Hot Chocolate Mug Cake

Hey guys. This past week has been rainy and grey. Clearly this weather wanted me to chill out for the day. So, I made a couple of hot chocolate mug cakes. This 3-ingredient chocolate cake is topped with chocolate ganache, chocolate whipped cream and a chocolate smoke cloud. I hope you like chocolate ^_^

Double the recipe for large mugs

Cake:

2 tbsp. cocoa powder

4 tbsp powdered sugar

1 large egg

chocolate chips

Whipped Cream:

1/3 c heavy cream

1/2 tsp cocoa powder

1 tbsp powdered sugar

Chocolate Ganache:

1/4 c heavy cream

1/4 c chocolate chips

You'll Need:

white candy melt

sandwich bag

parchment paper

piping bag & star tip

microwave

mug

spoons

Add cake ingredients (sugar, cocoa powder, egg) directly to the cup and stir together until completely combined. Add as many chocolate chips as you'd like and microwave for 1 minute. Add an extra 15 seconds if you'd like.

Combine the whipped cream ingredients (cream, cocoa, sugar) to a bowl and whip for a couple of minutes until stiff peak stage. Once they hold stiff peaks, stop whipping. If you do over whip and the cream begins to break, add a small amount of cream and whip again to bring it back to life.

Put the whipped cream in a piping bag with a star tip and allow to refrigerate until your ready to pipe.

This is what's going to create that perfect little touch to your hot chocolate mug cake.

Completely melt down the white chocolate or white candy melt in a small bowl. I microwave my candy melt in a bowl for 1 minute 30 seconds while stirring everything 30 seconds. Carefully place candy melt in a sandwich bag and cut off a corner.

On a sheet of parchment, create a smoke wave by piping a question mark shape and following through with a smaller wave and long tail (similar to a snake). Set this aside for about 5 minutes to harden.

In a small saucepan (or microwave) combine the chocolate and cream. If using the stove, heat on low heat and stir slowly until completely melted. It's a small enough batch to do without a double boiler, but be careful not to scorch the sauce.

Spoon the chocolate ganache over the cake and tap the mug a few times to allow for the ganache to settle into any crevasses and create a smooth surface.

Pipe a swirl of chocolate whipped cream on top of the ganache.

Finish with a swirl of white chocolate smoke.

Dig in and enjoy :)