syrup and can be enjoyed in just a couple of minutes! For another quick and easy microwavable dessert, try my Chocolate Mug Cake!
Chocolate Syrup Mug Cake
Mug cakes have been around for ages and there is a reason why… they are both quick and easy to make. And, the best part is, you make them in individual servings in the microwave to enjoy whenever you are craving chocolate cake. There is no need to get out all the ingredients to bake an entire cake; you just need some basic ingredients, a microwave-safe mug or ramekin, and a microwave.
If you opt to make this in a coffee mug, it will not fill the cup entirely, which is why I opted for a ramekin to serve mine.
Chocolate Syrup Mug Cake Recipe
With just five ingredients and a couple of minutes, you can treat yourself to a chocolate cake treat anytime!
Ingredients (full recipe below)
- Chocolate Syrup–I will let you know how you can make your own chocolate syrup for this recipe.
- All-purpose flour
- Granulated sugar
- Butter
- Baking powder
How to Make a Mug Cake
To make this dessert, get out your favorite microwave-safe mug or ramekin. Add the chocolate syrup, flour, granulated sugar, melted butter, and baking powder to the mug. Mix everything together until there are no lumps. Microwave on high for 60 seconds. Remove it from the microwave and let it rest for one minute. Top the mug cake with ice cream or homemade whipped cream and more chocolate syrup.
How to Make Chocolate Syrup
Get out the following ingredients to make your own chocolate syrup:
- Cocoa powder
- Granulated sugar
- Salt
- Water
- Vanilla
Combine the cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and water in a saucepan. Put the saucepan over medium heat. Continue to whisk constantly until the mixture thickens and begins to simmer. Remove from heat after a few minutes (the longer you let it simmer, the thicker it will be) and stir the vanilla into the sauce. Refrigerate until ready to use in this recipe.
Store any leftovers (which you will have) in the refrigerator for up to a week. Use it up to make your own chocolate milk or use it to drizzle on this Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake. It’s so easy to make, don’t worry about running out of it!
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Two Ingredient Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate Syrup Mug Cake is an individual-sized, microwavable chocolate cake dessert that is made with homemade chocolate syrup and can be enjoyed in just a couple of minutes!
- 1/4 cup (75g) chocolate syrup*
- 1/4 cup (31g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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In a microwave-safe coffee mug or ramekin, add syrup, flour, sugar, butter, and baking powder. Mix until creamy and no lumps are visible.
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Microwave on high for 60 seconds.
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Remove from microwave and rest for 60 seconds.
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Serve with ice cream and more chocolate syrup.
You can use Hershey's Chocolate Syrup if you don't want to make your own! 🙂
Wow, can’t wait to try this!! It sounds great!
Oh my God this was so easy so easy so so easy and the best thing it was fun to make and sooooooooooo good oh my God this will be a Daily dessert for me and the funny thing is I eat in my sleep and I got up last night and made this put my head on the table slept for her she Netflix of course I set the timer in the microwave and when I woke up craving something sweet it was there thank you for this recipe
I didn’t see anywhere in the recipe the amounts of the ingredients for the chocolate syrup for the chocolate syrup mug cake.
Hi, Rebecca! I work with iambaker and am happy to help with questions. Here is the full chocolate syrup recipe you could use for the mug cake. Have a great day!
I followed this recipe exactly and microwaved it for 3 minutes (60 seconds at a time) and it WOULD NOT set. It was just molten hot liquid
Oh my word… I would think after 3 minutes it would be hard as a rock! I have not ever encountered this specific problem so have no real advice, but I will try to replicate it and see if I can come up with any options. Thank you.