Fudgy Chocolate Mug Cake

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A warm, fudgy chocolate mug cake with bits of melty mini chocolate chips throughout microwaves into a divine dessert that’s sure to impress your valentine. “Bake” up some love for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day in just two minutes! Yes, that’s right, two minutes! Drizzled with hot fudge sauce and topped with whipped topping, cake sparkles and jumbo hearts sprinkles, Fudgy Chocolate Mug Cake is the perfect sweet treat for your valentine!

I’m so excited to let you know that Swirls of Flavor is participating in the First Annual Good Cookies Food Bloggers’ Valentine’s Event to benefit Cookies For Kids Cancer and raise awareness and the needed funds to combat pediatric cancer. Cancer is the #1 cause of death of children by disease in the United States and 40,000 American children are battling the disease right now.

Gretchen Holt Witt and her husband Larry Witt founded Cookies for Kids Cancer in honor of their beautiful son Liam who lost his battle with this horrible disease when he was almost seven. Liam and his family fought so hard and gave it their all and we were all rooting for him. I remember the day we got the call in our test kitchens at the magazine that Liam had passed away. The tears wouldn’t stop for this little boy who was so full of life and love.

Cookies For Kids Cancer is an amazing tribute to Liam. His parents have raised awareness and funding for research for safer, more effective treatments for children battling cancer. Since 2008, donations adding up to millions of dollars from “Good Cookies”, have contributed to nine new treatments being developed to fight this disease. Events now take place in all 50 states and 16 countries worldwide!

You can “Be A Good Cookie” too!!!

Help us make a difference by donating to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer! Our goal is to raise at least $3000. Dixie Crystals, Land O’Lakes and Mediavine have each pledged to match our donations raised through this campaign up to $3000!!!

Please take a minute and donate today at our bloggers’ Cookies For Kids Fundraising Page! Donations are being accepted through February 28th. Thank you! And please scroll down to the end of the recipe for a link up to the bloggers participating in this event and their fabulous recipes!

And be sure to “Love Like Liam” this Valentine’s Day and every day. XOXO

Fudgy Chocolate Mug Cake

3 Tbs. half and half
2 Tbs. butter, melted and cooled
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup packed brown sugar 
2 Tbs. all-purpose flour
2 Tbs. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp. salt
2 Tbs. mini chocolate chips
Toppings:
1 Tbs. hot fudge topping
1/3 cup whipped topping
pink and/or red cake sparkles
jumbo hearts sprinkles

1. Spray a 10-ounce or larger microwave-safe mug with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Combine half and half, melted butter, egg yolk and vanilla in prepared mug until blended.
3. Add brown sugar, flour, cocoa powder and salt and stir until smooth.
4. Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips. Do not stir chips into batter! Chips will sink down into batter as cake “bakes”.
5. Microwave 2 minutes or until cake is puffed and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs. If necessary, continue microwaving in 10-second intervals being sure not to over cook! Let stand 1 minute. Cake will sink down as it stands.
6. Drizzle with hot fudge sauce and top with whipped topping, cake sparkles and jumbo heart sprinkles.

Click on the links below for more fabulous Valentine’s Day recipes from participating bloggers!
Heart-Shaped Pink Velvet Bundt Cake from Julie of The Little Kitchen
Melt In Your Mouth Sugar Cookie Bars from Julie of Julie Blanner
Frosted Sugar Cookies from Becca of The Salted Cookie
Triple Chocolate Cherry Cookies from Sue of It’s Okay to Eat the Cupcake
Fudgy Chocolate Mug Cake from Gwynn of Swirls of Flavor
Cannoli {in support of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer} from Sheila of Life, Love, and Good Food
Red Velvet Pizzelle from Liren of Kitchen Confidante
Microwave Chocolate Ganache from Melanie of Melanie Makes
Brownie Ice Cream Valentines from TammyJo of The Chocolate Cult
Frosted Chocolate Sugar Cookies from Deborah of Taste and Tell
Soft Sprinkle Sugar Cookies from Lisa of Blogghetti
Rice Crispy Treat Hearts from Heather of Totally Tailgates
Vegan Banana Chia Pudding with Blackberry Sauce from Marly of Namely Marly
Spicy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies from Becca of Two Places at Once
Coconut Almond Biscotti from Kathleen of Fearlessly Creative Mammas
Strawberry Valentine Marshmallows from Serena of SerenaLissy
Strawberry Sugar Cookies from Miranda of Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt
Salted Dark Chocolate Caramel Fudge Cookies from Jessica of A Kitchen Addiction
Double Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies from Natalie of The Devil Wears Parsley
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Macaroons from Ashley of Spoonful of Flavor
Salted Chocolste Caramel Chip Bars from Emily of It Bakes Me Happy
Red Wine Brownies from Nicole of For the Love of Food
Valentine’s Day Sugar Cookies from Denise of Chez Us
Easy As Pie Cookies from Ashley of A Cup of Charming
Skinny Gluten-Free VDay Cookies from Jessica of Pensive Paleo
Flourless Dark Chocolate Cookies from Carolann of Apron Warrior
Chocolate Chip Butter Cookies from Jessica of My Baking Heart
Peppermint Brownie Cookies from Aimee of Aimee Broussard & Co.
love bug cookies from Meaghan  of the decorated cookie
Helping Hand Cookies from Sara of My Imperfect Kitchen
Potato Roses from Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Black-Outlined Ombre Hearts from Bridget Edwards of Bake at 350