5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

Bake yourself a piece of chocolate cake IN THE MICROWAVE! Yep, the microwave! How fun is that? If you want to get technical, this is more of a soufflé with flour since it gets leavened with only eggs. I got this recipe from a co-worker, and thought it was a very clever idea. Now we can all enjoy chocolate cake without having to wait for the oven to beep an hour later.

Ingeredients Yield: 1 Individual Cake

1 Coffee Mug
4 Tbsp Flour
4 Tbsp Sugar
2 Tbsp Cocoa
1 Egg
3 Tbsp Milk
3 Tbsp Oil
A small splash of Vanilla Extract
3 Tbsp Chocolate Chips (Optional)

1. Add the dry ingredients to mug and mix well. Add the Egg and mix thuroughly. Pour in the Milk and Oil, mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and Vanilla Extract and mix again.

2. Put your mug in microwave and cook for 3 minutes on High. Don't be alarmed, cake will rise over the top of the mug (Like I said, it is really a soufflé with flour so the air in the cooked egg will make it shoot up.).

3. Allow to cool a little and tip out onto plate if desired. You could also keep it in the mug, poke a hole in the middle, and make a batch of Liz's 1 Minute Homemade Hot Fudge with a lot of liquid and pour it inside the hole for an extra yummy treat: http://tastethisliz.blogspot.com/2008/08/lizs-1-minute-microwave-hot-fudge.html.