Don't get me wrong, Lifehacker can be great, but this article is a good example of the extreme timesuck that this or any blog can be. Here's an interesting entry on cake in a cup:Food Hacks: Microwave an Instant Chocolate Cake in a Coffee Mug
But check out the close of the story:
Actually, it was kind of gross. The texture much less cake-y than one would expect and much more gummy than you'd ever want. I also made the mistake of using some fancy-pants hot chocolate mix from Jacques Torres back in Brooklyn that clearly wasn't meant to be microwaved with an egg.