Monday, May 12, 2014

Vegan-friendly 5-minute choc cake in a mug

- zaty.


This is a modified version of the mug choc cake I tried a few years ago; this cake is less of a mess to make, uses basic ingredients, is vegan-friendy, and better for those on a diet (fewer calories, less sugar, less fat, smaller portion)! Basically, I omited the egg, substituted the milk with water, and changed the portions of some of the ingredients of the original recipe.

So I've done this a few of times in the past few months, and I like how it turns out, especially if I'm in dire need of a quick chocolatey treat. The result? Half a mug of choc cake -- just enough to satiate those sudden pangs of sweet goodness.

Equipment 
  1. A normal-sized mug
  2. A tablespoon
  3. A microwave 

Ingredients
  1. 4 Tb flour
  2. 1 Tb white sugar
  3. 1 Tb unsweetened cocoa powder 
  4. 3 Tb choc chips
  5. 3 Tb water *
  6. 3 Tb oil **
  7. Some flavoring:
    1. if using liquid eg. vanilla, peppermint essence, 1Tb
    2. if using powder form eg. cinnamon, 1tsp plus 1Tb water
sometimes I add 1 Tb oatmeal powder to give the cake some texture
**  sometimes I mix coconut oil, butter, and/or vegetable oil
Directions  
  1. Place dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa, choc chips) into the mug, mix well.
  2. Add wet ingredients (water, oil, flavoring), mix until well-combined. This might take about a minute.
  3. Place mug in microwave; nuke for 2mins 50sec in a 1000w microwave oven (or 4 mins for 700w). 
  4. Take it out of the microwave, let it settle for a few moments, and dig in!
Best eaten fresh out of the oven when it's still soft and gooey; if you leave it for a while the cake might harden (it's not that bad, it just gets a bit a bit chunky/flaky after that, and I prefer my cakes soft).

You can also sprinkle some icing sugar at the top or have this with vanilla ice cream if you like :)

Enjoy ^___^

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