Traveller’s Instant Chocolate Cake

While power walking in Chicago, I got lost and started getting frustrated. When I get frustrated, I get strong carb cravings. I usually just work through it and let it wane, but this time, it was a chocolate cake craving. My mind started wondering if there was a way to make cake in the microwave. My curiosity helped me to remember how to get back to the hotel so I could conduct my research.

Indeed, there was such a thing. I found this recipe, printed it, and tucked it away. I had to make it travel friendly, and I knew it was going to take awhile.

Then I found the travel flax seed packs.

I was so excited, I bought all the rest of the ingredients that I would need and made three cakes in a matter of fifteen minutes! So you know my cake craving was satisfied!

I cut my quantities in half so I wouldn’t have so much ‘overflow’. It’s a chore to clean. Sometimes I will make this in a paper cup, but you have to make it in one that’s not plastic coated. It’s getting harder to find those.

Since this is so easy to make, it will be so easy to overdo it, and have a lot of cake (part of the reason I cut the quantities). Don’t do it! Make one, enjoy it, and then move on.

Cake:

Makes one single serving cake and enough sauce for two cakes. Double the cake recipe to use all the sauce.

*You can put all the dry ingredients (except for flax seed) in a ziploc bag and add agave, water and flax seed when at your destination.
*I’ll use a regular plastic spoon to measure ingredients when I’m on the road. It is a teaspoon, so three of the plastic spoons equals one tablespoon. Use the very tip for the 1/4 teaspoon measure.