The Butterfly Maiden

Living in student residence with minimal income has forced me to cook more often. Seasonal vegetables are cheaper than ready-made meals and eating out. In the spirit of my domestication, from a someone who hates cooking but now does it because its economical, I’d like to share my ‘Deadly Chocolate Cake’ recipe. This recipe is also called ‘Chocolate Cake in a mug’. After several tries, it seems much easier to eat out of a bowl than from a mug. 

I’ve received this recipe in an email forward from an old net friend. Thanks, darling! And I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Chocolate cake batter in a mug!

What you need:

• a microwave, a mug/bowl
• 3 tablespoons of flour
• 3 tablespoons of sugar (I’d always put 2, cause I don’t like it to be too sweet)
• 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder (or 4 squares of melted cooking chocolate by microwave)
• 3 tablespoons of oil (or 2 large knobs of butter)
• 3 tablespoons of milk
• 1 egg
• small teaspoon of vanilla essence
• Vanilla ice cream.

This is what you do:

1. If you use cooking chocolate and/or butter, place it in a mug or bowl and melt it the microwave for 1 min.
2. Otherwise, mix all the dry items together in a mug or a bowl; flour, sugar, cocoa powder.
3. Once mixed, add in all the other stuff; oil (if you’re not using butter), milk, egg and vanilla essence. 
4. Beat all the ingredients thoroughly until you get a smooth chocolaty batter. 
5. Place the bowl or mug in the microwave (on high) for 3 minutes.
6. Garnish with as much vanilla ice cream as desired.
7. Devour!

This is called the ‘Deadly Chocolate Cake’ purely because it can be done in 5 minutes and if you’re not careful it’ll be bad for your waistline. Instant chocolate cake! So… enjoy!

Deadly Chocolate Cake & Vanilla Ice Cream

Ok. So this chocolate doesn’t look particularly professional, but it tastes absolutely divine!