Peanut Butter Mug Cake

I happen to be a peanut butter fanatic. I love peanut butter! It's the mixture of salty and sweet all at the same time. It's the best of both worlds!
Even more, I love peanut butter with chocolate! But I digress....

Anytime I happen across a recipe with peanut butter in it, I have to try it. That's why when I recently saw a recipe for a peanut butter mug cake, I jotted it down to save for a rainy day. (I've got a whole collection of peanut butter recipes if you can believe that.)
Last night we had finished up dinner early and the dishes were all washed and put away. The girls' backpacks were ready for the next day, as well as clean uniforms set out ready to be put on first thing in the morning. In other words, everything was done.
Since I had some extra time, I thought I would use the opportunity to study for my language class. But my heart just wasn't in it...
"If I just had a small dessert to give me some energy, maybe I could get into it," I thought to myself.
I didn't want to make brownies. I'd end up eating the whole plate full. (It's that time of the month when you are really craving foods that are bad for you, ya know?)
That's when I remembered the recipe for the mug cake. (It's called that cause you make it in a coffee mug.) It was exactly what I needed... a single serving of the comfort food that I love the most.
I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out, but let me tell you, you have GOT to try it!
It was the quickest, easiest, yummiest dessert I have ever eaten. (Please remember it's been awhile since I've had Western food and anything remotely non-Asian is the best food in the world these days.)

The recipe was so simple:

4 tablespoons all purpose flour
4 tablespoons white granulated sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 egg
3 tablespoons peanut butter
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

You mix it all in an oversized coffee mug and cook it in the microwave for two minutes.
Finito!

Of course, all microwave ovens cook differently, so I'd start with a minute and a half and then add a few minutes til done. You don't want to overcook it because it could become rubbery. (Which would still probably seem delicious to me these days.) But you want it like perfection, right?

I should've snapped a photo of my own creation, but it was gone before I had a chance. (I did share a few bites with the rest of my family.) :)
Here's a photo I grabbed from Pinterest where I originally found the recipe:

I think next time I may add a few chocolate chips to the mixture... hmmm.....
Ok, I'm going back to the kitchen!