Cake in a mug?

Every now and again, I come across some game changing piece of information. This time, it was a recipe from The Paleo Angel. Lots of recipes that I'm drawn to are for complex dinners that take long to prepare. They generally also require me heading out to get some crazy ingredients that I would never have lying around. Basically, they require planning.

This game changer is a dessert recipe - but I'm feverishly thinking of ways to turn it into a breakfast meal. Basically, it's a brownie in a cup that took less than 1 minute to cook in my microwave, and I already had the key ingredients in the kitchen. It also has 14 grams of protein (by my estimation) and a good shot of omega 3s. I didn't have a few things, so I was forced to substitute in some similar ingredients. For the real deal, check out The Paleo Angel blog.

It is surprisingly bread like!

My ingredients:
1 packet of Justins Maple Almond Butter
1 heaping tablespoon of fresh ground Almond Butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
1 teaspoon of grated bakers chocolate (substitution)
1 tablespoon of agave nectar (substitution)
1 teaspoon of mint extract (for the heck of it. I like mint)

I put the mug in for one minute at first, but had to stop at around 30 seconds to remove the grate from my microwave as the batter was quickly rising beyond the rim of the mug. I cooked it for about another 30 or 40 seconds in 10 and 20 seconds bursts, since the batter was still threatening to rise up and pour out of the mug. In the end, I think I may have over cooked it. The result was surprisingly bread-like, but a little dry and not very sweet nor with enough chocolate. But still delicious. I will try again next week.