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I was feeling a wee bit peckish tonight and was really craving something chocolate-y…kinda longing for cupcakes, but I didn’t have any and didn’t feel like making them all…so – next best thing?  Five minute chocolate cake in a mug. It’s not *exactly* like cake, but it’ll do in a pinch.

And now, here’s the recipe (and photos) so you, too, can satiate that chocolate fix in the late evening hours.

Five Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

4 Tbsp. flour
4 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 egg
3 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. oil
3 Tbsp. chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (microwave safe!)

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 them) 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 (see photo below), but don’t be alarmed! This is normal!

Allow to cool a little (it’s VERY hot), and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT!  (This can serve two if you’d like to feel slightly more virtuous.)

Enjoy!  Don’t forget to check out the photos below to get an idea of what it looks like.  Yes, it’s not the prettiest thing in the world, but hey…don’t judge a book by its cover, right?

Cheers,

-Kristine

Mix those dry ingredients together very well!

Mmmmmm, milk.

Mix it, mix it, mix it! Very important!

Don't forget to add those little chocolate chips.

Watch it grow in the microwave!

It looks very strange indeed.

Ignore the fact that it looks so bizarre, serve it up, and eat!

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