This was a recipe I got as an email forward that I adapted to make it a little more candida diet safe... it was good fun if nothing else!

I normally avoid using a microwave as much as possible but for a quick sweet treat I make an exception

Next time I'm gonna try ginger and cinnamon instead of cocoa/carob for as an alternative

TLC says, why not use a greased oven safe dish and bake in a small convection oven. Microwaves are not suitable for food.

THE MOST DANGEROUS CAKE RECIPE

A RECIPE EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW


The most dangerous cake recipe
5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE


4 tablespoons flour (I used Quinoa flour* and it worked fine)TLC warns quinoa flour can be hard to digest as the grains are not washed before being ground
4 tablespoons sugar (stevia to taste)
2 tablespoons cocoa (I used carob)
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk (Rice/nut milk)
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional) - (but obviously not for us to use!)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.

Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.

Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high). (not recommended)
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.

EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).

And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?

Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

You are going to print this out straight away, aren't you???

p.s. U may want to mix in a bowl first then add to a greased mug just to prevent it sticking too much

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Tarilee,

I did print this right away! Thanks for sharing. This is just what I need to keep me from cheating right now when I'm too busy to bake.

Gay

I'm eating it now!

Ooo... great! Lemme know if you have any suggestions on how it can be tweaked!

I wanna replace the egg with flax gel next time and see if the amount of oil can be reduced... 3 tbsp is a lot in one wee mug! Eek!

I made this again today. I cut the oil in half and added more milk. Turned out great!

Thanks for the tip sleepless!

I gave it a whirl and you're right - it was great!

My kids were begging for dessert, so I tried this with the carob powder. We still use some milk and I tried upping the milk 1 1/2 T and cutting the oil in half, but I think it came out a bit dry. Next time I would use 2 T oil. The timing is right on. This would probably be good with a little bit of peanut butter for a choc/pb treat. I used 1/2 T stevia blend and might try adding a little more or some glycerin, since my sweet tooth needs it a little sweeter. The kids sprinkled on a little powdered sugar and liked it.

I do the same with stevia, just like your kiddos. Sometimes the sweetness seems to cook out, so if it's not sweet enough, I sprinkle some stevia on it and enjoy! A long lost post on this site suggested that and I've been doing it ever since.

I frost my choc. cake with almond butter, but that's not quite sweet enough either so I spinkle it with stevia. Kind of like a Reeces!

This is such a great site isn't it. I could never do it without these recipes.

Gay

Hi all,

I love chocolate too and couldnt wait to try out this recipe, but it didnt come out too well. Is there something I am doing wrong? I used millet flour and 3 stevia packets. It was cooked in half the time, and was very rubbery. Any advice?

Maybe the flour? I used buckwheat, and it turned out fine. Then, I tried it with a gluten free mix (I had mixed up and in the freezer) and it turned out like you said, rubbery!

Here's a similar recipe that uses flax meal. I just add a T of carob in and leave out the jam. Plus I add the stevia.

1/4 cup flax seed meal
2 teaspoons jam
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons peanut butter (almond butter)
1 egg
1 tablespoon butter

Melt butter in a tall coffee mug. (I prefer to use a micowavable bowl because the mix overfills my smaller coffee mugs).

Mix egg, flax seed meal, baking powder, peanutbutter and 1 tablespoon of jelly or jam. (Reserve 2nd tsp for topping).

Cook for 1 minute 15 seconds in microwave and spread remaining teaspoon of jelly on top of the muffin.

mmmmmmmm Wow ladies these both sounds amazing! I can't wait to try them out. Thanks for sharing!

I just made this for the first time...I too upped the milk and reduced the oil. I also added some unsweetened dried, shredded coconut along with a few drops of liquid stevia chocolate flavor and some chopped up macadamia nuts!!! sinful!!!

Sounds wonderful... may have to give this a whirl for dessert tonight! Thanks for your suggestions!

I made a few versions of this in the last few days.

Variations:
4 TB almond meal works just as well as quinoa
I added 1/4 tsp of baking powder, which makes it more cakey and less pudding-like
I've been using 1 TB of oil or coconut oil instead of 3. It's a little bit dry, I haven't tried the 3 TB version yet.

I think you could omit the cocoa and use some strong flavor extracts instead:
-coconut extract with coconut oil and maybe even a spoonful of shredded coconut
-lemon extract with lemon zest grated into the batter
-almond extract
-extra vanilla extract to make a white cake
a little yogurt instead of 'milk', if you're eating dairy and yogurt

I also frosted mine this morning with a mixture of strained yogurt and lemon zest sweetened with stevia. I know that Whole Approach usually frowns on yogurt. Strained yogurt is like Greek yogurt- to make it, you dump a container of yogurt into a colander with a dishtowel or muslin cloth or even a paper towel for a few hours, and some of the liquid whey drips out- the yogurt that stays behind is more like a cream cheese. There'll be a lot less of it than before straining.