Quick, easy, and yummy!
Warm and sweet comfort food is the ultimate soothing experience, and this delicious mug cake will become a family favorite. It is so easy to prepare it is sure to make a regular appearance in your cooking rituals! Remember to let your child do as much of the measuring, pouring, and mixing as possible, and encourage him or her to narrate the process in great detail. Can your child describe the change that takes place in the microwave?
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp Cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp Flour
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Baking powder
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 3 tsp Coconut or vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp Milk or alternate
- ½ tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp Kid-friendly protein powder (if desired)
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients until well blended.
- Pour into a coffee mug.
- Microwave for 1 to 1 ½ minutes.
- Let cool and enjoy.
Literacy Connection: Rituals and routines are important calming tools for little ones, and story time is a powerful activity to achieve this. Bunny’s Book Club by Annie Silvestro is the sweet story of a bunny who loves reading so much that he leads his friends on a nighttime adventure to the library after hours. Anyone who celebrates the magic of reading will relate to Bunny and his friends who are desperate to settle into the comfort of a great book.
