Four weeks of Paleo-ish, lots of Shredding; 7 pounds lost, muscle gained. (Not bad considering I had a few bad days in there.)
And, as everyone knows, chocolate cake is the only way to celebrate.
Hot, gooey, dense, sweet, rich chocolate cake.
How about hot chocolate cake with about the same number of carbs as a (much smaller) Yoplait yogurt? BUT, it is sweetened with honey, has 13 grams of protein, and has NO GRAINS (or dairy).
How about hot chocolate cake that bakes in 60 seconds?
Yeah, that’s what I said. No way is this going to taste like real chocolate cake.
I’m eating my words. And a mug of chocolate cake more often than I’d like to admit.
It’s incredible. Not only the taste, but the way it satisfies. It is so filling. I don’t fill up easily, especially when it comes to desserts. But by the last bite of this mug cake I think to myself, That was just right; one more bite would be too much. I’m guessing many of you would find this portion too much for just one person.
But it is so much better than a whole pan of brownies or a batch of cookies endlessly calling my name.
I say, eat a bowl of veggies for a mid-morning snack and then have chocolate cake for lunch. {grin}
I found the original recipe at Paleo Angel. You can thank me later. Are you ready to bake cake? Go grab a big mug (at least 16 oz.).
Dump the ingredients right in your mug.
2 Tablespoons almond butter 1 1/2 Tablespoons honey (1Tbsp wasn’t quite sweet enough for me.) 1-2 Tablespoons cocoa powder (I just heap a Tablespoon as heaping as it gets.) 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon vanilla pinch of salt
1 egg
(Chopped nuts—optional)
(I have also added cinnamon and cardamom with great success, but I just tried almond extract instead and it was divine.)
Mix well with a fork. Your batter should look like brownie batter.
Stick your mug in the microwave for 60 seconds. Part of the cake will still be very moist, like a chocolate lava cake. But don’t over-bake it, or parts of it will be too dry.
I find that the hardest part is letting it cool long enough so that it doesn’t burn my tongue. Well, that and fighting off children who crowd around hoping for a bite…
Enjoy!!
If pumpkin is more your style, try this pumpkin mug from my friend Cori at Wonder in the Woods.