Keto Chocolate Lava Mug Cake

 

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp unsalted butter melted
• 1 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 large egg
• 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 tbsp powdered erythritol
• 2-3 sugar-free semisweet or dark chocolate squares 1 inch by 1 inch

Instructions:

1. Add melted butter and heavy cream to a microwave-safe mug. Whisk until fully combined.
2. Add egg and whisk until batter is smooth. Make sure there are no egg white streaks.
3. Add half of the cocoa powder. Whisk until cocoa powder is completely mixed into the batter and no lumps remain. Add in remaining cocoa powder and mix until batter is smooth. Batter should be getting thick.
4. Add in erythritol. Whisk until evenly mixed into batter.
5. Place chocolate squares onto the center of the batter and gently push in until they are just covered. Don't push too far because they will sink when the cake cooks.
6. Cook cake in the microwave at full power for about 1 minute or until the middle of the cake puffs up, the cake has pulled away from the edges of the mug and is only slightly gooey around the edges.
7. You can top the cake with ice cream, whipped cream, sugar-free syrup or powdered erythritol. Enjoy cake while still warm. The melted chocolate center will be closer to the bottom half of the cake. If you want easier access to the chocolate center, you can also flip the cake upside down onto a plate. This will also allow all the melted chocolate to pour over the cake. Enjoy the cake while it is still warm.

Notes:

• I used a 1100 watt microwave. If your microwave has a significantly different wattage, you may need to adjust cooking time or power.
• The cake will not rise too high so an 8 oz mug should be large enough to cook the ingredients in without the batter spilling over.
• I prefer a bittersweet dark chocolate cake. If you prefer something sweeter, you may want to add a little more erythritol to the batter.
• Make sure to use powdered erythritol and not granular. Granular will not have enough time to melt with the short cooking time. If you don't have any powdered erythritol on hand you can easily grind up the granular in a food process to make it powdered. Powdered Swerve will also work.
• Make sure to follow the steps listed for mixing the ingredients in the order I list in the instructions. It will make whisking the batter much easier. If you try to add too many ingredients at once, it will be difficult to mix the batter and you may end up with lumps of cocoa powder.
• Your chocolate squares should be about 1 inch x 1 inch. I used Lily's chocolate.* If you use their bars, 2 of the small rectangles is about 1 inch by 1 inch.
• You can add 2-3 (one-inch) squares depending on how much melted chocolate you prefer. I found 2 (one-inch) squares to provide a decent amount of chocolate inside. 3 will cause more chocolate to sink to the bottom but then I just flip the cake over onto a plate and spread the chocolate across the surface.
• *Some of the product links contained in this post are affiliate links. Much like referral codes, this means I earn a small commission if you purchase a product I referred (at no extra charge to you).
• The estimated nutrition carbohydrates count excludes sugar alcohols. The net carbs excludes both fiber and sugar alcohols.

Original recipe website https://kirbiecravings.com/keto-chocolate-lava-mug-cake/#recipe