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You’re working at home and your mind starts to wander to snack possibilities. There are probably some prepackaged, good-until-the-next-millennium baked items in your cabinet, but you’re in the mood for something warm from the oven. Something chocolate. However, your compulsion to work is just strong enough to keep you from leaving the computer long enough to make something from scratch. Guess it’ll have to be another stale Twinkie after all.
But wait! With Cake in a Mug, you can have a hot, delicious, fresh-baked chocolate cake in minutes! And all it takes is a microwave, some hot chocolate mix, and a couple of ingredients you’ve probably got in your kitchen.
This is a great recipe for kids to make on their own, too! Once they know how, get them to make you one when they're making some for themselves and you won't even have to leave your desk.
Since I wrote my version of this recipe on Wired.com's Wiki, it's been around the Web and back again. Someone even wrote a cookbook of Cake in a Mug recipes. (Why didn't I think of that?) But as far as I know, I have the only badly-drawn Cake in a Mug Mug on the Internet. It has the directions printed right on the side, saving you valuable seconds in your quest for something fresh, moist, and chocolate.
