Magic 5-Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

Magic 5-Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

Not so Healthy Version

This recipe is magic in 4 ways:

1. Magic in how quickly you can satisfy your chocolate craving any time of the day or night.

2. Magic in how quickly it draws people to the table that you didn’t even know were home.

3. Magic in how quickly it disappears

4. Magic in how your kids love to make it for you

What You’ll Need:

4 Tablespoons All purpose Flour

4 Tablespoons Sugar

2 Tablespoons unsweetened powdered cocoa

1 Egg

3 Tablespoons Milk

3 Tablespoons Cooking Oil Or 2 Tablespoons butter- melted

3 Tablespoons Chocolate Chips – I add 2 different kinds of chocolate

¼ Teaspoon vanilla extract

1 Large Coffee Mug

Powder Sugar

What to Do:

1. Add dry ingredients to mug. Mix well.

2. Add egg and mix thoroughly

3. Pour in milk and oil (make sure to stir the bottom edges)

4. Add chocolate chips and vanilla extract. Mix again

5. Put mug in microwave and cook for 3 minutes on high (the cake will rise above the top of the mug – that’s OK)

Note: Or pop it into a 350° oven for 25 minutes

6. Allow cake to cool a little, then tip onto plate. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, or pour on caramel sauce, or a scoop of ice cream…

Serves 2

Options:Add Nuts, or orange zest, or ¼ Teaspoon Espresso Powder or ¼ Teaspoon of cinnamon or ¼ Teaspoon mint extract

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Why I Always Buy Organic Milk and Dairy Products

My main concern in buying organic is first in the dairy department. As any pregnant mother can tell you, there are strong warnings issued about taking any drug or consuming alcohol while nursing or pregnant. Drugs permeate into breast milk quite freely. This is also what happens with cows and the milk we drink from them. All drugs, antibiotics or growth hormones that the cow consumes can be found in the milk. I try to buy organic milk, cheese, cream, sour cream, and butter. Even though it is quite a bit more expensive I believe it is important that our children get hormone and drug free milk.