Chocolate Cake in a Mug
Posted by Danielle Bean in Food on Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:00 AM
It sounded too good to be true.
Chocolate cake in 5 minutes? When I saw the recipe around the internet, it intrigued me.
Then, when Michelle emailed me the recipe, I knew it was meant to be.
I picked a bleak afternoon (those are rather easy to come by these December days) and told some of the boys we were going to make chocolate cake. In a coffee mug. In five minutes.
They were game.
1 large coffee mug, sprayed with non-stick spray or lightly greased with shortening
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
Small splash of vanilla
Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Make sure the tablespoon measurements are level - not heaping! Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla, and mix again. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high heat). The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don’t be alarmed! Allow to cool a little before eating.
You can tip the cake out onto a plate if you like.
I tasted just a little before handing it over to the boys. It was moist and delicious—pretty amazing for five minutes!
The boys thought so too. It looks like we’ll have to make another.
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