A girlfriend of mine sent this to me the other day. And well, I just had to try it. It is a recipe for a chocolate cake in five minutes that she found on a blog called Dizzy Dee.
A chocolate cake in five minutes? Hubby would be so happy that we could whip him up some cake in no time flat.
Despite the fact that J does not eat cake and would not even try it (even if it tasted almost exactly the same as the brownie Bear Paws he ate for snack that day) he did want to help bake it. Apple and J put on aprons and we set to work.
Here is the recipe:
4 tbsp cake flour
4 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp cocoa
1 egg
3 tbsp milk
3 tbsp oil
1 Mug
Instructions:
Mix together flour, sugar and cocoa in the mug.
Add egg, oil and milk.
Stir until smooth.
Put in microwave for 3 minutes on maximum power (1000 watt).
Wait until it stops rising and sets in the mug. (I couldn’t see inside my micro to see if it stopped rising, I think I should have left it a few minutes longer).
Tip contents out onto a saucer and enjoy.
It was very good. Apple and I ate one and Hubby ate the other. It is best while it’s warm, but there were no complaints here.
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Yum!
I’ve been making this for a while now and I find that a whole egg is overkill. Think about how many eggs you put in a whole cake. If you’re using white flour, you can probably skip the egg altogether (and let your little ones like the spoon since there are no raw eggs!). If you’re using whole wheat flour, a 1/2 tsp of baking powder will help it rise.
If, like me, you’re using gluten free flours, the egg is a must. However a whole egg is still overkill. I usually beat an egg and add 1-1/5 Tbsp… and save the other half the egg for another cake the next day.
I’ve also tried versions without the cocoa and milk, using orange juice, carrots, cinnamon, ginger, etc, to make a carrot cake. That one’s our favorite.
Cake in a cup? Could anything be more yummy??? I must try this!!