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5-minute Chocolate Cake

Step 4Eat it!

Eat it!
Cuidado! Muy caliente!

This cake is still good half an hour out of the oven. In fact, I think it gets better the longer it sits, but I can't speak to how it does after that, since there's never any left!

Enjoy!
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May 21, 2012. 6:45 AMTZero says:
Great recipe, I find that it's less gooey and more like a real cake than other recipe. Instead of vanilla I added some lemon zest which worked great.
Apr 19, 2012. 4:30 PMDouble P Pals says:
I didn't have any cocoa so i did what someone else in the comments did, used 6 tablespoons of hot cocoa mix in place of it and sugar, i added a bit more then a "splash" of vanilla ha ha so it was bubbling and i had to wipe up the microwave but it tasted great! my Dad decided we should go above and beyond and ate it with mint chocolate chip ice cream whipped cream and some fudge like you get in a bottle to make chocolate milk. It tasted great! the cake was a bit harder then i was hoping for but my 700 calorie cake (estimate) was great! since sharing is caring me and my dad ate half of it with all the good stuff piled on and my mom and sister ate the ther half by itself and one serving was enough for all of us! over all in case you skipped to the bottem of this its a great recipe
Apr 19, 2012. 4:48 PMDouble P Pals says:
Calories Carbohydrates Protein Fat cals. per gram
1111 110 13 71 4

Is the nutrion facts fro one serving of the cake without adding anything like i did (good thing i only ate a quarter of it)
Mar 4, 2012. 12:55 PMlucylollipop says:
Mmmm.... I just made a chocolate and peppermint one - no egg, but an extra tablespoon of milk to keep it sticky... Awesomeness!
Jan 16, 2012. 6:48 PMsomebody12345 says:
the first time mine burnt but that was my own faukt i have a 1750 watt microwave and it was set on high power the second one turned out great though. IT'S DELICOUS AND NUTRICOUS!
Feb 28, 2010. 12:02 PMdjhusi says:
Wow this is awesome.
The first time I tied my 700w microwave was set on high and the cake burnt like the Reichstag under 4 minutes :D
Next time I tried it on medium and it turned out to be perfect, comme il faut.
Thank you very much. Great work. A couple of ideas like this and you'll rule the World :)
May 13, 2011. 10:43 AMAzuriaHill says:
Mine was also a burning ball of smoke with my 700w. The smell was really awful and it lingered way too long. I hope my next try will be better, I'll take your tip with medium!
Jan 5, 2012. 8:19 PMHobo in Training says:
This just happened to me. I would like to describe it as, "A molten ball of death and decay." I think I'm gunna be sick... DO NOT OVERCOOK!
Dec 16, 2011. 11:03 AMFinlay Page says:
this is great. worked very well
Dec 4, 2011. 6:05 AMKenmeister says:
Not bad!
It tastes better if you leave it a few minutes to cool down.

My chocolate chunks all sunk to the bottom, so there was an extra tasty surprise waiting at the bottom of my cup :-)
Nov 29, 2011. 2:57 AMhunterbait93 says:
Mine did not go very well at all...
There was smoke coming out of it, and after 40 minutes of chipping away at the surface, I found it to be charcoal inside...
Lol
Oct 16, 2011. 11:50 AMalauzon says:
I just took mine out of the microwave,
it smells amazing!
I can't wait to add some icing and dig in.
Jul 22, 2011. 3:47 AMmde laat says:
Thank you for the 2 tablespoons egg change you've made. I have a 700watt and did 3 min and it came out smashingly perfect. Thank you very much
Sep 18, 2011. 5:45 AMsabu.dawdy says:
what change ? can u tell me ?
Aug 27, 2011. 9:37 AMdarockerj says:
for some reason, whenever i make this recipe it never brims over the top. does anyone know why? :\
Aug 18, 2011. 10:43 AMsbrooker says:
THAT WAS DELICIOUS... Om nom nom nom nom! This is a GREAT instructable, but I think I burnt mine a little around the edges. 3 minutes might've been a little too long in my microwave. I'll try 2:30 or so next time.

Seriously, that was a great breakfast! :D
Jul 28, 2011. 6:21 PMmstorck says:
The instrucable is aweessome, but didnt worked well for me, hahaha
Aug 11, 2011. 9:48 PMaidanjarosgrilli says:
did it taste good?
Aug 12, 2011. 7:12 PMmstorck says:
Yesss, tasted really niice, hahaha
Jul 28, 2011. 7:38 PMPyrophoric says:
Epic fail!
Jul 28, 2011. 8:51 PMmstorck says:
ohhh yeah, hehehe
Aug 2, 2011. 7:11 PMjlasher says:
I got all the way to the end and realized I didn't have any chocolate chips, I'm sure it would have tasted much more chocolaty with them. I wasn't crazy about the taste, but I don't like to waste food, so I put peanut butter on it and it tasted much better. I'll have to try it again sometime when I have chocolate chips.
Jul 4, 2011. 6:08 PMhthompson5 says:
Oh my goodness, this was DELICIOUS. I added a little squirt of chocolate syrup in the mix, as well as crushed dark chocolate. I topped it with the syrup too, and it came out delicious. My only complaint was that it stuck to my mug; should I have sprayed it first?
May 10, 2011. 3:58 PMkwolfgang01 says:
I attempted to halve the recipe. Originally nuked it for 2:00 but it didn't look done so I went another 30 sec and it turned out really dry (except the bottom). Also I used peppermint extract instead of vanilla. The taste was good, so I guess I'll just keep experimenting...
Jul 27, 2010. 6:24 PMORJANA says:
I love it!!!. I put the mix in small bowels and came up with good results!!. Thanks..
Feb 22, 2011. 10:55 AMPurple Guy says:
Small Bowels, who's bowels? Did you ask them before you shoved the mix in their intestines?
May 5, 2011. 10:56 AMlifetaker1000 says:
lol. butt cake
Apr 19, 2011. 8:18 PMnimrodel says:
Nice recipe. A suggestion, if anyone dislikes the taste of oil, use melted butter. The texture will change a bit, but the taste is nice. Add fresh cherries inside for heavenly taste.
Apr 22, 2011. 8:46 PMCivicalized says:
I followed the recipe and it was great! I have been experimenting with substitutes while baking and another substitute for the oil could be applesauce. Not sure if it will work in this but maybe worth a shot?
Apr 22, 2011. 9:07 PMnimrodel says:
Sounds interesting. It might add moist without the extra fat.
Apr 22, 2011. 9:08 PMnimrodel says:
moisture lol spelling fail for me XD
Apr 12, 2011. 5:27 PMcourtzandme says:
I Love it
Mar 25, 2011. 11:18 AMBeanie10 says:
I am going to have to try this. Thanks for the recipe! It looks great!
Mar 6, 2011. 9:25 AMShany120 says:
I LOVE IT!!!! :D
Mar 3, 2011. 4:02 PMkadenbohn says:
this is to die for i LOVE it!!!
Jan 20, 2011. 11:10 AMAtifsaqlain says:
Hey This is Awesome!! Made my own an really liked it!! thanks!!!
Dec 11, 2010. 5:39 AMNeon Panda says:
Going to try this later, Just what i need on a cold day like today. (=^.^=)
Jul 17, 2010. 12:13 AMBrokeTheInterweb says:
Used NesQuik for lack of cocoa, so I added less sugar. Delicious! Thanks =)
Aug 27, 2010. 5:13 PMLuliOlly says:
I hope you don't mind me asking, but how much of each did you use? :P
Mar 17, 2010. 6:01 AMmurtaza64 says:
 I omitted the egg and used milo instead of cocoa, it turned into a burned chocolate-like HARD cake. ANy ideas?
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