Mexican Chocolate/Salted Caramel Cake in a Mug

I had this at friend's house and had to have the recipe! He didn't know where he got it but he knows the date - it was on the receipt he wrote the recipe on. Great when you want just one serving of dessert.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 mins
• Total Time: 12 mins
• Calories: 633 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons chocolate chips
• 2 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped and halved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, baking powder, 1 pinch salt, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon in a bowl. Whisk milk, canola oil, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl; stir into flour mixture. Lightly press caramels into kosher salt.

Step 2

Pour batter into a microwave-safe mug; top with salted caramels.

Step 3

Cook in microwave until desired consistency is reached, 75 to 100 seconds.