Chocolate Cake in a Mug - in 5 Minutes!

[Bender]

Here's a recipe for a quick chocolate cake - just in time for morning coffee!

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons cake (self-raising) flour
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 microwave-safe mug

Method:

• Place flour, sugar and cocoa in mug and mix together
• break egg into mug and mix
• add milk and oil and mix well
• put in microwave for 3 minutes on maximum power (1000 watt)
• wait until it stops rising and sets in the mug
• tip contents out of mug onto a saucer and enjoy!

[Kooky]

I saw the Hairy Bikers do something similar the other night (they were in Mehico). Don't you need to grease the mug?

[cromasaig]

Wow. I am sooo trying this.

[Bender]

Don't you need to grease the mug?

I've not needed to, think there's enough oil in the recipe to ensure it doesn't stick.

[Kooky]

I shan't be trying it as it's full of banned substances but what kind of oil do you recommend?

(This interest in cooking is worrying; must switch off daytime telly.)

[Bender]

what kind of oil do you recommend?

Ordinary cooking oil. Vegie or canola for this. Wouldn't recommend peanut or any that might influence the flavour.

[Satellite]

Is it a warm cake - ie with molten chocolate inside or a proper cake?

[Tack]

Brilliant, thanks! Sorted the problem of storecupboard ingredients to be used up.

[Burbage]

Or you could buy a bar of chocolate.

[Tack]

My larder does not sell (or contain ) chocolate Burb

[Kooky]

Brilliant, thanks! Sorted the problem of storecupboard ingredients to be used up.

If it's anything like it was in our house, MrT will get a surprise at every meal.

[Tack]

Spot on! And what we really want is chilli stingray while we still can.

[cromasaig]

Spot on! And what we really want is chilli stingray while we still can.

Now I'll be properly impressed if there's a recipe for Chilli Stingray in a Mug. Bender..?

[slinky]

OK, when you say 'cocoa' is that the unsweetened kind or not?

Sounds good, I want to try!

[Kooky]

Who got my hot chocolate with chilli? You could try that.

[Tack]

Slinks
With 4 spoons of sugar I'd say yes. If cocoa isn't the drink and refers to powder it should mean pure cocoa.

[slinky]

Thanks, Tack, I was kind of leaning that way, but thought I'd double check

[Bender]

Now I'll be properly impressed if there's a recipe for Chilli Stingray in a Mug. Bender..?

Um, no. I'm allergic to seafood.

[nev]

Yum... tried it and it's fab!! Thanks for the recipe, Bender!

[slinky]

Yes, I tried it too, but I think my microwave must be under 1000 watts so I'm going to have to play with the cook time a bit to perfect it. But it was still yummy!!

[Aliya]

T is wildy excited and going to try it shortly. Thanks Bender!

[Kooky]

Not that you'll be eating it of course because it's full of things to which you are allergic.

[Aliya]

Hmmm that reminds me, another post coming up!

[chocolate]

yummy!
i will try soon!

[Fuzz]

Tried it at work today - it works!

The cake's a bit dry but tastes great so I'd probably either lessen the time or the power - the microwave at work is pretty powerful (1100W).