CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE! ack!

this is my special liz lemon recipe.

a 5 minute chocolatey chocolate cake.

because sometimes 1 hour is just too long to wait.

and i know miss lemon would definitely agree.

good news? you probably have all the ingredients already.

bad news? you probably have all the ingredients already.

folks this is not good. not good in a completely&utterly divinely delicious way. is chocolate cake really a mere 5 minutes away for whenever my heart desires it?? this is dangerous. more dangerous than late night tweeting and 5 hour energy shots. i'm pulling a mayan and predicting a ton of these little cakes in my future.

i was so nervous as i put my mug in the microwave. "does this really work?" i thought to myself as i almost abandoned ship and grabbed a popsicle. "yes. yes, a thousand times yes!!" i used dark chocolate chips and added a pinch of salt. then i topped it off with some fresh strawberries and sprinkled it with powered sugar. i mean does it get any better? possibly! next time i'm planning to make it with blueberries and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. the combinations are simply endless!

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE CAKE

4 tablespoons flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa

pinch of salt

1 egg

3 tablespoons milk

3 tablespoons oil

chocolate chips

splash of vanilla extract

Add the dry ingredients to a large microwave-safe mug and mix well. Then add the egg and mix thoroughly.Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Lastly, add the chocolate chips and vanilla extract and mix again. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes. {the cake will rise over the top of the mug a bit.} Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired. and ENJOY!

i can only imagine enjoying this with liz lemon as we kick off our sneakers and watch oprah while digging into some 5 minute chocolate cake. here's to the liz lemons everywhere! chocolate loving, ode-to-cheese singing, lettuce in hair, night eating, waiting for astronaut mike dexter, star wars loving, snuggie wearing, liz lemon!

get down with yo liz lemon bad self today!

p.s. i'm over at wishful nals {a most wonderful blog where happy things are abundant & inspiration is always found!} today with my favorite things list!