I had an emergency yesterday.
Not a serious-life-and-death emergency but a completely different kind! I was hit by a sudden craving for chocolate cake. So, what do I do?
Well, I went on over to Jessie’s blog for her 5 minute chocolate cake recipe and also checked out this recipe at Dizzy Dee’s blog. I simply must try out one of the recipes. I chose Dizzy Dee’s recipe first.
And in typical Foong-style, I messed up changed it a bit and substituted some of the ingredients and changed my mind and decided to also use Jessie’s recipe.
That’s right.
I ended up combining both recipes and sorta wing it from there. Heh.That’s what I call typical Foong-style. I always had to change recipes I found and substitute some of the ingredients. Maybe it’s part of my non-conforming gene or something. Or I was just plain lazy to refer to the recipe at every turn and depended on memory and since my memory isn’t all that good, I tend to forget some steps and somehow have replaced some ingredients and steps in my mind.
Hmmm…maybe my brain likes playing tricks on me. Or maybe I just like playing around with different ingredients in my little kitchen experiments. heheh. The Food Critic and Mr Picky should be so lucky that they have not been poisoned by any of my kitchen experiments.
Okay, okay, I know you want to know all about the 5 minute chocolate cake.
This is the result.
The 5 minute chocolate cake served with ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce
Looks pretty good eh? Trust me, it tastes WAY better than it looked. It is moist, rich, dense and so chocolatey, it satisfy my midnight chocolate craving at first bite.
Here’s the modified recipe:
5 Minute Chocolate Cake in a Mug
Ingredients
1 large mug
4 tbsp flour
4 tbsp soft brown sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp cocoa essense
1 tsp coffee essence
4 tbsp unsweetened soya milk with 2 tbsp chocolate sauce stirred in
1 egg
3 tbsp oil
1 tbsp natural unsweetened peanut butter
5 tbsp chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Place the flour into a mixing bowl (or directly into the mug)
2. Add in the brown sugar
3. Then, add in the cocoa powder
4. Stir and mix the dry ingredients
5. Add in the egg
6. Then, add in the soya milk. Stir and mix it all around.
7. Add in the chocolate and coffee essense
8.Mix in the oil
By now it is pretty smooth already. Just make sure it is all well combined.
This is the chocolate chips I use for this cake
9. Pour in the chocolate chips and stir
10. Then pour the mixture into the mug
11. Make sure the mixture is well combined
12. I sprinkle some sunflower seeds on top for decoration
13. It is now ready to be zapped. Just place the mug into the microwave and zap it high for 3 minutes. My microwave oven is 900w.
14. It came out looking like this...
It is mishappen and hardly presentable in the mug. So, I did the next best thing…I cut it and took a picture.
Here's a look at the 5 minute chocolate cake
You can actually see some of the peanut butter and some of the unmelted chocolate chips. I love it that some of the chips didn’t melt so in the end, I was biting into chocolate chips within the cake. Ahh…that is so darn satisfying.
Here's a closer look of the cake
It goes really well with vanilla ice cream
So, my verdict…5 minute chocolate cake is the best thing ever since sliced bread simply because it takes so little time to prepare and yet has all the chocolatey richness we expect from any chocolate cake.
Melted ice cream and the 5 minute chocolate cake
A note of warning though. This cake could be a tiny bit rubbery so do not overcook if your microwave has a higher wattage. Also, since some of the chocolate chips have not melted, when you bite into it, sometimes you’d find yourself biting into the chips. I really like this as it gave the cake a bit of a chocolatey crunch in the centre.
That’s what I call chocolate chip 5 minute chocolate cake!
But if you prefer it to be smoother, just reduce the amount of choc chips and use mini choc chips instead so that it will be easier to melt.
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I must give this recipe a go – ‘cept I don’t have a microwave!! Love the sunflower seeds and ice cream!! Glad it sounds so great!
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Aaaaah! Cake emergency! Hehehehe. This looks awesome! I love all your changes and additions. Looks just great. Love the coffee essence. Will have to try that next time.
+Jessie
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P.S. I added a link to this post on my original cake post.
+Jessie
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It looks so yummy and fudgey. Coffee always makes chocolate taste better. I love the peanut butter and other flavors you put into it. You made it your own.
What a great idea when you are in need of a fix! I could use one now!
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hahaha… first time seeing such ‘emergency’!!
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wow u made it look so simple and easy to prepare!
Oh. Wow.
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This is the 1st time i see choc cake baked in a mug! Cute! Just for a single portion eh! Hmmm… must try this if ever i have a choc emergency :-)
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I have added you onto my blogroll too :-)
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Lol.. this little recipe is exploding all across the foodie world it seems! It’s the third time Ive come across it
I’ve been wanting to try this out at my office in my coffee mug but keep forgetting to bring in all the ingredients.
oh and that cake does not look like it’s a 5minute wonder, it act looks like a lovingly baked chocolate heaven… ah yes, the wonders of the microwave.
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yum! I love this idea so much!
Hey, everyone. So sorry for the late reply. I’ve not been online for a couple of days…
Freya: the sunflower seeds added some
Jessie: The coffee essense gave it more ‘character’ and thanks for the link!
Reeni: heheh..thanks. If you follow my blog, you’d notice I tend to change a lot of recipes I found in other blogs or from recipe sites.
Kristen: yep, this recipe definitely hit the spot when you’ve a craving.
New Kid on the Blog: trust me, I get a lot of this type of ‘emergency’.
xin: it is really quite simple, try it and you’ll see.
FoodeyJudey: if you try it, you’ll love it!
Pureglutton: I prefer recipes with single portion as the two males staying with me aren’t into chocolate cakes so it is ALL FOR ME.lol. And thanks for the link.
Kang: I simply can’t live without my microwave!
Jo: thanks.