The recipe for microwave cake in a mug has been circulating forever. I have never wanted to try it. The recipe seemed too eggy and not chocolaty enough. I knew I would be disappointed. The way I view the world of sweets is: It is not worth the calories, unless it tastes 100% delicious.
Well, that all changed last night when I perfected the cake-in-a-mug.
The following recipe requires a good cocoa powder, otherwise, it might not be chocolaty enough. I used Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa and it was awesome. (Try a side-by-side sniff test with Ghirardelli and your cocoa and you will not believe the difference!)
Ingredients:
2 T flour
1.5 T sugar (just eyeball the 1/2 T using a tablespoon)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 T unsweetened cocoa powder
A pinch of salt
2 T milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp oil
Directions:
Mix all of the ingredients together in a small bowl (like a cereal bowl).
Scrape batter into a ramekin or mug sprayed with cooking spray.
Microwave on full power for 1 minute.
Marvel at your creation.
Loosen with a knife and tip onto plate.
Serve with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, if you so desire. (Trust me, you SO do.)
It does not plate very well, so I would just top it with the scoop of ice cream and eat it in the ramekin. I think that would look nicer. (Sorry, no pic)
Enjoy!
Brilliant – love that you changed and updated the cake-in-a-microwave concept. I would love to blog the recipe at soapqueen.com if you’re interested in sharing your creation with a wider audience =)
That looks awesome. I would probably top mine off with some chocolate syrup…not that I’m addicted to chocolate or anything!
Very Interesting!! Thanks for sharing Anne-Marie!! Looks great too!! Again thanks for writing about this great recipe!
You had me at cake…you lost me at microwave.
B
Excuse me for writing OFF TOPIC … what WP theme are you using? It looks awesome!
Thanks. It’s called Polka Dots. http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/polka-dots
Just ran across this recipe, and I have to say that this is delicious in its pre-baked state! Fellow cake-batter lovers, this is a delectable, chocolaty, pudding-like, (and egg-free) treat. No microwave required!
It is really good, I can see where I want to invest in better cocoa though, and I also used 2T of sugar by accident, and found it was perfect that sweet for me. Thank you for this recipe, helped sate a massive craving tonight, and I didn’t want to bake a whole cake