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Home » Baking Recipes » 5 Minute Microwave Chocolate Cake

Published: Dec 25, 2024 | Modified: Dec 25, 2024 by Hina Gujral

5 Minute Microwave Chocolate Cake

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Looking for an easy microwave chocolate cake recipe? This one-bowl cake recipe is a saviour. Be sure to watch the video! 

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

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With readers of the blog continuously requesting a foolproof, tried, and tested microwave cake recipe and my oven being under repair, it gave me enough reasons to experiment with microwave cooking.

Hence, I created a few delicious and easy microwave recipes like Mug Dhokla, Microwave Mug Pasta, and this chocolate cake.

This is a fuss-free, easy-to-bake microwave chocolate cake recipe. Trust me, after the first trial; you will surely bookmark it.

  • it has no butter
  • takes just 5 minutes to bake
  • with a layer of ganache; the cake can compete with any oven-baked counterparts.   
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Tips for Perfect Microwave Cake

  • Ensure sure all the ingredients are at room temperature. Be precise with the measurement of the ingredients.
  • Microwave the cake batter for exactly 5 minutes, covered at 800 watts. For covering the cake pan, use either the cling film or the lid. It prevents cake from drying. 
  • Any flavourless/odourless vegetable oil or olive oil is good enough for this microwave chocolate cake recipe.
  • Use good quality unsweetened cocoa powder. If you are using sweetened cocoa powder, adjust the amount of sugar accordingly. 
  • Lastly, do not mix the cake batter for more than 2 – 3 minutes. Once no flour streaks or lumps remain, stop mixing.
Easy microwave chocolate cake

Microwave Cake Recipe Variations

For Cake Decoration

  • I stick to a simple chocolate ganache for decorating the cake. Microwave ¼ cup of chopped dark chocolate with a tablespoon of unsalted butter. Whisk for a few minutes to get a smooth, spoon-dropping ganache.
  • Embellish the cake with fresh seasonal fruits (strawberries, peaches, mangoes, pineapple, passion fruit, etc.) or chocolate curls and sprinkles.

Chocolate Mug Cake

  • Divide the cake batter between two to three coffee mugs and bake in the microwave for 2 – 3 minutes. Half-fill the mugs, allowing the cake batter to rise and expand without spilling over. Add a tablespoon of chocolate chips to each cup before popping them in the microwave.

Eggless Chocolate Cake

  • My eggless chocolate cake recipe is the perfect answer to the above question.
  • Replace 2 eggs with ½ cup yogurt or curd. Make sure yoghurt is thick, not flavoured, and at room temperature.

Watch Microwave Cake Video

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  • Lemon Pound Cake
  • Christmas Fruit Cake
  • Spiced Pumpkin Cake
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Microwave Chocolate Cake Recipe

Looking for an easy microwave cake recipe? Here is a soft, moist, spongy chocolate cake recipe for microwave.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 inch cake
Calories: 403kcal
Author: Hina Gujral
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Ingredients

1 Cup = 250 ml

  • 1 Cup all-purpose flour (maida)
  • 3 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • ½ Cup olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 Cup caster sugar or powdered sugar
  • ¼ Cup lukewarm water

Ingredients for the chocolate ganache

  • 100 gram dark chocolate, broken into pieces
  • 5 tablespoon cream

Instructions

  • Sift flour, baking powder, coffee powder and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
    batter making steps of microwave cake
  • Now add olive oil, eggs, vanilla essence and sugar. Mix nicely. Make sure no lumps or flour streaks remain in the cake batter. Do not mix the batter for too long.
    batter making steps of microwave cake
  • Pour lukewarm water and combine the cake batter once again to get a smooth consistency. 
    batter making steps of microwave cake
  • Grease a round microwave-safe dish with a teaspoon of butter.
  • Pour the prepared batter cake batter into the dish. Gently tap to pop any air bubbles. Cover the dish with a lid or cling foil.
  • Microwave on full power (800 watts) for 5 minutes. Insert a skewer and check if the cake is cooked. If it comes out clean it is ready.
  • Allow cake to stand for 5 minutes in the pan, then remove the cling film and turn out onto a cooling rack.

Prepare Chocolate Ganache:

  • Melt the chocolate in microwave on half power (600 watts) for approximately 2 minutes, stirring every 30 secs until melted.
  • Add the cream and mix thoroughly until the ganache turns smooth and glossy.
  • Spread the chocolate ganache over the cake only when it cools down to room temperature.
  • Cut slices of microwave chocolate cake and serve. 

Recipe Notes:

  • Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature before preparing the cake batter.
  • You must bake this microwave cake for exactly 5 minutes, covered at 800 watts.
  • Do not mix the cake batter for more than 2 – 3 minutes. Once no flour streaks or lumps remain, stop mixing. 
  • Any flavourless/odourless vegetable oil or olive oil is good enough for the microwave cake recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 97mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 197IU | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 3mg
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  1. bubblecube says

    September 26, 2013 at 9:46 am

    oreo tastes awesome!!

    Reply
  2. aliasgarmukhtiar mukhtiar says

    September 26, 2013 at 1:55 pm

    OMG looking good , want some

    Reply
  3. Pink Tiara says

    September 26, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    wow thats looks easy and yummm as well!!

    Reply
  4. Sangita says

    September 19, 2016 at 2:24 pm

    Just trying to confirm, does the cake have 10563 calories or is it a typo?

    Reply
    • Hina Gujral says

      September 20, 2016 at 9:52 am

      I think there is some kind of bug in the nutrient value generation app. We are trying to fix it. Thank you for bringing it to our notice.

      Reply
  5. Cyndi says

    March 02, 2017 at 3:42 am

    what is gm? Grams???

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    • Hina Gujral says

      March 03, 2017 at 1:49 pm

      Yes.

      Reply
  6. John says

    March 02, 2017 at 3:44 am

    It’s unfortunate that you would write a recipe and have metric and standard measurements for some ingredients. It would be helpful to include both measurements for each as not everyone will have access to metric scales

    Reply
    • Hina Gujral says

      March 03, 2017 at 1:51 pm

      Thank you for the suggestion, John. Will definitely take it into consideration. Thanks, Hina

      Reply
  7. Customessaywriting says

    May 14, 2018 at 11:23 pm

    Hina Gujral, thank you for your blog post.Really thank you! Awesome.

    Reply
  8. Rekha says

    May 15, 2018 at 8:06 pm

    5 stars
    That looks awesome and super easy. Gorgeous cake !

    Reply
  9. anchita says

    July 20, 2018 at 5:08 pm

    5 stars
    Craving high. ..
    Awesome clicks & recipe too 😀

    Reply
  10. click here says

    October 25, 2018 at 10:10 am

    5 stars
    Very good blog you have here but I was curious about if you knew of any message boards that cover the same topics talked about in this article? I’d really love to be a part of community where I can get opinions from other experienced people that share the same interest. If you have any recommendations, please let me know. Many thanks!

    Reply
  11. Pavithra says

    March 02, 2019 at 2:32 pm

    Hi. Can I substitute eggs with flax eggs?

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    • Hina Gujral says

      March 04, 2019 at 11:02 am

      Pavithra you can substitute eggs with a cup of yogurt.

      Reply
  12. Shruthi says

    July 28, 2020 at 9:09 am

    Hey tried this over the weekend- turned out great!

    Reply
    • Hina Gujral says

      July 28, 2020 at 11:06 am

      Thank you for your feedback!

      Reply
  13. Ayesha Nadeem says

    September 26, 2020 at 2:29 pm

    Tried this for my kids …. they loved it ????

    Reply
    • Hina Gujral says

      September 26, 2020 at 6:27 pm

      Thank you so much. I am so happy your family loved it!

      Reply
  14. Akriti says

    January 17, 2021 at 6:20 pm

    Please please help me !! Whenever I try to make a cake , it never turns out to be good ,every single time it is undercooked ,even if I try to bake it more it just gets worse……please help me…..????

    Reply
    • Hina Gujral says

      January 18, 2021 at 11:55 am

      Hope you are following the recipe measurements using standard measuring cups and spoons, and using convection mode or OTG for baking.

      Reply
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