What’s a girl to do?
O, mon dieu, chers lecteurs. This is a fab find!
I’m at home alone (with the dogs) tonight – hubby’s away at a leadership conference. I decided to make dinner easy – boiled gnocchi with Newman’s Own tomato sauce . . . garlic toast on the side.
What do you crave after eating Italian? My mom and I always have a taste for chocolate! But here I am, all alone. It would be wasteful (right?) to make brownies, to go out and get a pint of ice cream, to open a new box of Oreos . . . What’s a girl to do in this kind of emergency???
Enter . . . Emergency Chocolate Cake.
Moist, fluffy, chocolaty heaven. A mug full of cupcake. Satisfaction, in two minutes flat.
I think I may have another . . . this time with a pinch of cinnamon perhaps?
Emergency Chocolate Cake
I got this from the Rookie Chef, who got it from One Particular Kitchen
2 tablespoons cake flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 (slightly heaping) teaspoons cocoa powder
a pinch of salt
2 tablespoons of milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons oil
Spray the inside of a microwave-safe coffee mug with nonstick spray. Measure the ingredients into the mug and stir with a fork until smooth and no lumps remain. Microwave on high for 60 seconds.
That’s it!!!
You can eat it with a fork straight out of the mug (as I did) , or turn it out onto a plate and top it with chocolate syrup or whipped cream. Perfection!
Angie
mmm…that emergency choc cake sounds good..and the cinnamon would be great too!
Molly Jean
Isn't it awesome?! I love how easy it is
madebymel
I love how simple this is, and the fact that I have all of the ingredients in my kitchen right now…
Fuzzydave
I just made this and loved it. Plus, my wife was only having an ice cream bar so I got to rub it in that my dessert was better than hers.
This will be in the regular rotation.
The BirdDawg
That's a great simple recipe. I've now made two of your desserts and both have been excellent. Keep the recipes coming!
Aidinha...The Cosmic Girl
loved it! something tells me that will be a regular on winter time!!! I recomend some custard with it…it goeas reaaally well!!!
Amy
oh. my. GOD. My whole perception of reality just went a bit hazy when I saw this just then. Holy hell yes! microwave chocolate cake in a MUG!
Dana
Amazing! Instant Gratification! And saves me from eating a whole box of brownies once a month, grrrr
jamiebentley
YAAAAAAY! This made my day. Woke with a headache that's just not going away. This helped. I ate mine with a spoonful of peanut butter
Erin
Right when you pull it out of the microwave, use a spoon to make a hole in the center and pour in a little hershey’s syrup. Now I can have a chocolate lava cake in under 2 minutes! Thanks!