chocolate paleo mug cake

I feel like I've hit a wall. A towering, thick brick wall cemented to the ground with no way of getting over or around it because both sides run infinitely on. My life's been so routine. I guess it's alright knowing exactly what's going to come next but I miss the whimsical unexpectedness too. I've been kind of unmotivated and stuck on what to make next. Every time I find some daring or delicious recipe, instead of just going for it, I start questioning every aspect of the process.

Would I make too big a mess?

I think we're almost out of eggs.

I'm feeling lazy today. 

I'll save the recipe for tomorrow.

And tomorrow turns into more tomorrows and I gradually lose that initial drive. I've been anxiously waiting to move forward and move on in life and yet I find myself still sitting, still waiting behind the brick wall with my mundane routine squatting next to me.

Sorry for such a random and emotional post. Guess I've been contemplating too much about life and wondering too much of what the future holds for me.

Well what better way to contemplate and wonder about all this than over a nice hot cup of CHOCOLATE CAKE. Emotional eating. Haha not really, but along those lines! Trust me I only made one mug cake. I've noticed my posts are mostly chocolatey. Chocolate is my greatest weakness and I probably will never--and will never want to--let it go. Man I sound so desperate and attached even though I'm trying to cut sugar out of my diet. I can get by swimmingly without candy and sour patch kids and all that, but I need my chocolate.

Yes, chocolate paleo mug cake. My diet's not really simply paleo let alone strictly paleo (is there even such a distinction), but it's interesting from time to time especially when cooking and baking. I'm not really a fan of microwaved mug cakes since the cake usually comes out rubbery and dry, but these might just change my mind. I said might, since mine came out a bit dry probably from over-microwaving (the recipe called for two minutes but I did 1 min 30 seconds and it came out a tiny bit dry) so I poured a few tablespoons of almond milk directly into the mug to create a moister cake. It tasted like Spanish hot chocolate in a spongey and softly solidified form, so the overall flavor might just make up for the teensy microwave mishap. 

I took like 15 shots of the mug cake trying to get the angle where you could see the pretty mug, but I fail as a wannabe photographer.

But yes, chocolate therapy in under 5 minutes. What more can you ask for?

Chocolate Paleo Mug Cake

adapted from Delighted Momma
yields 1 mug cake

Ingredients:

3 tbs almond meal
3 tbs cocoa powder
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon (or more if you like)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbs honey
dash of salt
2 tbs almond milk (soy milk, plain milk, optional)

Directions:

- Mix all of the ingredients in a microwave-safe mug.
- Microwave for 1 min 30 seconds to 2 min depending on your microwave 
- Remove and enjoy!