Saturday, September 12, 2015

Cake in a Cup

I having been saving a recipe for chocolate cake in a cup for MONTHS.  I haven't  been eating dessert lately, so it has sat on the counter, waiting for me.

I broke down last night and made a couple of mugs of cake.  It was a fast process and now you, too, can have a bit of dessert without having leftover cake calling to you in the middle of the night.

Cake in a  Cup

1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
3 Tablespoons flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 Tablespoon vegetable or coconut oil
3 Tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

powdered sugar for garnish

 


 


Mix all the dry ingredients in a mug. 

 

Then add the liquid ingredients and stir until smooth.

 

Microwave for 40 seconds.

 

Sprinkle the top with powdered sugar.

 

Eat.

WAIT!  I forgot to tell you to let it cool...cause it is REALLY hot.

 

NOW eat it.

I liked the cake.  It wasn't too sweet, but it was really dense.  Almost a brownie type texture.  I chose large mugs, but a smaller mug would allow the cake to puff up over the edge of the rim and look more appealing.

Still, it is hard to not like a mug of chocolate cake.  And if I was a college kid living in a dorm, this would be my new go-to study treat.  But because I am a grown up, I don't need a sugar laden snack to top off my day.  Way too mature for that kind of behavior.


3 comments:

  1. Looks good! My policy is no sugar unless it is something chocolate.

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  2. Oh, yummy. A chocolate brownie like cake in seconds in the microwave. My life is complete. This is my kind of baking. Thanks for the warning to let it cool. I often forget that and then the roof of my mouth pays for it.

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  3. Of course, we are all way too mature now (smile) Rebecca and glad yiu sampled and let us jnow. We too are cutting back on desserts and manynother foods, so I will take your word for how good this recipe tasted.

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