5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee 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 (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook
for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. 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). And why is this the most dangerous cake
recipe in the world?
Because now we are all only 5 minutes
away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

So is it good?

I haven't tried it yet, the kids are still awake

MMmmm I love chocolate.. I might made this tonight for my lover

thanks luvmykids...

Does this taste like chocolate cake or like a brownie? I am not big on chocolate cake but love brownies.

someone try this, so I don't dirty my own dishes for skunky cake.

I will try it tonight after the kids go to bed, I'm stingy when I'm testing recipes

Ok, it's in the oven, er, microwave as we speak. I'll come tell you guys how it is.

I emailed this along and a freind emailed and said that if you add 1/4 tsp baking soda it will make all the difference

So how is it?

I think it needed the baking soda, it wasn't bad at all though It just didn't get super cakey. Don't get me wrong, it was yummy, it reminded me of one of those Betty Crocker microwave cake things. I don't think I could have dumped it out on a plate like the picture showed, but my microwave is old too so I may have needed to cook it a little longer.

Ok Monica I have to ask a few questions now.

What kind of mug should I use for this? Just like a regular mug?
How the heck do I know if my microwave is 1000 watts?

Reason I ask is I was thinking this might be a cute gift to give to those 4 million people/neighbors you always have to give gifts too for Christmas, but can never think of anything. All the dry ingredients in a mug (food saver packed) with an instruction card.
I'll have to do some trial and error with it first though.


Hmmm I wonder if it did need baking soda and how much one would add.
ETD: Never mind that one I just read Jen's post on it.

This post has been edited by MoonMama on Oct 7 2008, 09:39 PM

I used the biggest mug I have, which is a little bigger than an average mug, it probably holds one and a half of my regular mugs. The inside of my microwave door has the specs on it, mine is 1200 watts (I think) but older so it seems like cooking times have slowed down a little.

It was good enough for me to try it again and I think that sounds like a really cute gift idea!

Ok got it, I'm going to try this tomorrow. Awesome, thanks Monica.

Ok I couldn't help it, I just gave it a try.

I don't have any large mugs so....

I mixed everything in another container, I DID add the baking soda, and made it in 2 mugs (since DH is still awake and had to have some too ). So I put half in each mug. My darn microwave did give me any specs. So I put each in for 3 minutes and watched them. They turned out so yummy and very cake like. I put a plate under each mug and I am thankful I did, DH's spilled over although mine didn't.

Thanks so much for posting this Monica.

This post has been edited by MoonMama on Oct 7 2008, 10:26 PM