Chocolate Cake in a Mug – because life is short!

Reasons Jaime deserves Chocolate Cake in a Mug:

It’s cold and snowy outside.
Her voice is gone and she’s sick.
It’s Friday.
One dish to dirty. One!!!
It’s chocolate cake. In a mug.

Yes this is completely off topic, as was the recipe for 5 Minute Chocolate Cake that I published last year but I couldn’t NOT share this.

The picture on the right is from a glorious blog post I found today on Bacon Concentrate – a recipe for Chocolate Cake in a Mug:

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
Add egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave for 3 minutes on high power.

You can read the original post here which includes beautiful pictures. It’s a really nice site for food lovers like myself.

I will make this cake tonight as soon as the children are in bed, and I will be eating it with a scoop of ice cream and a glass of milk.

Here’s to a wonderful chocolate-filled weekend!

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4 Responses to “Chocolate Cake in a Mug – because life is short!”

Darrell Chaisson on 06 Mar 2009 at 3:44 pm #

Life’s simple pleasures eh ???
Hope you are soon feeling better!
((hugs)))
Uncle Darrell.

Erin on 17 Mar 2009 at 12:16 pm #

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM……….Ive just tried your recipe and its sooooooo gorgeous.Yum Yum Yum.I had to give the recipe a try and it worked.In 5 minutes.Fantastic:)

Un dessert chocolaté en cinq minutes… parce que chaque minute compte « La Diva au boa rose on 17 Mar 2009 at 9:45 pm #

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Jess on 28 Mar 2009 at 12:58 am #

I’ve made this recipe several times and it’s awesome! Here are some things I’ve done to tweak it:

Whole wheat flour and brown sugar can be substituted
A few chocolate chips added into the batter add to the deliciousness!
I’ve made it with only one tablespoon of oil and it’s turned out equally as good!