5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

A friend shared this recipe with me in an email this week and it sounds so good and simple! I pass it along to my fellow chocolate lovers! Let me know if you try it and how it turns out!

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
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). 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!

Just a note to remind you ladies from Boones Creek that tonight is the kick-off for our Ladies’ RefreshHer. Bring your mug, an appetite, and your Bible. We will begin at 6:30 by filling our mugs with hot cider, or cappuccino. We’ll progress then to soup and bread, then end our meal with our mugs full of a yummy dessert and ice cream.

After our meal we’ll feast on God’s Word and learn about The Foolish Woman from Proverbs 7. The evening will end with Renee’ McConnell teaching us how to better prepare for Thanksgiving (which is just around the corner). She’ll have recipes, creative table decorations and helpful tips.

Don’t just try to come, make plans to come. See you at 6:30!

I forgot to mention that there will be freebies and prizes given away!!!!

What does your “To Do” list look like this morning? I feel behind already and it’s not even 8:30! Most of us wake up with at least a mental list of all the things that need to be done, then add to that the needs that your family is calling out for and it’s easy to feel frantic.

I love David’s words in Psalm 27:4 – “One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.” With all the things that are calling for my attention this morning I must attend to the one thing of beholding the beauty of the Lord. Note that David didn’t just want a quick glance; he wanted to behold, to gaze at the Lord. Our hearts may cry out, “Are you kidding? I don’t have time to stare at anything! The kids need breakfast, the laundry’s piled out the laundry room door, the dog just got sick in the kitchen, dishes are stacked on the counter, I need to run some errands, and I’m not even dressed for the day yet!” We need to quiet our hearts before diving into all those tasks and take a good look in the face of our Savior. It’s only then that we’re really ready for the day.

Don’t get distracted this morning; stop and take time for One thing – behold His beauty.

Living here in the mountains of east Tennessee is pretty any time of year, but it’s spectacular in the fall, isn’t it? The trees are really just beginning to turn and will probably peak in a couple weeks. Take time to slow down this weekend and enjoy the beauty and this season. Why not…

• Take a drive on a country road
• Have some friends over and serve apple cider and fried donuts (canned biscuits work great)
• Ride a bike on a trail
• Iron leaves with waxed paper with your children or grandchildren
• Carve a pumpkin – Try something unique like you’ll see at this web site –http://southernliving.com/southern/gardens
• Go apple picking
• Make caramel apples
• Create a fall decoration at your front door . See http://cottageliving.com/cottage
• Create an autumn shelf or mantle in your home. Gather any dishes, candlesticks, and books that are the colors of autumn. Add baskets, silk branches of fall leaves, mums, and small pumpkins and arrange in a variety of heights.
• Have a bonfire in the backyard if you’re able, or light a fire in the charcoal grill – then roast marshmallows

The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. Psalm 24:1