Cook: 80 seconds

Serves: 1

If you fancy a spot of cake to go with your cuppa, you'll be able to rustle up one of these in the time it takes your tea to reach the perfect temperature! A handful of cupboard ingredients, 1 mixing bowl and 80 seconds in the microwave gives you the easiest, gooiest chocolate dessert that makes the perfect sweet treat for 1 (or 2 if you're feeling generous).

Method:

To make the cake mixture, put the flour, sugar, cacao powder, baking powder and salt in a large microwaveable mug and mix well using a fork until there are no lumps.
Add the oat milk, vegetable oil and vanilla extract and mix again until the mixture comes together and becomes smooth.
Place the chocolate pieces on top of the mixture and push into the centre using your finger or the fork so it sinks into the batter.
Place the mug in the microwave and cook for 80 seconds- no longer otherwise it might spill over
Serve the mug cake with a dollop of plant-based ice cream on top

Recipe adapted from: BOSH! Meat: Over 100 Outrageously tasty recipes (HQ, HarperCollins).

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Ingredients

Name: Five minute mug cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 80 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: For the cake: 3 tbsp self-raising flour 3 tbsp caster sugar 1½ tbsp cacao powder ¼ tsp baking powder ½ tsp table salt 4 tbsp oat milk 2 tbsp vegetable oil ½ tsp vanilla extract 30g plant-based dark chocolate (about 3 chunks) To serve: Plant-based ice cream You will need a large microwavable mug

For the cake:

3 tbsp self-raising flour

3 tbsp caster sugar

1½ tbsp cacao powder

¼ tsp baking powder

½ tsp table salt

4 tbsp oat milk

2 tbsp vegetable oil

½ tsp vanilla extract

30g plant-based dark chocolate (about 3 chunks)

To serve:

Plant-based ice cream

You will need a large microwavable mug