Ha! My first recipe of the year!! Ok, before I start: this is a high calorie dessert, and before you remind me of my resolutions; this was made for my son. This is actually a very slightly modified version of the famous Nutella Mug Cake from here. I used a bowl instead of a mug, and cut down the sweetness a bit. I also had to cook it for longer.
I loved the moist sponginess of the resulting cake. Do try it out; I’m sure you won’t be disappointed :-)
Remember those days when you just want a piece of chocolate cake, like, now, and can’t go through the whole circus of sieving/whisking/baking/cleaning up?? Well, this is the answer to those days :-).
What you’ll need:
- 4 tbsp flour
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- a tiny pinch of salt
- 2.5 tbsp caster sugar
- 2.5 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp Nutella
- 3 tbsp milk
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 egg
What you’re going to do:
- Put all the ingredients into a medium sized microwaveable bowl. Ensure that the bowl is more than just large enough to hold all the ingredients together.
- Whisk everything together with a hand whisk. (No need for the electrical contraption, manual will do)
- Microwave for 2 – 3 minutes, depending on the wattage of the microwave. (Mine required 3).
- Scoop out from the bowl and serve or upturn on a plate as I did, for a more cake-y style :-).
- Eat as is or with ice cream as Cub has done. (Yup, he's still with ice cream)
(Sorry for the crappy pics, I made it towards evening and the sun was beginning to set)
Can you honestly find a cake recipe easier than this? This is supposed to be a single serving as per the original recipe, but realistically speaking, it is way more than that. I’d say that at least 4 people can have a comfortably sized slice from this entire cake. You can, of course, customize it to your liking – whipped cream, nuts, chocolate sauce, strawberries and so on and so forth.
This recipe is a participant for the ‘Dish Name starts with N’ event at Akila’s blog, ‘Learning to Cook’.
12 comments
i've never microwaved to bake a cake before, but this sounds awesome!
ReplyDeletecake in a microwave...sounds interesting...will definitely give it a try Fabs :)
ReplyDelete@amy b.s. That's the beauty of this - make do with the basic ingredients at home and with basic equipment!!
ReplyDelete@Ramya Try it out and let me know too, Ramya :-))
ReplyDeleteI tired it already, nice and not too hard to make. Thanks for repice!
ReplyDeleteman this is the easiest recipe ever!!.....
ReplyDeletei already got all the ingredients(except maybe castor sugar which i have run out of!!!...when i try this one out, will definitely let you know!!
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@deadlyinlove That's great!! Thanks for trying it out :)
ReplyDelete@shooting star Oooh yes, tell me soon as you make it!!
ReplyDeleteYum! I actually made a Nutella mug cake the other day! I great minds think alike, this looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cathleen!!! This is the most popular cake recipe in my house :-)
DeleteSuch a quick fix for a chocolate craving! Unlike how microwave cakes turn out, this doesnt look dry and crumbly at all. On my to- try recipe list it goes!
ReplyDeleteI know, isn't it?? It's a good idea to mix a large quantity of the dry ingredients and store - instant cake mix!!
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