The 5min Gooey Coffee Mug Chocolate Cake

Just as i was about to give up on the idea of ever successfully making a cake in a microwave, i found this recipe online and thought of giving it a shot, as i was in really need for a quick chocolate fix, and felt that this would just do the trick, if comes out as promised.
But as i had a previous bad experience of baking a cake in the microwave by following the given recipe in the microwave cookbook to the T, and it turned out to be a disaster, not once, not twice, but a whole 5 times;  i was on my guard; and hence decided to tweak the recipe and not follow the instructions blindly. So based on what i learnt by trial and error from my previous attempts at cake baking in a microwave, i made the necessary corrections to this recipe and hit the bulls-eye this time.
The cake turned out moist with gooey bits here and there, and spongy and in one word, YUM! So here is the recipe with the slight changes made by me. Give it a try, and if you feel it needs any more tweaking or if it has scope for improvement, feel free to let me know.

Ingredients

•    4 tablespoons flour
•    4 tablespoons sugar
•    2 tablespoons cocoa
•    1 egg
•    3 tablespoons milk
•    3 tablespoons oil
•    3 tablespoons chocolate chips/roughly cut up pieces of semi-sweet chocolate
•    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•    1 large coffee mug
•    1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Method

1.    Add dry ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
2.    In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients well.
3.      Now add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well without lumps.
4.    Add half the chocolate chips/pieces to the batter.
5.    Now pour the batter into the mug and add the rest of the chocolate pieces on the top and slightly immerse it in the batter.
6.      Now pop the mug in your microwave and cook for exactly 2 minutes at 800 watts (high).(My microwave is of 800 watts and 2min worked perfectly for me. If yours is a 1000 watts oven,keep it in for a minute and half. But watch carefully to not over do it! Now remember that a microwave cooks from the inside out, hence if the exterior of the cake appears moist, be assured that its cooked throughout.)
7.    The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool for a min of two, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
8.      It is to be eaten warm. My suggestion is to drizzle it with chocolate syrup and top it up with whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream if you want to be just sinfully indulgent.

Hope you try this recipe out and enjoy it as much as i have enjoyed mine. In fact my whole family now expects me to whip this cake up whenever they are in the mood for dessert, and i cant escape it, as its just a 5min recipe. But no complaints here, i love to make this cake and every time i try serving it in different styles. So just let your imagination run wild. I also tried adding a dash of cinnamon powder once to the batter, and it just added to the incredible taste. But as my mom wasn't a fan of it, so i would say to try it and see if its something that would suit your taste buds. As always, trial and error is the key : )
So indulge and enjoy folks!!!