Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Posts: 3321 Location: Somerset
Posted: Sat May 23, 09 8:52 am Post subject: 5 minute chocolate cake in a mug
Ingredients
* 4 tbs/50g self raising flour
* 4 tbs/7g caster sugar
* 2 tbs/17g cocoa powder
* 1 egg
* 3 tbs/43 ml milk
* 3 tbs/25 mls sunflower oil
* 3 tbs choc chips (optional)
* A dash of vanilla extract
* 1 large coffee mug
Recipe
Add dry ingredients to mug
Mix well
Add egg and mix thoroughly
Add milk & oil - mix well Don't leave any dry lumps
Add the chocolate chips
Add vanilla extract
Mix again
Put mug in microwave
Cook for 3 minutes @1000w
(5 mins for 650w)
Cake will rise. A lot.
Allow to cool a little.
Tip out onto a plate.
Eat!
Comments
Only tricky bit is making sure once you've added the wet ingredients that you stir enough to mix in all the dry ones.
Works just as well using normal flour and 1/2 tsp baking powder or bicarb.
Also works as well with normal gran sugar not caster.