Wednesday, March 17, 2010

5 Minute Cake in a Coffee Mug

5 Minute Cake in a Coffee Mug
That's from start to finish! This recipe is here for novelty value only. You combine ingredients in a coffee mug and cook in the microwave. It's spongy but hot and sweet and satisfying in a strange way. Make it for a co-worker who's having a birthday or a kid who had a bad day at school. It always brings a smile to someone's face and that's a good thing.

9 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, any brand
4 tablespoons flour
1 egg
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons water
pinch of salt
  1. Grease the inside of a 6-8 ounce coffee mug with cooking spray.
  2. Measure and pour the dry ingredients into the mug. Stir with a spoon.
  3. Crack the egg and add it to the mug. Stir to get the egg incorporated in the dry ingredients.
  4. Measure and pour the wet ingredients into the mug.
  5. Stir and beat everything together to get a cake batter. Use your spoon to scrape the bottom. Fold the bottom mixture onto the top a few times to get all of the dry ingredients (chocolate powder and flour) moistened and incorporated with the wet ingredients (water, egg and oil).
  6. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. Timing may vary with different microwaves. Cake will rise above the rim and then fall when taken out.

This is a slightly different recipe but you get the idea.