Chocolate Powdered Mug Cake

By Luke Venable, age 12, Massachusetts

 

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup flour (or hazelnut meal for a gluten-free cake)
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1½ tablespoons room-temperature coconut oil
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2½ tablespoons Nutella (optional)
• Powdered sugar to dust (optional)
• Vanilla ice cream to serve with (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine the flour (or hazelnut meal), cocoa powder, and sugar in a medium bowl.
2. Add the coconut oil, egg, and milk.
3. Mix until smooth.
4. Spoon ¼ of the mixture into a microwave-safe mug. Add Nutella.
5. Put ⅓ remaining mixture in, and cover with Nutella.
6. Put in ½ remaining mixture in; cover with Nutella.
7. Put in remaining mixture.
8. Microwave on high for 1 minute.
9. Serve sprinkled with powdered sugar and topped with ice cream. Optionally add more Nutella, powdered sugar, and ice cream according to your preference.