In the beginning

Yummie chocolate cake, made and cooked in a mug in the microwave in less than 5 min, what could be better? This blog documents the evolution of our attempts at a better cake.

Below is the 1.0 version of the recipe. I encourage you to try it, only a world-weary cynic hardened by wrongful and inhuman imprisonment could be disappointed. Bon appetite!

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons cake flour
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. Mix in a microwave safe cup.
2. Mix flour, sugar and cocoa.
3. Spoon in 1 egg.
4. Pour in milk, oil, and pure vanilla extract, and mix well.
5. Put in microwave for 3 minutes on maximum power (1000watt).
6. Wait until it stops rising and sets in the mug.
7. Tip contents out of mug onto saucer and enjoy!

This recipe is from:
http://www.recipezaar.com/5-Minute-Chocolate-Cake-312817

Just so people know, I found this recipe too eggy. A variation that increases the ingredients by 1.5-fold but uses one egg works well for 2 portions.