Monday, July 20, 2009

Emergency Chocolate Cake

It was 9 pm on a Sunday night and all I could think about was cupcakes. How the craving started, I'm not sure. But it was here and it was strong. My stomach was telling me to go whip up a quick batch of cupcakes and satisfy my sweet tooth but my head was telling me that it was just a little too late for cupcakes (not to mention the cleanup). What's a girl to do?!

That's when you turn to Emergency Chocolate Cake. This quick and easy treat of fluffy-cake-goodness is just what I needed! And the best part? My only dishes to clean were the mug and fork.

Ingredients:
  • 2 Tbsp. cake flour (you can use all purpose flour too... I did!)
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 tsp. cocoa powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 Tbsp. milk
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. oil

Directions:

  • Spray the inside of your mug with non-stick cooking spray
  • Dump in all of the ingredients
  • Stir together with a fork until well blended
  • Microwave for 60 seconds
  • Turn out onto a plate (or eat in the mug) and satisfy that cupcake craving!

Keep in mind that this isn't the same as sinking your teeth into a big piece of chocolate cake. But considering it takes less than two minutes, I think it's great! This could be a very, very dangerous discovery...


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7 comments:

Ellie said...

Love it!!!

Kerstin said...

Mmmm, looks good, what a cool recipe! Definitely, definitely, dangerous though :)

Jessica Segarra said...

I really wish I had not read this...because now that I have...well lets just say the gym is going to be seeing a lot of me!

madebymel said...

I need to remember this next time I have a chocolate craving at 9 at night! Yum!

Deborah said...

What a great "emergency" recipe to have!!

Donna-FFW said...

This idea sounds awesome and I agree with Kerstin.. it could be dangerous!

Ellie said...

Wow, I just made this and I'm about to blog it. I'm in LOVE!!!