5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

[darkhavens]

20 minutes ago, madders sent me a recipe for 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake. Now I'm sitting here eating chocolate cake and telling you all about it, because really? It's Chocolate! Cake! In Five Minutes! What's not to love?


4 tablespoons flour (self-raising/rising)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional, I had none to hand so did without)
a small splash of good vanilla
1 large coffee mug (I used a pint mug)

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (optional) and vanilla, and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes on high.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!

Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).

I cheated a little and used a second mug so that I could beat the egg, milk, oil and vanilla together before adding it to the dry ingredients, but that's just because I'm lazy. *g*


In conclusion: OM NOM NOM!

Comments

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Now that sounds like a program I would watch because it's science! Science with food! I would very much watch that and take notes and then go experiment in my kitchen... This may not be a good thing. *g*

My experimenting can be very adventurous sometimes. 'I like A and I like B, so if I put them together and add C and D for kicks, it should work, right?'

I've eaten some very odd things, but I have more successes to my credit than failures.

And now I have to go throw some chili together because all this has made me hungry for something besides cake. :D

[tabaqui]

Heeeeee!
It is, indeed, inspiring.
:)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/good-eats/index.html

[ghostrunner7.livejournal.com]

Okay. Seriously? I... really?

I need to... brb, 5 mins.

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

eeeeee! *bookmarks*

The chili is on, and simmering away nicely. I've always made it with minced (ground) beef, which has caught me some stick from the Texans and other chili afficionados I know, so a couple of weeks ago I saw some diced beef on special and decided to give it a go.

O. M. G. It's completely different and so much better! Now I can never make chili with mince again. *g*

This pot will do me tonight and for my b'day feast tomorrow, which may or may not end with 5 minute chocolate cherry cake. (I have frozen cherries in my freezer! Why did I not remember this sooner?)

And I will be studying at the feet of *checks site* Alton Brown. A-ha! So that's the guy everyone keeps talking about. Now I knows. :D

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Hee! I know! If the ingredients are there, it's almost impossible to resist the urge to go and see if it really works.

It does. Enjoy! :D

[tabaqui]

Wheeeee!
I, personally, find minced *ground* beef rather revolting, and really don't like it. I don't actually like chili, either - well, i don't like *beans*, so....

But yeah, cubed would be more tasty.
:)

And yes! There was some 'to do' over him as he apparently said something along the lines of 'people are just too fat, they need to get up off the couch and do something'.

Of course, everyone went ballistic. Myself, i agree - people need to get up and move.

Your b-day! OMG!!!
*twirls you*

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

There was some 'to do' over him as he apparently said something along the lines of 'people are just too fat, they need to get up off the couch and do something'.

Yeesh. Tis the truth. Get over it. ;)

Yes! And it's after midnight here so I am now officially 39. Only one year left before life begins, so they say. I'd best make the most of it. *g*

*twirls with you*

[tabaqui]

Exactly. Suck it up.
:)

Many, many happy returns of the day, bay-bee!
*hugs you hard*

I hope you have a wonderful, wonderful day.

[katbcoll.livejournal.com]

LOL thanks! But I give nods to kitty_poker1. She umm... hinted about *snickers* that we were not filling the vacuum her retirement left. *G* It finally made me get off my backside and volunteer.

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *smooches and smishes*

I plan to have a wonderful day. I took the whole week off work to make sure of it. *g*

There will be chili, and icecream and pancakes, with frozen cherries and raspberries, and whisky and wonderful fic. :D

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

Just realised I forgot to respond to your no-beans thing. There are a lot of recipes out there for no-bean chili. A lot of chili purists claim that putting beans in chili is the devil's work. Combine diced beef (browned), tomato, diced onions and chopped/flaked chilis in whatever combination of flavours and textures works for you, then simmer until you can't resist the smell any more. *g*

[tabaqui]

OH, i know. I just..... Eh. Chili doesn't do it for me. I'd rather stew. Or a good pot pie, or soup.

*smooch*

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

BWAH! That was the post I'd mentioned it in! :D

[tabaqui]

Wheeeeeee!
Sounds awesome, bay-bee.

And wtf, skinny comments? I thought the collapse/expand thing was supposed to fix that?

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

I know! *pokes lj* Funking up my journal!

[tabaqui]

I've had two posts with conversations like these and they both got all skinny and fucked up. I hate!

Did we accidentally turn something off or something?

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

I honestly don't know. I haven't had a convo this long on lj for aaaaaaaages. That'll teach me not to lurk about in dark corners and not comment or post. *g*

It's probably down to specific layout settings that don't have a tweak available on the Modify Layout page.

Bah.

[tabaqui]

Heeeeeee.
*poke*

Double Bah.

[saifai.livejournal.com]

You tell me this NOW after I just ate a huge dinner? *goes for a walk to make room*

Yum!

[shakatany.livejournal.com]

Let me just wish you a very Happy Birthday (now that it is your birthday there across the Pond). 39 is a good age and like Jack Benny you can stay 39 forever *g*

Shakatany

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

Wow! I have got to try me that recipe. Thank you.

Also, wishing you a very

[alistra.livejournal.com]

Haha, yes, no cake for him, that's what I said. =)

And I'll keep the recipe in mind! Surely!

[staranis.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! Hope you have a fantastic day! :D

[spikedluv]

OMG! Who wouldn't click on this?!! I'm almost afraid to try it, and find out I can't STOP MAKING IT!! *g*

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

I KNOW! It's so damn tempting. I'm about 10 seconds away from making another one. *whimpers*