Comfort Dessert

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! I hope it's nicer wherever you are. Here in the MN it is cool, gray, and rainy. That seems about par for the course around here on the three-day weekend. On the rare years it is not this way, it is hot hot hot and so humid you don't want to be outside anyway. Today it was 55 degrees for a high....brr! Well, I really can't complain since on May 2nd this year we got 15 inches of snow.....yes, SNOW! It is a four-letter word around here, at least in my house. So 55 seems pretty nice....even nice enough to wear a short sleeve shirt and capris! Of course, I only left the house to go to the mailbox today; I don't think I would have worn this out and about otherwise!

This weekend holds no firm plans for me. I also have Tuesday and Wednesday off so I'm playing it lazy. That coupled with the fact that my doctor told me to take it easy for the next 10 days or so due to an injection for trochanteric bursitis that I received on Friday means I have plenty of time to read the five books I'm behind on, catch up on some TV, hang out with my best friend, and do some light cooking and baking. No exercising or stairs for me, darn it! Those are the doctor's orders. I'm going to assume that means I shouldn't be vacuuming, or cleaning, or doing any other strenuous home chores ;)

What? I'm on vacation!

What does all this mean? I needed comfort food. Specifically, comfort dessert. I started combing through my Pinterest boards and found this recipe for a two-minute salted caramel and chocolate mug cake. A single serving of warm chocolate cake and gooey salted caramel? With minimal ingredients, time, and effort put into it? Sign me up!

So, how did it turn out? Honestly, while it was good, and easy, and satisfied my chocolate craving, I don't know how often I'll make it. If I'm already getting out all of the ingredients and mixing them together, it would be just as simple to throw it in a cake pan or cupcake liners and bake it in the oven instead of the microwave. Sure, it would take longer to cook...but in this case, I think that is probably a good thing. I have a mid-wattage microwave oven and cooked it for the recommended 90 seconds and it was on the dry side. It wasn't tough, but it was firmer than a good cupcake. I did add a splash of vanilla as well, since I think all chocolate desserts could benefit from it. Overall, it was good for a quick solution to a need for comfort dessert. If you try it, let me know what you think!
 2 Minute Chocolate and Salted Caramel Mug Cake