Recipe Chocolate Mug Cake

[Elawin]

Serves: 1
Cooking time: 3 1/2 minutes

Ingredients:

2 tbsp self-raising flour
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 tbsp cocoa
1 small egg
1 tbsp milk
1 tbsp sunflower oil

To serve:

Icing sugar, cream, ice cream, or natural yoghurt

Method:

1. Put dry ingredients into a large mug and mix well.
2. Add the egg and whisk in with a fork. Gradually add the milk and oil, and stir well.
3. Cook in a microwave for 2½ minutes on full power.
4. Leave to rest for 1 minute.
5. Serve sprinkled with icing sugar, or a couple of spoonfuls of cream, ice cream, or yoghurt

 

[ElizabethB]

Love this!

No self rising flour in the house. I have APF, bread flour and cake flour. Also have both baking soda and baking powder. Suggestions for modifying the recipe please.

 

[GadgetGuy]

What is caster sugar?

 

[Morning Glory]

What is caster sugar?

Its just very fine sugar. Fine in texture. In the UK its sold in packets alongside regular sugar. To make caster sugar just blitz regular sugar until fine.

 

[ElizabethB]

@Shermie
In the US Caster sugar is raw sugar. Golden brown in color. Large crystals.

 

[GadgetGuy]

@Shermie
In the US Caster sugar is raw sugar. Golden brown in color. Large crystals.

Ok, I've seen this.

 

[GadgetGuy]

As tempting & good as this looks, I'm skeptical about trying it.
Doesn't a cake cook in the microwave tend to be on the rubbery side?

 

[Elawin]

As tempting & good as this looks, I'm skeptical about trying it.
Doesn't a cake cook in the microwave tend to be on the rubbery side?

Err, no These timings were for a 800W microwave.

 

[Morning Glory]

As tempting & good as this looks, I'm skeptical about trying it.
Doesn't a cake cook in the microwave tend to be on the rubbery side?

That can be true. But I've seen top Chefs on TV using this method. I think its a fine line between cooked and rubbery... the microwave is a great thing but it does need critical timing.

 

[GadgetGuy]

About the only thing that I ever do with a microwave is use it for reheating leftovers & for making popcorn.I don't cook in it or defrost foods in it.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Err, no These timings were for a 800W microwave.

Mine is 900 watts.

 

[Elawin]

Mine is 900 watts.

The one we used at work was 1000W - a bit of a culture shock when the one I had at home at the time was only 400W Most recipes these days seem to be for 800W as standard, but I'd always err on the side of caution when making something for the first time. My last 800W one did not seem to be as accurate as the one I have now as far as timings were concerned.

 

[GadgetGuy]

The one we used at work was 1000W - a bit of a culture shock when the one I had at home at the time was only 400W Most recipes these days seem to be for 800W as standard, but I'd always err on the side of caution when making something for the first time. My last 800W one did not seem to be as accurate as the one I have now as far as timings were concerned.

Four hundred watts?!!

Boy!! That must be awfully slow!! Microwave ovens are like computers. The more power or memory you have, the faster it works.

 

[Elawin]

Four hundred watts?!!

Boy!! That must be awfully slow!! Microwave ovens are like computers. The more power or memory you have, the faster it works.

That one was bought in 1991. It lasted about 4 years, and even the Whirlpool one that replaced it was 400W too. How time have changed

 

[Morning Glory]

Love this!

No self rising flour in the house. I have APF, bread flour and cake flour. Also have both baking soda and baking powder. Suggestions for modifying the recipe please.

Self raising flour is just cake flour with baking powder added. Standard conversion is: 2 teaspoons of baking powder for each 150g/6oz/1 cup plain flour