Your own personal brownies

[xenacryst]

I just saw this on my Facebook flist, tried it, and found it marvelous, not to mention dead simple.

• 4 tablespoons white flour


• 4 tablespoons sugar


• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder


• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil


• 2 tablespoons water


• a sash of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, as desired

Mix the dry ingredients in a ceramic mug, then mix in the wet ingredients till smooth. Microwave for 60-90 seconds on high. Omnomnom.

Comments

[sid]

Oh, I'm going to have to try this!

[yvi]

And now I have to add my Kaylee icon to the bunch.

[tried a recipe like this once and loved it]

[elleth]

Just tried this, and happily nomming away on one of those things. Brilliant. :D

[boosette]

The original recipe for mug cake (which I've made numerous times before) contained an egg - which went and made the cake tough from too much protein. How's this for tenderness/structure?

[xenacryst]

This is pretty light and flour-y. It holds together well but doesn't feel dense or tough at all - it's quite respectable as a brownie. Plus, without the egg, you can keep the ingredients in your desk drawer and make it in the office microwave. ;)

[lacey]

I'm really going to have to try this.

Thank you very much for posting it!

[aquinasprime]

Shiny! I'm going to have to try this.

[blackparade]

Thanks for the recipe! I got kind of addicted to these. :)

[sixbeforelunch]

Thank you for this. I was moping around my kitchen bemoaning the fact that I didn't have a brownie and then I remembered seeing this and now I have a brownie. :)