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Make the Ultimate 5 Minute Chocolate Microwave Cake!

January 14, 2014 //  by Uju//  8 Comments

Baking with the kids

I’m not a baker by any stretch of the imagination.

But whipping ingredients together (and licking the cake mixture) is such a fun part of childhood, I’ve promised myself to make more goodies with the kids.

5 minute chocolate cake ingredients

To ease us in gently, I decided to make this 5 minute chocolate cake recipe.

5 minute chocolate cake mixture

I’d found it online the night before and literally devoured the results.

This was actually my third attempt at microwave baking but it’s BY FAR the best microwave cake recipe I’ve tried.

5 minute chocolate cake baking

The first ‘cake in a mug’ recipe turned out super stodgy and eggy smelling. The second minute microwave cake without eggs was much better (i.e. gooier) but it included a spoon of peanut butter to keep it moist, and it was just a little bit too… peanut buttery.

This lady has my favourite recipe so far because she’s figured out just the right amount of egg to use (2 tablespoons). Her top suggestion is that you keep experimenting with cooking times for your own microwave, as well as the combination of ingredients to achieve your ideal taste and texture.

Did I mention that I made this two nights in a row? It’s the perfect midnight munchies treat.

5 minute chocolate cake brownie

I nuked it a little the second time, so the cake was more of a brownie and we gobbled it up with ice cream on top. Om to da nom.

The boys were fighting over the mug.

5 minute chocolate cake munchies

Jed practically ate the spoon.

5 minute chocolate cake Jed with spoon

 

5 Minute Chocolate Cake Recipe

 

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder (unsweetened)
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons whisked egg
Splash of vanilla or other flavouring
Hint: If you’d like it fudgier, skip the egg.
Handful of chocolate chips or broken up chocolate bar (we used some Choc Aid, little chocolate plasters for life’s boo boos!). You can substitute with a spoonful of peanut butter or Nutella if you fancy.

Mix the dry ingredients together in a large cup. Add the egg and mix to a paste. Chuck in the milk and oil and the chocolate bits. Splash in flavouring and stir well.

Pop in the microwave and cook. Schoochmaroo recommends between 3 minutes (1000w oven) and 4 minutes (700w). Our oven is 850w and the 3 minutes was solid for the first night, 3 and a half minutes made it more crunchy. Next time, I’ll try 2 minutes to keep it extra moist.

Also I used a deep and wide cup so there’s no crowning over the top like the original recipe, but this didn’t affect the boys’ appreciation!

More Microwave Cake Recipes

A plain Microwave Sponge Cake via Lifehacker

A no-flour, healthier version of 1 minute Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake by Chocolate Covered Katie

Find more recipes by Schoochmaroo at Instructables

Have you tried baking in the microwave? What are your favourite recipes?

Tasty Tuesdays on HonestMum.com

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About Uju

Uju Asika is a writer, blogger and creative consultant. She is the author of Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation (DK/Penguin Random House), Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World (Yellow Kite/Hachette UK) and the delightful picture book A World for Me and You, illustrated by Jennie Poh (Hachette Children's Group). Uju's books are available at Bookshop.org, Amazon, Waterstones and other good bookshops. Follow Uju @babesabouttown on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram.

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  1. Alison

    January 14, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    Clever and looks lovely

  2. Uju

    January 14, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    Hi Alison, I know it still amazes me you can speed bake! Thanks for swinging by :-)

  3. Honest Mum

    January 14, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    This looks delicious lady as do those gorgeous boys of yours. My Aunt was telling me all about microwave cakes and how quick and yummy they are so I’m on this! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays too x

  4. kate kathurima

    January 14, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    Not as easy as looks but just had brilliant fun trying thanks for the tip!!

  5. oana79

    January 14, 2014 at 6:58 pm

    Yum, looks easy and quick for when you have a sweet tooth and no time :-) #tastytuesdays

  6. Uju

    January 14, 2014 at 10:37 pm

    It is yummy and I’m loving the microwave cake phenomena! Let me know how yours turn out :-)

  7. Uju

    January 14, 2014 at 10:38 pm

    Ah brilliant you had a go Kate! Keep on trying, that’s what I did. Any excuse ;-)

  8. Uju

    January 14, 2014 at 10:39 pm

    Super easy and no hanging around that oven, so I heartily recommend Oana79!

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