5-Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

 This recipe was given to me years ago.  Every now and then, when you want something sweet in a hurry, try this!

Serves 1 (or 2)

4 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 egg

3 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoons oil

3 tablespoons chocolate chips, optional

Small splash vanilla

Put flour, sugar and cocoa in a large, microwave-safe mug and mix well. Add egg, and mix thoroughly. Pour in milk and oil, and mix well. Add chocolate chips and vanilla, and mix again. 

Place mug in microwave and cook for three minutes at 1,000 watts (“high” on a 1,000-watt oven, lower setting for ovens with greater maximum wattage). Cake will rise over top of mug. Allow to cool a bit. Tip out onto a plate, if desired, and share with a friend or eat straight from the mug. 

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