Vegan (Gluten-Free) Cake-inna-mug!

all mixed in one mug! — if you want this to be vegan/gf, I’m assuming all your supplies are vegan/gf, of course. :) even if you’re using dairy milk and butter, the flax is way better than an egg and the texture isn’t bad at all.

2t ground golden flax
1T cool water
wait a few min (I used to wait 15, but another source says just 2-3); will turn into thick gel
1T each: raw cane sugar, potato starch, rice flour, cocoa powder
2T milk (dairy, almond, rice, soy)
1T oil (melted butter, canola, or some neutral fat source)
1/4t each: baking soda, vanilla
stir until no longer lumpy; scrape down the sides of the mug if you want easier clean up
1T chocolate chips (optionally stir in but I like them all melted on top)

microwave on high for 60 seconds—it will look firm and pull away from the side of the mug if it’s cooked. you don’t have to worry too much, of course, because there’s no egg in it! you can lick the spoon without reprisal. hopefully this will be a gateway to you using flax instead of egg in cookies and more.

I haven’t tried mixing it all up ahead of time except for the liquids, yet. I’ll report back, but in theory you could just about whip this up with water. I plan to give it a go with protein shake mix and will fill you in on that as well. because protein cake-inna-mug that you can keep in your desk? far too awesome.