Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Making dessert for one person can be challenging, and always buying it is expensive.  Once I discovered the art and ease of the microwave cake though, suddenly it was much harder to avoid dessert.  Don't say I didn't warn you!

Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Serves 1

Time: Less than 5 minutes

Ingredients:

1 large egg

2 tablespoons peanut butter

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon yellow cake mix (from a box) or all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon cocoa 

1/4 teaspoon baking powder 

Small handful of chocolate chips (optional)

1 scoop of vanilla ice cream (optional)

Directions:

In a large mug, beat the egg and peanut butter together with a fork.  Add the brown sugar, yellow cake mix, cocoa, and baking powder, and mix together until smooth.  Top with chocolate chips.  Place in microwave and heat on high for 1 minute.  Top with ice cream if you so choose, and enjoy!  

Caution: the mug will be hot, so protect your hand.