Mug cakes tend to be dry, this one succeeds at being reasonably moist and tasting like… Chocapic breakfast cereals?

• 30 grams salted butter
• 1 large egg
• 50 grams sugar
• 12 grams unsweetened cocoa powder
• 15 ml olive oil¹
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 45 ml milk
• 30 grams flour
• 1 gram baking powder

• melt the butter in your mug
• whisk together the melted butter, sugar, oil, egg, cocoa, and vanilla until smooth
• add milk and whisk until combined
• add flour and baking powder, folding gently until you no longer see dry flour (don’t overmix)

• microwave on high for 1 minute 30 seconds²
• let rest for a couple minutes before eating

This is based on Chef John’s Minute Chocolate Mug Cake.