5 Minute Chocolate Cake (in a mug!)

5 MINUTES? IN A MUG? , you might ask?
Please let me know how this turns out if anyone tries it!!

1. Gather what you need for this fabulous recipe:
Coco
Vegetable oil
Milk
Plain Flour
Baking Soda
Sugar
Chocolate chips (optional)

Fork
Large Coffee Mug
TBL Spoon
Microwave
Knife

2. Add to the mug:

2 tblsp coco
4 tblsp flour
4 tblsp sugar

Mix well with the fork

3. Add to the mug:

4 tblsp milk
3 tblsp oil
(3 tblsp chocolate chips)

4. Cook

Microwave on high for 3 minutes (based on 1000w oven) or until your cake fills/overflows mug.

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Watermelon Lemonade

www.food52.com/blog/779_watermelon_meet_lemonade

“Serves 10

• ½ cup sugar
• 4 cups cubed watermelon
  
• 3½ cups water
• ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

1. Bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring sugar to dissolve. Set aside.

2. Put the cubed watermelon in a blender and puree until smooth, about 20 seconds. Strain through a fine mesh sieve. You should have about 2 cups of strained watermelon juice.

3. Mix the sugar syrup with 3 cups cold water and the lemon juice. Stir well.

4. Fill glasses with ice, add about 3 tablespoons of watermelon juice and then top off with lemonade. Stir gently before serving.”

Cake Batter Pancakes

www.howsweeteats.com/2011/01/cake-batter-pancakes/

Ingredients:

“makes about 12 pancakes

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

2/3 cup yellow cake mix

1 tablespoon sugar

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

pinch of salt

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1-2 cups milk

assorted sprinkles”

Directions:

“Combine flour, cake mix, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl and mix. Add 1 cup of milk, egg and vanilla extract and stir until smooth. You want the batter to look like regular pancake batter; not too thin, not too thick. This will vary greatly on the brand of cake mix you use. Start with 1 cup of milk and add more if needed. I suggest a small taste test as well to see if the pancakes are flavored enough.

Preheat a skillet on medium heat (I use an electric grilled and turn it to 250 degrees). Fold desired amount of sprinkles into batter. Pour batter in 1/4 cup measurements onto skillet and let cook until bubbles form on top, about 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook for 1 minute more. Serve with vanilla glaze.“

Homemade Ice Cream in About 5 mins

Ingredients:
1/2 cup whole milk or cream (you can use 1 or 2% milk, but you will get some crystalization due to the water content)
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
6 tbsp Kosher salt
2 cups ice

Supplies:
1 quart size zip lock bag
1 sandwich size zip lock bag

Step 1: In the sandwich size zip lock bag combine the milk, sugar, and vanilla extract and seal the bag tightly. In the quart size bag add the ice and Kosher salt. Place the smaller bag into the larger bag and seal the larger bag tightly.

Step 2: Shake the bag as hard as you can (without popping it open) until it becomes the consistency of ice cream. It should take about five minutes before the ice cream begins to form, but could take longer depending on how good you shake it! If your hands get too cold use hot pad gloves or a towel to put around the bag.

Step 3: Add any kind of flavoring if you wish to: chocolate, strawberry, caramel syrups, etc.

French Toast & Bacon Cupcakes!

mamabblog.com/2011/06/french-toast-and-bacon-cupakes.html

ALL Credit goes to the Blog above! Just wanted to pass on this amazing recipe!!

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 25 mins

Total time: 35 mins

Serves: 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

• French Toast Cupcakes: 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• Maple Buttercream Frosting: 2 Sticks butter, softened
• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons heavy cream, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon maple extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Fry (or bake) up some crispy bacon and set aside.
3. In a standing mixer, combine the butter and sugar and mix.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Set aside.
5. Add the eggs to the creamed butter one at time, waiting for each one to be fully incorporated before adding the next. Then add the milk.
6. Divide the batter evenly in the muffin tin. Bake at 375* for 25-27 minutes.
7. Remove the cupcakes from the oven and cool completely.
8. For the frosting: Mix all 4 ingredients together. Beat on high speed until fluffy.
9. Frost your cupcakes and cover them with crispy bacon pieces.

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Basically, they will send you something completely random. All free, all you have to do is pay for your own postage.

I haven’t tried this but would love to hear from someone on what they received! SO SOMEONE DO THIS AND SHARE YOUR RESULTS!

FAQ

“What will you send me?
It’s a surprise. But just so you know, it will probably not be something of great monetary value (like a set of buffalo nickels), or something overtly grotesque (like cat vomit).

Can I send a self-addressed stamped box?
Yes. You can send any size of envelope or box, as long as it self-addressed and stamped. We will fill it with as many items as we can, given the postage. If you send a big box with a lot of postage, it may take us longer to fill, and therefore, longer for you to receive it. Please be patient.

How long will it take to receive my self-addressed stamped envelope?
It’s hard to say. Our goal is to have it back to you within 2-3 weeks. But if we get overloaded, it may take longer.

Will you send me something outside of the U.S.?
We’d love to! Just make sure you put enough postage on it.

Can I request to be sent something specific?
Well…generally, speaking, no. However, if you ask really, really, really nicely, and the request is for something in a category we are plentiful in, then maybe.

How are you funding this?
This is a totally self-funded endeavor. We are not receiving sponsorship of any kind. The items we send are not of great monetary value, and you are paying the postage, so it’s a fairly free/cheap project.

Can I send you something?
Yes, you may. As long as it is not overtly gross (like slime mold) or sent for advertising purposes.

What’s the catch?
There is none. You just send us a self-addressed stamped envelope, and we send it back to you with something inside. Please note that we will not share your address with anyone, for any reason, or any price.”

Texts From Last Night ;)

http://textsfromlastnight.com/Texts-From-Best-Nights.html

Visit “Texts From Last Night” to view hundreds of funny text messages that have been sent in by users. You can even view ones from your area! The numbers in front of each entry are the area codes from which they are sent. Comment with your favorites!

Here are some example entries:

(774):

i just walked into a room at this party and someone yelled “dibs!”…

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(919):

so I was just driving high and I stopped to let a pinecone cross the road because I thought it was a hedgehog.

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(203):

I asked a girl to buy her a drink, she had I have a boyfriend, so I said, well i have a goldfish, she said what? I replied, oh I’m sorry I thought we were talking about shit that doesnt matter.

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(864):

So i guess my mom went into the kitchen and asked me why i was making mac and cheese at 4 in the morning and apparently i yelled at her to “get the fuck back bitch you don’t know my life”

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(315):

So i just bought beer on a credit card, using a fake ID, while wearing my nametag from work. All 3 have different names on them. God i love my boobs.

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(570):

why did i make a hit list last night containing only McDonalds?

(1-570):

you tried to order a magarita mcflurry and when they said they didnt make those you tried to call 911

A New Point of View for your Pets! Doggie Window

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NOTE: This is a real product available at the site above! Check it out or send to a friend 🙂
Let your pet see whats on the other side! Can be places anywhere on your fence and comes with an installation manual that can also be read online. What do you think? Good or bad invention? I think it’s great, as long as your dog isn’t the type that barks at every moving object even if it’s nowhere near your property! haha.