Salted Caramel Mug Cake

I'm fairly new to the Pintrest craze and I've book marked several recipes I've yet to try.  Last night I tried not one, but two "pinned" recipes.  Yea me!  Let's begin with dessert; shall we?! ; )

I'll admit, I was skeptical about how a microwaved cake would turn out, but I was so pleased.  

Here's the cake after 30 seconds, still much like batter.

Here's the cake after 2 minutes, this cooked it all the way through.

 Salted Caramel Mug Cake

 {makes 1 mug cake}
4 tablespoons all purpose flour
4 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg – beaten
3 tablespoons skim milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 salted caramels

What to do: 
1. Into a small bowl add: flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, salt, egg, milk, and vegetable oil. Mix to combine.

2. Pour mixture into a regular sized coffee mug. Drop caramels into center of mixture one at a time.

3. Microwave on high for one minute and 30 seconds. If needed {if cake batter is still gooey}, microwave on high for up to an additional 30 seconds.


Here's my take on the time for cooking, it will depend on your microwave.  A minute and a half (three 30 second intervals) gave just the right consistency for us, not cooked solid, but with just the right amount of gooey-ness.  We topped ours with whipped cream, but that's optional, of course. 


This was so quick and easy.  I was like a kid on Christmas morning waiting to open the first present when I sunk my spoon into the cup...smiles all around.

**ALSO, if you want a good chuckle visit the link regarding recipe and read the comments.  This alone made discovery of the recipe worth it.


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