Foodie Fridays: Cake-in-a-mug





  


















   Dear fellow cake-loving foodies, I have found the solution to all our midnight cake cravings. Cake-in-a-mug, which is probably the best thing since sliced bread! Thank God for Pinterest. As promised in my last Foodie Fridays here is an easy-to-make healthy meal for the busy 20-something on the go (A healthy diet includes carbohydrates and some cake every now and then won’t kill you so stop judging me :-D)
All you need for this 10-minute craving fix is a microwave and basic cake ingredients. I adapted the recipe from this site and I substituted a few things to suit me. So here goes:

1. Vanilla cake-in-a-mug

Requirements
·         4 tablespoons flour
·         2 tablespoons sugar
·         1 egg, whisked
·         2 tablespoons of milk 
·         3 tablespoons melted butter/margarine
·         1 teaspoon vanilla essence
·         A large mug (or two)

Method
1.      Place all of the dry ingredients in the mug and mix with a fork.
2.      Add the whisked egg and combine well. The mixture will be pretty sticky at this point.
3.      Stir in the milk and oil until well combined. Aim for a dropping consistency.
4.      Add the vanilla essence
5.      By this point the mixture should fill half the mug. If it’s more than that use a bigger mug or pour half the mixture into another mug to avoid spillage.
Before

6.      Microwave for 3 minutes in a 1000-watt microwave, or 4 minutes in a 700-watt oven.

After

7.      Serve immediately.
Proof that it was cooked through


Options may include....

2. Coffee cake-in-a-mug

Add 1 ½ tablespoons of instant coffee to the flour before adding the wet ingredients.

Flour, Sugar and coffee



Mixed with egg, butter and milk


Had to split it into two mugs


Final result

3. Chocolate cake-in-a-mug

Add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder (read: drinking chocolate) to the flour before adding the wet ingredients


***Point to note***
If you find that your cake is burning you might want to reduce the cooking time by about a half. Different microwave manufacturers and all.

Bon appétit!

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