Gluten Free Cake in a Mug
My daughter is a madricaha or counselor for Bnai Akiva. For those unfamiliar with it, Bnai Akiva is a global Jewish religious Zionist youth movement. Last week, in the wake of the war with Iran, they chose to do their weekly activity via Zoom. She and her fellow madrichim or counselors used our kitchen to Zoom, "The easiest chocolate cake in the world, in a mug" a recipe that was found on https://www.mako.co.il/food-recipes/recipes_column-cakes/chocolate_cakes/Recipe-7ade612a571e621004.htm?Partner=searchResultsThe recipe is in Hebrew, so I translated it. Is this recipe the greatest cake in the world? Not really, but it's good and, more importantly, a fun activity for kids. Though the original recipe was not gluten-free, my daughter subbed gluten-free flour to make her chocolate cake in a mug. Thank you to my daughter, who made another "cake in a mug" for this week's post.
Equipment
- 1 mug
- 1 set of measuring spoons
- 1 mixing bowl
- 1 spoon
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp gluten free flour
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp milk
- 3 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp dark chocolate chips
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- pinch baking powder
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the dry ingredients
- Add the egg and stir lightly
- Add the oil and milk and continue mixing until you get a smooth batter
- Add the chocolate chips and vanilla extract and stir gently
- Pour the batter into mug (fill mug up to 2/3 full).
- Microwave for 50 seconds to 1 minute
- Eat warm, make it a special treat and serve with chocolate syrup, whipped cream or vanilla ice cream