5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

[Sair]

I got this email from a friend, how good does this sound? I haven't made it yet though.

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 egg

3 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoons oil

3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)

a small splash of vanilla extract

1 large coffee mug

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) and vanilla extract, and mix again. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high). The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired. EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous). And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

[sneakysparkle]

*drools*
I cant wait to try it! How exciting! What a great dinner date dessert!

thanks LMS

[Indadhanu]

Guess what Leasha is having for lunch



Seriously though... does anyone know if it works? Could I be eating cake in 5 minutes time? (well it sounds more like pudding, but i won't be picky LOL)

[Sair]

No worries

There are pictures with the email and it looks like it works really well. I'm going to try it for dessert tonight.

[Indadhanu]

TONIGHT? Pffft, I'll let you know by lunchtime!

[Sair]

I can't wait to hear how it goes. I'm starting to think about it too much though and thinking leads to craving and craving has no self control. I wonder if you can have dessert after breakfast

[Indadhanu]

Have dessert FOR breakfast

Hmmmm maybe you can only really do that when you're pregnant though LOL!

[alioops]

Oh you Evil Evil woman!!! I am off to make it now!!!

[feeb]

ohh sounds devine

[{sarah}]

I made it last night without the choc chips cos we didn't have any & I must say I was surprised!! I think the recipe needs some tweaking though, definitely needs the choc chips IMO & I have read somewhere you can subsitute banana for oil in cake recipes to make them less evil, so I might do that next time too. Overall though it works really well.

[Tannis]

I might try it out tonight with the banana, I have a heap of bananas that are too far gone for eating.

[squidipa]

yummo ill be trying it hubbie made me cake in a coffee cup once before and it was devine.

[Jesska]

omg.. a 5 minute chocolate cake, and i didn't know about it!!!

gunna have to try this one for sure!!!

[Salsa]

I just made this with quarter very ripe banana and desert spoon oil - textures not quite right and tastes too bananary.

Any tweak suggestions? Handy recipe if could be improved just a little, perhaps I just need to make it without banana ?

[BrightSparkles]

is it meant to be mushy????
I made it and it turned out really hard and chewy...think i did something wrong LOL

[ACJ]

Tip so the choc chips dont sink is to coat them in flour before adding them to the batter!!

Off to make mine now!!

[Janie]

Oh wow, so evil Will have to give it a go sometime when I have major cravings!

Michelle, did you try it?

[Sibbie]

oh.... my... god...

I just made one for me and one for hubby....

sooo good!!

I think it could go with a little less cooking tho.. the bottom is a little overcooked. might just be my microwave.

we didn't have choc chips but we have some milk chocolate so i broke that up and put it in... tasty! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm best cake ever.