5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

Recipe: 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
  • A small splash of vanilla extract
  • 1 large coffee mug (Microwave Safe)

Instructions

  1. Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
  2. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
  3. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well..
  4. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
  5. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.
  6. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don’t be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

Quick Notes

EAT ! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous). What makes this cake so dangerous, is that you are never more then 5 minutes away from CHOCOLATE.

Banana Nut Cake

Recipe: Banana Nut Cake

Ingredients

Cake:
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 bananas ( mashed)
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
Icing:
  • 1/2 stick margarine
  • 1/2 box powdered sugar
  • 1 mashed banana
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Cake:
  1. Cream shortening and sugar and add eggs.
  2. Add mashed bananas and nuts, buttermilk and vanilla.
  3. Add flour, soda and salt gradually.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees until done.
Icing:
  1. Mash bananas and add all ingredients and ice cake.

Quick Notes

This cake is kinda heavy, but it’s very good.

Chocolate Sheath Cake

Recipe: Chocolate Sheath Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
Frosting
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 1 box powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup pecans if desired.

Instructions

Cake
  1. Bring to boil water, oil and margarine.
  2. Put baking soda in buttermilk.
  3. Mix dry ingredients , pour in liquid, then eggs.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Bake in 350 degree oven in oblong baking pan.
Frosting
  1. Melt margarine, add other ingredients.
  2. Mix well and top cake while the cake is warm.

Quick Notes

This is my Mom’s recipe. It’s a favorite of all the grand kids and great grand kids.