This microwave chocolate cake is super healthy and super yummy! Top it with a dollop of peanut butter "buttercream" frosting and consider your chocolate craving defeated!
Ingredients (2 individual cakes)
For cake
6 Tbsp flour
4 Tbsp plus 1 tsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp plus 1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp applesauce (or vegetable oil)
6 Tbsp milk (I use vanilla almond milk)
1/2 tsp vanilla
For Frosting
1/4 C peanut butter (use any nut butter you like; I prefer PB2)
1/4 C confectioner's sugar
1/4 C water
amounts of water and confectioner's sugar will vary depending on the consistency/sweetness you prefer.
Instructions
Sift together the dry ingredients and mix well.
Add the liquid ingredients and mix until just combined.
Pour batter into small ramekins (this recipe should fill 2) or a mug. If you plan to remove the cakes from the baking dishes, be sure to spray them with non-stick cooking spray before filling.
Microwave for 3-4 minutes, until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
While cakes cool, whip peanut butter and confectioner's sugar, adding water as necessary until desire consistency and sweetness is achieved.