# Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake In A Mug

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/baking/chocolate-peanut-butter-cake-in-a-mug/
- Published: 2013-07-23T05:00:28+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

We here at SAHM are in love with [Cake In A Mug ](https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/nutella-cake-in-a-mug-2/)
recipes. They are so easy to make and require very little clean up, with only about
a minute to put them together and a minute to cook! Craving a sweet treat with a
bit of an indulgent edge? Try this **[Chocolate](https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/mars-bar-slice/)
[Peanut Butter](https://stayathomemum.com.au/recipes/easter-style-peanut-butter-cookies/)
Cake In A Mug.**

As always, with most cakes in mugs, you are better off using a large mug, combining
the ingredients in another bowl or jug and pouring it into the mug. I keep batches
of the dry ingredients pre-mixed in sandwich bags and add the wet ingredients when
its time to bake.

![Chocolate peanut butter mug cake with creamy topping in a white mug](https://i0.
wp.com/stayathomemum.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Chocolate-Peanut-Butter-Cake-
In-A-Mug.jpg?resize=940%2C700&quality=89&ssl=1 "Chocolate Mug Cake with Peanut Butter
Topping")

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## Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake In A Mug

 Recipe by Stay at Home Mum

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 Course: Baking, Fast Food (30 minutes or less), Recipes

Servings

 Adjust servings

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4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes

  Cook Mode

### Ingredients

 * 2 tbsp Butter
 * 2 tbsp Peanut butter
 * 0.5 tsp Vanilla extract- or essence
 * 1 Egg
 * 2 tbsp Sugar
 * 2 tbsp Flour
 * 3 tbsp Cocoa powder
 * 0.25 tsp Baking powder
 * 3 tbsp Chocolate chips
 *  Ingredients:
 * 1 tbsp Cream cheese-softened
 * 1 tbsp Peanut butter
 * 0.5 tsp Vanilla
 * 2 tbsp Whipped cream
 * 1 tbsp Icing sugar

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### Directions

 * Melt the butter in a small bowl, add peanut butter and mix well.
 * Add vanilla, egg and sugar to butters mixture.
 * Add flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder and mix all ingredients to make
   a smooth batter. Stir in chocolate chips.
 * Transfer into large mug and microwave for 1-2 minutes.
 * Top with Peanut Butter Mousse.
 * Mix together the cream cheese, peanut butter and vanilla.
 * Fold in the whipped cream and icing sugar, try not to over stir.
 * Recipe Hints and Tips:
 * Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake In A Mug is not suitable to freeze.

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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