5 minute chocolate cake in a coffee mug.

ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
<div class="IPBDescription">This cake is truth.</div>Ingredients:

All measurements in tablespoons. Except for the egg.

4 Self-raising flour,
4 Sugar,
2 Cocoa,
1 Egg,
3 Milk,
3 Oil.

Put dry stuff in mug. Mix.
Put egg in mug. Mix.
Put oil and milk in mug. Mix.

Put in microwave. Microwave for three minutes on high.

Let cool.

Eat.

It tastes pretty good. It's a bit oily, but otherwise fine.

--Scythe--

Comments

  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    edited September 2015
  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    It doesn't taste as good as a properly cooked cake, I'll try my next one with butter instead of olive oil.

    --Scythe--
  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1686795:date=Aug 28 2008, 10:25 AM:name=eediot)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(eediot @ Aug 28 2008, 10:25 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1686795"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I don't have a burning desire to rape my taste buds so I don't have first hand experience in this, but every other forum I've read this on has a whole slew of people testifying that it tastes like sin incarnate.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Is that a good or bad thing?
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    edited August 2008
    <!--quoteo(post=1686796:date=Aug 28 2008, 04:42 AM:name=Scythe)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Scythe @ Aug 28 2008, 04:42 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1686796"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It doesn't taste as good as a properly cooked cake, I'll try my next one with butter instead of olive oil.

    --Scythe--<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    In ANY baking recipe that calls for oil, you should promptly replace it with butter (admitedly, you should probably use unsalted butter).


    I will be trying this latter, once I actually nab some cocoa powder. And I guess I need self rising flour.....


    wth is self rising flour? flour w/ baking powder in it already?


    Yes, it is.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Self-rising flour can be created by combining 1½ teaspoons of baking powder with a ½ teaspoon of salt and 1 cup of all-purpose flour. This substitute equals one cup of self-rising flour.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    4 tbl == 1/4 cup
    so,
    4 tbl flour
    3/8 tsp baking powder
    1/8 tsp salt

    assuming you can measure stuff out like that <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    Or just make 4 at a time (make a full cup of self rising flour) <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    What was that cookie recipe that went around the net for a while, only if you put it in the oven it caught on fire?

    That rocked.
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1686816:date=Aug 28 2008, 08:50 AM:name=X_Stickman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(X_Stickman @ Aug 28 2008, 08:50 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1686816"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What was that cookie recipe that went around the net for a while, only if you put it in the oven it caught on fire?

    That rocked.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    oh god.

    that is awesome, I want!
  • eedioteediot Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13903Members
    edited September 2015
  • DaxxDaxx Join Date: 2002-04-16 Member: 460Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Seems like you'd need one heck of a big mug for this.
  • SvenpaSvenpa Wait, what? Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25012Members, Constellation
    With zero experience with english recipes I accidentally used only baking powder instead of flour. The results were kind of chaotic. I had no idea so much could flow from so little. I even tried to taste it but the burning sensation when the goo hit my tongue stopped any further tries to ingest it.
  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    <!--quoteo(post=1686823:date=Aug 29 2008, 12:13 AM:name=Daxx)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Daxx @ Aug 29 2008, 12:13 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1686823"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Seems like you'd need one heck of a big mug for this.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I made it in a standard coffee cup. It rose up out of the top a bit but it didn't fall over.

    <!--quoteo(post=1686827:date=Aug 29 2008, 02:04 AM:name=Svenpa)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Svenpa @ Aug 29 2008, 02:04 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1686827"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->With zero experience with english recipes I accidentally used only baking powder instead of flour. The results were kind of chaotic. I had no idea so much could flow from so little. I even tried to taste it but the burning sensation when the goo hit my tongue stopped any further tries to ingest it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Hahahaha. Oh god, that's unfortunate.

    --Scythe--
  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    this does sound crazy enough to work, but my question is this - if you're going through most of the effort of cooking (measuring, mixing, breaking eggs, getting stuff dirty that you will have to wash, etc.), why not make a full cake or batch of brownies that will last a while? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
  • A_Boojum_SnarkA_Boojum_Snark Join Date: 2003-09-07 Member: 20628Members
    Seeing as I enjoy cooking and baking enough that I once spent five hours making a chocolate cake from scratch the proper way... I don't think I'll be touching microwave cake <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/nerd-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::nerdy::" border="0" alt="nerd-fix.gif" />
  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    You could have linked to the <a href="http://www.dizzy-dee.com/recipe/chocolate-cake-in-5-minutes" target="_blank">page you got it from</a> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />

    I made this a few weeks ago, it worked great!
  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    edited August 2008
    <!--quoteo(post=1686923:date=Aug 30 2008, 08:18 AM:name=Private_Coleman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Private_Coleman @ Aug 30 2008, 08:18 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1686923"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->You could have linked to the <a href="http://www.dizzy-dee.com/recipe/chocolate-cake-in-5-minutes" target="_blank">page you got it from</a> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />

    I made this a few weeks ago, it worked great!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I got it from a PDF attached to an email my mum sent me, no source address.

    --Scythe--
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