Eat This: Brownie In A Mug

Busy day out and about. Football playoffs. No one wants to go to the grocery store, but there is that nagging, "Where's my chocolate?"

I've got your chocolate. 

In a mug.

Hot.

With chips.

And pecans.  

A brownie, steaming hot topped with a dollop of vanilla bean ice cream. Yeah baby.  Delicious. 

Check out how easy this is.

Ingredients (per serving):

4 Tablespoons all purpose flour
2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Heaping tablespoons chocolate chips
2 Heaping tablespoons chopped pecans
1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
1 Tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 Egg yolk (no white)
1 Pinch salt (if using salted butter omit this)
1/4 Teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt butter in the mug in microwave.  Stir in sugars until well combined.  Add egg yolk and vanilla and stir.  Add flour, cocoa and salt, if using, and stir to combine.  Add chips and pecans.

Microwave for one minute on full power. Do not over cook. It will be moist in the center. Let sit for three minutes, if you can, before topping with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Delicious.  
Not for the faint of heart. 
Not diet food. 
Just delicious.

Craving Satisfied: Chocolate Cake In A Mug

I love chocolate. Anyone who knows me knows it.  A friend mentioned recently in a FaceBook post that she recently made a "Cake In A Mug".  I Googled it and found so many hits it was crazy!  I had a really strong craving for chocolate after dinner, fueled by an 80 year old chocoholic mother, so I whipped it up; cooked in a tall Starbucks mug!

Chocolate Cake In A Mug

It totally hit the spot.  Here's the recipe as modified by me. I like to add a little something so here is my take on it!

4 tablespoons cake flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa powder (Use GOOD cocoa powder)

1/2 tablespoon instant espresso

1/8 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg beaten

3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
2 -3 drops vanilla 

In a small bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, tiny pinch baking powder and tiny pinch salt. (This can also be mixed directly into a large mug). Add egg and mix into dry mixture. Add oil and milk and mix well. Grease a tall, large mug, and pour in this mixture, scraping out with a spatula.

Place in microwave on High for 2 1/2 - 3 minutes.

Best slightly undercooked, so be careful. Microwave ovens vary - mine is mad powerful.  I cooked mine for 2:30.  Delicious topped with a scoop of frozen yogurt!

Enjoy!