Seriously, you use a coffee mug to cook the cake batter in this recipe.  Not only is that cool but it does take only 5 minutes to make from start to finish!  Children love to participate and this one is an absolutely must-do!  The coffee mug is easy to hold onto with the handle, they can mix the batter in their own mug and have the finished cake to share.

Now, this is a treat and perhaps not the healthiest.  But all good things in moderation!  What I like about this is that you make only a coffee mug at a time.  One coffee mug provides enough cake for everyone to have a nibble.  Why make a whole cake to have it there tempting you and taunting the kids to consume more sugar!  A little treat to share from a coffee mug.

I found this scribbled on a sticky note on my mother’s fridge.  She collects recipes so who knows where she saw this?  It could of been in one of her numerous magazines or perhaps an episode of the Food Network?  For all I know, Oprah could of presented this herself?  So can’t give credit to anyone besides the yellow sticky on the side of a fridge.  Thanks mom.

I have tested this numerous times as every microwave is different.  You cook this cake in the microwave for 3 minutes.  There is a scribble about 1000w.  But each microwave I tried, it seem to work out around 3 minutes on high.  Sometime fluffy and sometimes gooey but all tasty!  Have it with icecream, sorbet, a little bit of milk or on it’s own.

In one large coffee mug (with no metal on it), mix together:

• 4 tablespoon flour
• 4 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoon cocoa

Then add into the flour mixture in coffee cup:

• 1 egg (mix in well)
• 3 tablespoon milk
• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil

Let the kids have fun mixing, then add in each coffee cup:

• 3 tablespoon chocolate chipits and/or nuts  (optional)
• Small dash of vanilla

Place the coffee cup filled with mixed batter into microwave and cook under high for 3 minutes.

The cooking process is all about the microwave, sometime (depending on coffee mug as well) it will rise over the mug so don’t be alarmed, but other times, it shrinks after cooking into a solid chocolate pudding-like cake.  Regardless of how it looks, it has never been anything less than delicious and a hit with kids!  Perfect to make and share spoonful with ice-cream and fruit.   Or just served individually with a dollop of whipped cream.  Active participation in cooking makes for great learning, conversation and eating experience!

Tags: cake, chocolate, Chocolate Coffee Mug Cake, dessert, kids cook, treat

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