CHOCOLATE CAKE IN A MUG

This recipe came through a yahoo group I belong to. It sounded like a quick and easy way to get chocolate cake, so I tried it. It's also casein free, soy free and corn free.

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake in a Mug
4 TBSP sweet rice flour
4 TBSP sugar
2 TBSP cocoa
1 egg
3 TBSP milk of your choice
3 TBSP oil
3 TBSP chocolate chips
1 dash gluten-free vanilla extract

1 large coffee mug

Mix all dry ingredients in the mug. Add the egg and mix well. Add the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips and mix. Add the vanilla extract. Microwave on high for 3 minutes if using a 1000 watt microwave.

Mine looked like this when it was done, and removed from the mug. I used a really big latte mug.


Okay, so here are my comments:

First, there's too much freaking sugar. The cake was way too sweet, so next time I'm going to cut the sugar by half. I used Dagoba organic cacao powder instead of the cheap stuff, but it still needed more chocolate (and really, can you have too much chocolate?). And when faced with the hunk of butter that is 3 tablespoons....well, I went for the applesauce as a substitute. Non-fat greek yogurt was my first choice, but I was out of it. Despite the overly sweet taste, it was still pretty good though.

So...I'll make it again, and my brain is whirling with ways to "tinker" with the recipe...like using millet or teff flour for half the flour, trying a dash of maple syrup instead of all that sugar, and tossing in some cinnamon and spices just for kicks. I'd like to thank Lotznausten for the inspiration to experiment with my food, even if it is just a little cake in a coffee mug.