Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Trip to Georgia Aquarium






Some shots I took while I was there for my birthday. Yes, I'm now 27!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Chocolate Cake in a Mug


If you're like me, who never bake in her life, but still crave for a piece of chocolate cake from time to time, here's a simple recipe to try. It's easy and very quick to make!

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 4 tablespoons flour
    • use whole wheat flour for a healthier alternative
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tablespoon of sugar
  • 3 tablespoons oil
    • for a healthier recipe, use canola oil, and replace half the oil with apple sauce
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoon of milk
  • Pinch of salt
Steps
  1. Grease the inside mug with cooking spray
  2. Measure and pour the dry ingredients into the mug. Stir ingredients with a spoon.
  3. Crack the egg and add it into the mug. Stir to get the egg incorporated in the dry ingredients.
  4. Stir and beat everything together to get a cake batter mix. Use your spoon to scrape the bottom. Fold the bottom mixture onto the top a few times to get all of the dry ingredients (chocolate powder and flour) moistened and incorporated with the wet ingredients (water, egg, and oil).
  5. Microwave on high for 3.5 minutes. Timing may be different for various watt amounts.
  6. Watch as the cake rise while in the microwave. This is the fun part ;)
  7. Be careful with hot mug while removing it from the microwave.
  8. Remove cake from mug. Cut the cake to cool it down faster.
  9. Garnish cake with ice cream or syrup
  10. Bring it over to tv and enjoy!

p/s: Because it's so easy to make, you might be making it 2-3 times a week. Don't blame me if you gain weight because of it!