Coffee MUG Cake

Equipment:

A Mug

A normal, everyday dessert spoons (or two)

A microwave

Ingredients:

1 single espresso

4 spoons self-raising flour

4 spoons sugar

1 egg

4 spoons milk

4 spoons oil

A splash of vanilla extract

Method:

Make a single espresso in a Mug.

Add dry ingredients (flour & sugar) to mug and mix well. The mix will resemble

a ‘crumble'

Add the egg, milk, oil and vanilla extract and mix well.

Place MUG in microwave for 3 minutes on high.

Serve with cream.

Enjoy it with a MUG of good coffee

BIG DADDY'S MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE -NO
EGG

Cake:

1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
3 tbsp. sifted cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup white or brown sugar
½ tsp. salt
5 tbsp. canola oil (any veg. oil)
1 tbsp. white vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup cold water or coffee
chopped pecans, chocolate or toffee to sprinkle on top

Frosting:

1 ½ (12 oz) packages cream cheese
1/4 plus 1/8 cup butter (1 ½ sticks), softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
few drops vanilla extract or rum
¼ - ½ cup chopped pecans (optional)

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Place flour into mixing bowl, add cocoa, baking soda, sugar and salt and mix well.

Make three deep holes in the dry mixture. Into one, pour the oil, into the next, pour the vinegar into the next, then pour the vanilla. Pour the water into the bowl. Mix (on low speed) the wet and dry ingredients together until there aren't any more lumps and pour into a 9 inch by 9 inch baking pan, two inches deep. It doesn't even have to be greased.

Bake at 3180°C for about half an hour, test with a fork.

Enjoy this delicious cake. You will be surprised at its moistness and richness! It can be cooled and iced with your choice of icing or can be enjoyed on its own. The batter can also be used to make cupcakes! It even freezes well!