Scenario:
Home alone
Favorite movie on the tube
Craving chocolate
No Snickers in the house
What to do?
Chocolate Cake in a Mug
I discovered this recipe...don't know where or when...but have kept it tucked away just waiting for the right time to try it. And Friday night was the right time.
Queen Mother has been at her sister's since February 2, and when she arrived home Friday evening, I invited her for homemade pizza and Cake In a Mug.
This recipe is simple, and, from beginning to end, takes about five minutes. Really.
Cake In a Mug
4 Tbsp. cake flour (or all purpose flour with 1/2 t. soda and a pinch of salt)
4 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
3 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. oil
1 coffee mug
Mix flour, sugar, and cocoa in a mug. Add egg, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix well with a knife, incorporating all ingredients to make cake batter. There's NO need to spray the mug.
In the picture below, the Fruit of the Spirit mug has unmixed ingredients.
The white mug has mixed ingredients. Chocolate sweetness is in the bowl.
Put mug into microwave (1000 watt) for three (3) minutes on maximum power.
After using a mug, I tried cooking it in a cereal bowl.
As you can see, one recipe easily makes two servings,
or one recipe can be divided into two mugs.
Stir ingredients together in a separate bowl and pour into mugs.
Remember to shorten the cooking time in the microwave.
"Flowers and champagne may set the stage, but it's chocolate that steals the show."
~ Unknown
Enjoy!
YUM! Looks good and easy! My kind of cooking. Gonna have to give that one a try.
ReplyDeleteFritz is doing better this evening. Thanks for the prayers.
Hugs,
Tara
That sounds delicious! I can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteLADY, I LOVE YOU! Thank you for this recipe! ; ) I can't WAIT to try it!!!
ReplyDelete~Miss A
Oooo - this looks good. Husband will love this - I better not tell him. He's a chocoholic! Looks like you had a little mess in the mug there, but I guess you could have just eaten the dough - which is what I love. Why cook it at all? Just get a spoon and eat it! YUM!
ReplyDeleteOh Deb, I'm still laughing at the picture of the mug overflowing in your microwave. You are hilarious. And patient.....But after all, it is for the sake of chocolate!
ReplyDeleteChicklet Deb
If you look inside my microwave, you can tell I had an earlier spill. This mug was the SECOND attempt at making this recipe since the first cake came over the mug top, too. This recipe does make quite a bit of cake, enough to share (if you want). Shoot, I wasn't going to stop a good thing! :)
ReplyDeletemay not be pretty...but sure does taste good..
ReplyDeleteWhen someone forwarded the email recipe to me a few months ago I was skeptical to say the least. I tried it and was amazed at how delicious it really is. Just the right amount and little fuss. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteThat looks so yummy! I will have to try it.
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