Microwave Fudgy Brownie for One

I refuse to be held responsible for anyone who becomes addicted to this.  Or eats too much of it.

Yes, if you love fudgy brownies, this is highly addictive.  It’s supposed to be for one person, but personally, I think it’s enough for two.  That could be because I like it with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and sprinkled with pecans.  You could top it off with hot fudge, but I think that might be overkill.  Unless you’ve had a really bad day.  Or a really good day.  Or it’s Wednesday….Mondays work too….

You’ve probably seen the craze all over the internet.  Cake for one, cookie for one, etc.  I’ve tried them, and most of them I could happily live without.  The cake is kind of rubbery.  The cookie just tasted weird to me.  But this….I could make a habit of this.  I originally saw a version of this on instructables.  It was pretty good, as microwave desserts go, but I thought it needed a little help.

Since there isn’t really enough here to justify the use of an egg, it was just left out.  Okay, but it needed a little lift.   So I added a little baking powder.   I also have a bit of a fondness for Special Dark Cocoa.  You don’t want to use too much, or ….or it’s just too much…you know what I mean?  I used too much in frosting once.  Wow.

I find for most things, I like half regular cocoa and half Special Dark (except in frosting).  I can say I would not use more than that for this recipe.  It is probably too much for some people at this level.  They measure the same, so if you want, just use all regular cocoa, or whatever mixture you like.  Just don’t say I didn’t warn you.