cake-in-a-mug, otherwise known as 5 minute personal chocolate cake

Ingredients: 

• 1 coffee mug
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons oil
• dash of vanilla
• 2-3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions: 

1. add dry ingredients to mug, mix well
2. add egg, mix well
3. add milk, oil, and vanilla, mix well
4. add chocolate chips, mix well (optional)
5. put mug in microwave, set timer for 3 minutes
6. after one minute, notice that cake has risen over top of mug, take mug out of microwave, inspect despite danger of cake falling
7. put mug back into microwave, resume cooking
8. eat, lamenting over fact that cake fell a little

I personally like it without chocolate chips, and I add more than a dash of vanilla.