Recently, I received an e-mail from my friend Heather. It was how to cook a chocolate cake in a mug. I know she hates chocolate and she knows I love it. What a good friend! Cook a cake in a mug and microwave for three minutes? Hmmm. OK. Why not? I printed off a copy and began to search my pantry for the ingredients.
My daughter Katie had a friend over, so the three of us decided to give it a try. Within minutes we had our batter ready and three minutes later the microwave was beeping, telling us it was done. It smelled delicious.
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If you want a fun, easy and fast desert to make with your kids, this is it.
3-MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE
4 tbsp. flour
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. cocoa
1 tbsp. hot chocolate mix
1 egg
3 tbsp. milk
3 tbsp. oil
3 tbsp. chocolate chips AND/OR broken pieces of chocolate bar OR marshmallows (highly optional but very yummy)
Small splash of vanilla extract 1 large coffee mug
Put all the dry ingredients together in a large mug and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk, vanilla extract, oil and mix again. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1,000 watts.
While the cake is baking, it will rise above the mug. Don’t panic. Let the cake and mug cool down for a few minutes before placing it on a plate upside down. It may slide out completely but it may come out in two pieces.
Enjoy!
Theresa Moleski writes from Delta, B. C.
