Thursday, September 17, 2009

Nu-Q-Lur Chocolate Cake

For the last ten years or so there's been a crazy recipe that would land in my inbox from time to time for chocolate cake baked in a microwave. Normally my snooty, discerning palate scoffs at such pedestrian and blatantly blue-collar attempts at cookery. In my "older age" I seem to be mellowing out and I've reached the point in my life where it's once again okay from time to time to eat macaroni and cheese made from a blue box, indulge in the occasional grilled cheese sandwich and, shockingly, a microwaved chocolate cake.

In my defense, it's not those disgusting chocolate cakes that come in a kit from the store. At least it's a cake baked "from scratch," so my pride is only slightly bruised. Much to my surprise, the cake is pretty decent, especially when paired with a scoop or two of freshly-made vanilla ice cream (recipe to be blogged at a later date). Of course for such a recipe, Breyers will suffice! :)

"Nu-Q-Lur" Chocolate Cake
Yields 1 cake.

4 Tablespoons flour
4 Tablespoons granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons cocoa powder (Ghirardelli or Hershey's)
1 Egg
3 Tablespoons milk
3 Tablespoons vegetable oil (or 1.5 Tablespoons oil and 1.5 Tablespoons apple sauce)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch salt
Cooking spray (like Pam for Baking or just plain Pam, though the Baking one is better)
1 Mug (make sure it's microwave safe or you're going to get burned!)

Coat the inside of the mug with cooking spray. Into the mug add the flour, sugar, salt, and cocoa and mix. Stir in the egg. Pour in the milk, vanilla, and oil and combine thoroughly.

Put the mug in the microwave and cook on high for 3 minutes. Let sit in the microwave for about 3 minutes to cool and then turn out onto a plate.

Serve with powdered sugar and ice cream.


Enjoy! (But don't tell anyone!)

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