Rough days call for drastic measures, or at least a dose of mug cake. In case you don't know a mug cake is a single serve cake, baked in the microwave, with or without eggs, and ready to eat in just a couple of minutes.
Here's what I'm eating right now:
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| individual chocolate cake topped with plum jam |
Chocolate Mug Cake with Fruit Jam Topping
The cake:
INGREDIENTS
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons butter
- scant 5 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
TOPPING (choose one)
- 1 tablespoon chocolate chips, or
- 1 tablespoon jam, or
- 1 tablespoon nutella
In a microwaveable mug or individual-serving baking dish, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces as you add to the dry ingredients. Microwave for 10 seconds, so the butter can me stirred into the dry ingredients. Stir in oil, milk, and vanilla. Microwave for 1 minute on HI. Immediately top with chocolate chips, nutella, or fruit jam. Share with someone you love (or hog for yourself, whichever).
Okay, I feel fortified enough to get back to work. Onward and upward!
