Chocolate Peppermint Mug Cake! The perfect sweet treat this holiday season! You only need 2 minutes for this! Hope you try it!
Over the holidays, I love anything peppermint. I love these cookies, and I love lighting peppermint scented candles and using peppermint body wash and soap. Anyone else share my obsession?
Saturday we leave for Los Angeles. . to spend Christmas with my family at my brother’s house. The great thing about going to CA? We also get to see Paul’s family. For those who don’t know, we used to live in LA, well, we were in the Santa Clarita Valley area. That was years ago. . and although the weather is great, I don’t miss the traffic .. but I do miss living close to family.
If you live close to your parents or other family members, be thankful. I think that’s such a blessing. I am so excited and I can’t believe Christmas is next week?! This year just flew by.
Once we get to LA, I plan to do more cookie baking and cooking. For now, I can’t grocery shop anymore since we are leaving soon. . so I kept it pretty simple today with today’s recipe.
Chocolate Peppermint Mug Cake
If you’ve made my vanilla mug cake, you have to try this one too! If you don’t like peppermint, I show variations on the recipe card. Enjoy!
Chocolate Peppermint Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon all purpose flour or gluten free 1:1 flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil or any neutral oil
- 3 tablespoons almond milk or any milk
- 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons crushed peppermint candies + more to sprinkle on top
- 1/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
- 1 tablespoon bittersweet or semi sweet chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- For the mug cake: Using a medium to large sized mug, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and salt. Whisk in the avocado oil, milk crushed peppermint candies and pure peppermint extract until well combined. Mix in chocolate chips if desired. Sprinkle more crushed peppermint candies over the top.
- Place your mug into your microwave for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.* Cook until the cake is set. Insert a toothpick into the center to ensure the cake is cooked through. Set aside for 1-2 minutes. Enjoy!
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