Magical Microwave Pumpkin Spice Personal Mug Cake

Dear Turkey,

Yes, it works: you just

Put everything in a mug

And microwave it

Magical Microwave Pumpkin Spice Personal Mug Cake

(serves 1 [duh], adapted from here)

Ingredients:

- 1/4 c flour (I used white whole wheat) [for a chocolate version: omit 1-2 T flour and add an equal amount of cocoa. You can also omit the pumpkin pie spice if you want]

- 1/2 t pumpkin pie spice (or some pinches of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, etc.)

- 1/8 t baking powder (yes, you need it)

- pinch salt

- 1-2 T maple syrup (2 will make it very sweet)

- 2 T milk (I used soy unsweetened)

- 1.5 T plain pumpkin puree (like from a can -- I took what I didn't use, froze it in an ice cube tray, popped the cubes into a ziplock bag, and stored them in the freezer for future pumpkin projects, or for ice cubes in an iced pumpkin latte)

- 1 T oil or butter (I used solid coconut oil)

- 1 T chocolate chips

Instructions:

- Mix everything in a decent-sized mug until just combined. Microwave, with a loose cover, for 60 seconds. If it looks too gooey (not that that's a bad thing), continue microwaving for 30-second increments until it's as done as you want. 

- I cooked mine to a real cake-like texture so I could pop it out of the mug onto a plate -- this is purely optional. You might want it more like pudding.

- Serve immediately and top with whipped cream, ice cream, cinnamon, whatever. 

Enjoy,

Tofu