A Cake in Less Than 5 Minutes
Cooking with the Old Guy
Well I figure its about time for another episode of Cooking with the Old Guy lol. You may be surprised to learn the Old Guy knows his way around a kitchen... Oh yeah the Old Guy wears many hats!!! I got my inspiration to try this idea out from @lifewithlinda and her post about mug cakes. Now her recipe looked real good but has nut type ingredients my kids are allergic to, so I went to my trusted version of a chocolate cake from the back of Hershey's Cocoa powder and basically halved everything.
Lets Jump Right Into It
Start with 1 cup of flour and 3/4 cup of sugar
Now add 1/3 cup of cocoa and a teaspoon of baking powder.
Next add a teaspoon of baking soda and one egg.
Now we need a half cup of milk and 1/4 cup of oil.
The last ingredients are a teaspoon of vanilla, 1/2 cup of water, and some chocolates! How much chocolste you use depends on how much chocolaty lava you want to have in the middle or bottom of your cake!
I make my own vanilla using vanilla beans and vodka :)
Resist the Urge to Turn on the Oven LOL!
No preheating required for these mug cakes!
Its hard to tell from the pic, but I put down a thin layer of batter, then added the chocolate, then covered them with a bit more batter. The whole amount needs to be only about half full or it will overflow!
Every microwave is different, so cook times will vary. I used 2 minutes 30 seconds which got it too almost 200F.
Get it over 165F for proper food safety!
Traditionally I use a knife or toothpick and insert into the cake to check for being done, however remember they chocolate bar is in there, so the knife will not come out clean. Getting the time right is always a good excuse to make more cakes!
This was really fun to play around with. You could frost them, or add more chocolate on top, or enjoy them as is...
Or Go All Out As I Did
With ice cream and chocolate sauce! YUMMERS!!!!!!!
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I love mug cakes! The added chocolate is a really good idea. I make one every blue moon when I need a quick dessert fix.
YES! That is putting it perfectly, the chocolate quick fix!!! LOL I get cravings like that...hope that's not just a lady thing LOL
Wow - this was made in the microwave. It looks so moist. Thanks for the recipe.
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This sounds so good and I love your photography skills. Makes my mouth water just looking at it. Great job @old-guy-photos. 😌
It looks good. Yes with some ice cream too.
A very good 5 minutes spent for sure.
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Omg this is fantastic! I'll try...
it looks delicious!! Was it good????
That looks mighty tasty, amazing what you can do with a few basic ingredients.