5 minute chocolate cake

Have a sudden craving for chocolate cake? This cake literally takes 5 minutes, to prepare and cook. It also has hardly any washing up, which is the annoying part of baking a cake where you have to wash the mixing bowl, the measuring bowl, the tins etc.

 I got this set of measuring spoons for christmas and they are amazing, i highly recommend you buying something like these as they are so useful, especially for this recipe.


So, pick out a large mug(s) that is microwavable and add:
2 tablespoons: self raising flour and sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tablespoons: cocoa powder, milk and oil
1 tablespoon: nutella
Then mix well so there are no lumps of flour


 Microwave for around 1:30 minutes. Depending on your microwave you may want to adjust the time. You want to aim for a spongy cake top which is gooey in the middle. It will rise up to double the size when cooking but sink a bit when you take it out, so make sure you use a large mug! 

It's really nice to top with squirty cream and sprinkles to make it look like a posh hot chocolate, but if not, serve with double cream.

I found this recipe online a few months ago, but i halved the quantities, so if you want a bigger cake, change the quantities accordingly (but stick to 1 egg). 

Bon Appetit,

Melon xxx