Haven't tried this but it sounds.... well useful for one of those days there's nothing in the oven and Mr Merry looks at the yoghurt I've slapped down in front of him for pud with big, sad eyes.
I have, however, made a sponge pudding in the microwave with a similarly simple recipe and it came out really rather well, with some warmed golden syrup and custard. Cakey things seem to be one of those rare things that actually cook OK in a microwave
5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
a small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug
Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high). The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous). And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!I'm just going to make a cup of tea... back in 5 mins Pani
Try as I might I can't imagine all those ingredients fitting in any normal mug. Oneof these, maybe....
No, you can't have one, Pani. And not the mug either!!Just an international reminder that the UK tablespoon is much larger (about three times the size?) than the US version.
(hagsrus @ 05 Feb. 2009,10:36pm)
Just an international reminder that the UK tablespoon is much larger (about three times the size?) than the US version.
That would make the US tablespoon the same size as a UK tea spoon!
RonI made this today and was amazed at how good it was. Used very large mug... didn't overload my (UK) tablespoons... stirred in a few tiny chunks of plain choc (in lieu of the optional choc chips) ...cooked a little longer than 3 mins as my microwave is only 850.
The chocolate sponge was soft, moist, light, and very chocolatey. Mr M demolished it warm with some whipped cream so I'm not sure how good it would be for keeping - but maybe it never gets that far
Definitely recommended and it really did take only 5 minutes.
or at least it would have done had the beater of my cream-whipper not flown off, sending a cream-storm splattering down all over the kitchen, and knocking over a nearly full milk-bottle ias it boomeranged past.and Helga's comment isCor, bet all the gents will be glad I bumped this topic!
Just seen someone's tried-and-tested version of this naughty naughty 5 minute microwave cake and am bumping in case Furby has got her microwave yet! This version is very slightly different and the maker swears by it.
Melt 50g of butter in the microwave in a pudding basin. Add 100g sugar, 100g flour, 1 egg, 50g cocoa, 100ml milk, some broken chunks of chocolate and a drop of vanilla essence if you have it.
Whisk together into a soft batter. Microwave on high for 3 mins, check and see how wet it is - average is 5 in total. Done when still a little bit wet on top and in the middle.
Nice with vanilla icecream if you have any inI am now in possesion of the New Forest Microwave and am cooking this now.
I only used half the ingredients as I too doubted it would fit in a cup but it did only half fill it. I hadd to use a full egg as you don't get half eggs but there is not much in a egg these days.
Other than the egg they are all things you would have in the store cupboard anyway aren't they.
My Mummy and Granny told me wonderful tales about dried egg in the war which was good for cakes but horrible to eat as pretend eggs. You never see it now do you.It has gone a bit hard on the top of the cake but apart from that it tastes ok.Next Page...
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