Chocolate Cake In 5 Minutes!
Ingredients:
4 Tablespoons cake flour
4 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons cocoa
1 Egg
3 Tablespoons milk
3 Tablespoons oil
1 Mug
Instructions:
Mix flour, sugar and cocoa:
Spoon in 1 egg
Pour in milk and oil, and mix well
Put in microwave for 3 minutes on maximum power (1000watt)
Wait until it stops rising and sets in the mug
Tip contents out of mug onto saucer and enjoy!
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I’m going to try this! thanks!
Hi,
This is so cute and a fun way to make cake, thanks, I’ll remember it next time I have a cake craving…I feel one coming on now, lol.
Oh man…
For a second I thought the title was ‘Chocolate Milk’ and I thought something had gone terribly terribly wrong.
but nope you were making cake. Cake! haha.
Just doing some blog hopping. I LOVE the recipe! it*s genius. lol my boyfriend will be using that while im on trips.
Great blog!
Hi, looks good, will try it just now!
Wow! I just made this in a small bowl instead of the cup, and the result was a nicely tasting cake, that even had a nice shape from the bowl (and the oil made it easy to transfer). It was even better with a little whipped cream on it.
Thanks!
Great! But shouldn’t the Mug be the first ingredient?
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Great recipe! Tastes pretty good!
cup cake. - Benjamin Koshkin
‘cup cake’ benjamin koshkin
RAD!!!!
^ clibarman… Stop nit-picking.
my friends and i are stoned eating the cakes now. they are awesome. and if we can make them anyone can.
you have made munchie time easier thank you
I make this w/o the egg. I use olive oil instead and
sometimes some yoghurt instead of milk or soy milk.
It is so fantastic!
fastest space cakes ever!
five minute…
cake?!
-’splodes-
i think you’ve just given me my new favorite recipe! thanks!
Got this a while back in a forwarded e-mail. It’s literally a cup cake
We tried it when we got the e-mail.. twice. Excellent. Tastes like real cake, although the middle was a bit hard. But I think we put it in too long or something
uh, clibarman, mug isn’t edible (-:
Wow - I’m trying this!
i tried this recipe, & much to my disliking, my mug cracked because of the heat of the cake. i will not be doing this again. =(
great!
managed to do this in 8 minutes - probably because I augmented it with a garnish of fresh raspberries, double cream and a sprig of mint.
can’t wait to get my daughter making it too! fun!
I tried it and it was horrible. I guess I must have done something wrong
Dude, this is genius!
WOW! I have a chocolate high after that cake. Thanks for the recipe.
Are you sure you meant tablespoon rather than dessert spoon? They look the same but dessert spoons are smaller. When I used a tablespoon, it didn’t fit in a standard mug, and the ratios must have been off, as it didn’t taste the best.
have to try, sures tastes good but..where is the chocolate?
I would never of thought of doing that, my 11yr old son is gonna love the idea of making chocolate cake all by him self, thanks for that………..
I would never have thought of trying this. It’s such a clever idea! Thanks for the post!
hold me, i’m afraid. =(
Wow, pretty simple recipe!
Do not use hot cocoa instead of cocoa powder for this. They are not the same thing.
I just tried this, totally awesome! What a perfect treat, thanks!
Sounds yum….cake flour, i assume would be similar to Self Raising flour. (never heard of cake flour in New Zealand) h well I’m gonna try this sometime this week
The recipie is ok but it needs frosting (I made a quick homemade batch and put it on my cake) so it wasn’t too bad but I think I will stick with oven baked cake.
mmmmmmmmmm
bookmarked for home tonite 
THAT LOOKS…..EW. LOL. :p
hey i just made it and it worked. thanks for the recipe!
This micro-cooking tip proves to me that:
“You can have your cake and eat it too”
this shits delcious!
jk i didnt make it yet
Nice little contribution to American obesity
I love it! And it makes a pretty decent muffin/cake =)
This is sooo easy and totally indulges that chocolate craving. I used a large mug and had a very pretty and large cupcake on my hands…I wonder if I could turn this into a molten chocolate cake with a gooey center? Oh the possibilities!
Also, this would make a great dorm-warming gift. A nice fat mug filled with the dry ingredient mix wrapped with the recipe tied on. You could even include some teas/instant coffees/hot cocoas…anything mug related and comforting.
Anyway, what I mean to say is thank you for this recipe! It will treat me and my midnight snacking well.
Midnight snack time! It worked as promised and is yummy!
You know, it was pretty good for microwaved cake! It tastes better if you let it cool down a bit. The wife and I sat down with two glasses of Chocolate Silk and had a nice midnight snack. Thanks!
Unfortunately I may be having chocolate cake every night this week. 
Cute mug
Couldn’t you squeeze a couple more ads in?
Arr. These sweet little cakes are too much for my own delightful treats. The muffin, is dead.
omg this is perfect for college!!!!!!!!!!!
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I’m SO gonna try this when I get home from work… actually, we have a microwave in the office - I’m gonna try it here!
that is fucking genius dude
that is f*cking genius dude!
I love mixing muffins in a jug but I have found a microwavable muffin tray (but I had to cut it up to get it into my microwaves!) - that way I get 6 muffins from 1 egg!
Yummy!
IT IS DELICIOUS CAKE YOU MUST EAT IT
To Nathan Millar - cake flour is simply super fine flour. You can make it by double or triple sifting all purpose flour…or adding a tablespoon of cornstarch to each cup of all purpose flour.
Hi Nathan Miller from New Zealand. Cake flour is NOT the same as self rising flour. Cake flour is a type of flour that is made from a special wheat - a little “softer” than regular wheat so it makes better cakes and pastry. You can use regular all purpose flour in this recipe, but you may have to use a tablespoon or so less. Good luck!
nice, i like it.
Awesome. I hate cooking cakes, but I am going to have to try this
Thanks.
Would this work good with weed oil?
Thanks for the great recipe!
I’ve just made it and it came out quite tasty.
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Great recepie! ^^
But I changed some things… I’m not a big fan of oil, so I’ve used butter instead. And I also used wholemeal flour, demerara sugar and light cocoa.
Delicious! ;]
GREAT RECIPE… I adapt it to vegan and more tasty, pretty good result:
Ingredients:
4 Tablespoons cake flour
4 Tablespoons Brown sugar
1,5 Tablespoons cocoa
0,5 Tablespoon cinnamon
1 Banana
3 Tablespoons soy milk
3 Tablespoons oil
1 Mug
Instructions:
Mix flour, sugar and cocoa
Smash the banana in a plate with a fork
Spoon in the smashed banana
Pour in soy milk and oil, and mix well
Put in microwave for 3 minutes on maximum power (1000watt)
Wait until it stops rising and sets in the mug
Tip contents out of mug onto saucer and enjoy
spoon some frosting on top of the batter BEFORE you nuke it and it is like a lava cake soooo yummy!
the cake is a lie!
Noooo! I can’t know about this! I will be eating cake all the time! This is great.
yuck!! looks like poop in a cup
Hahaha, I use to do this all the time late at night while the rents were asleep when I was like 6 years old!
WOW! Now, how about a recipe for white cake the same way????? I really like white better than chocolate, but my skills are very limited!!!
I love this <3!~
This looks like a great recipe to make with kids! I’m definitely going to try it. Thanks! Stumbled you.
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Holy crap this is good! I think I am going to do this more often. And I wasn’t exactly thinking it would be. Thank you!!!
Sweet Allah
I think this alone could triple the American obesity rate.
It looks delicious… o_o
Tested this last night, it works well.
Initially I was sceptical about everything fitting in a mug and assumed merkans table spoon was a UK desert spoon, upon realising my mix was waaaay too runny I started adding another spoon of flour/sugar/chocolate powder until the mug was more full and a better consistancy was reached, however forward planning meant I put the mug in a plastioc bowl… And foresight appears to be 20/20 as it overflowed and filled the bowl too. Mix was drier (I neglected to add extra milk and oil) but was a very edible consistency of cake.
I started with Neskuik milkshake powder as I couldn’t find our cocoa then my wife with her extra sensory perception cupboard divination skills located our bournville dark cocoa which when upgraded from stupid plastic “table spoon” measuring device (version 2.0, larger rounded bottom mug made a steam pudding style sponge “stodgy” comes to mind with the mix being a bit on the wet side) to proper old school traditional “Scottish Granny” inherited table spoon the mix made in a 5″ diameter straight sided soup bowl (v3.0) yielded an impressive cake (tipped it out onto a plate then turned it over - this gives it a nice flat top) that looked good enough to fire on some glaze made from cocoa icing sugar and water then cut in half and fill with butter icing with cocoa… Nutella chocolate spread would be a quick option too.
The end result looked so presentable that a candle on top would make them perfect individual birthday cakes (a bit like a large flat topped muffin)
I made this, exactly as the recipe states, and it came out very dense and eggy.
Any way I can fix this? It was delicious, just not very “cakey.”
real fun and very cute. definetely gona try this one.
Is the happy pig cup intentional?
I tried this.. I have two young boys at home. and they are ALWAYS wanting snacks.. IT WORKS!! I used a bowl.. and when I tipped it out of the bowl.. its in a nice little round cake shape! I let it cool, and we put whipped cream all over it, got three forks, and…DUG IN!!! Im delighted that it took all of 5 minutes! And the cleanup took oh… about TWO!! LOL. LOVE IT LOVE IT! Thank you… its few recipes that I can make well… this ones a keeper! It also will come in handy for the last minute birthdays… housewarming gift, get well cake… the possibilities are endless!!
This thing came out the size of my forearm!
with the addition of a mars bar, i have discovered a superior munchie suppressant
Yeah it works.
I already make one like 6 months ago or something when I saw something similiar in a brazilian blog. At first I though the mug would crack or something but it actually could handle the heat. And yeah it tastes good.
OH MY GOD, IT WORKS.
You have just changed my afternoons at work FOR LIFE… LOL
Thank you.
Hugs from Brazil.
I absolutely love chocolate cake. This looks delicious.
WONDERFULL!!!
thank you so much, this is WOW 
im sorry to say that i am very disapointed in this recipe it took me longer time because i had to make my own cake flour and maybe homemade cake flour isnt as good or something or maybe i did something wrong but everything was looking good until i tasted it. Terrible, hopefully it works for others but it did not for me. I am also now feeling sick to my stomach after eating it. Hope you have better luck with yours than i did.
Wow.. this looks like a recipe straight from HELL! What and where does the THREE teaspoons of OIL go?!?!?! Straight to the heart to block any chance of avoiding a heart attack!
There should be a health warning attached to this blog as it will eventually cause mass public health hazzard and send people to their graves at the earliest!
This is nothing but PURE POISON, guess if you add a bottle of Coke to drink along.. then death should be instant!
I made it today and it’s very good! ^^
I just made this and the taste leaves something to be desired and the consistency is like pencil eraser. To be fair my microwave doesn’t have a turntable and I used olive oil rather than vegetable.
Disappointing overall.
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I just made it!! It tastes great! and it is impressive to see it cook through so fast. My brother was astonished
I can’t wait to show it to my mom!!
Thanks!! Very cool and rich!
Worked great, try it with chocolate chips
if you don’t have any cake flour handy, use 3 1/2 tbsp of flour and 1/2 tbsp corn starch
tastes like one of those kids frozen dinner brownies…but much more fun! will totally make this with my kid sister (and kids…one day)
Oh this is pretty cool! I don’t think I measured properly though, since it was a bit dry, and I probably over mixed it since it was a little tough, but it was still good when I had it with milk!
As to those who were talking about cake flour… The real difference between cake flour and other flours (such as all purpose or bread flour) lies primarily in the protein content, though it is also finer than the others. Cake flour has less protein in it so that it doesn’t create as much gluten which results in lighter, fluffier cakes. However all-purpose flour mixed with cornstarch can be used as a substitute in a pinch. ;D
Are you suppose to use UNSWEETENED cocoa? Cause I tried it and it was BAD :[
Wow, I never expected so many comments on this post! Thank you all for trying this recipe!!
I have enjoyed all the feedback - great to hear that the majority of you liked it. For those who didn’t get such a good result, note that cake flour is different from all purpose flour and self raising flour. I don’t know what the result will be when you use all purpose flour with some corn starch in it, so I wouldn’t recommend it, but you’re welcome to let me know if it worked for you.
Also, about the measurements, for interest sake, a tablespoon as refered to in the recipe, is assumed to be 12,5ml. Also, the cocoa is definitely unsweetened cocoa - I think it might be a bit too sweet with sweetened cocoa AND sugar.
Your type/size of microwave will have a huge effect on how your choclate muffin/cake turns out. It would definitely have to have a turn table. The microwave’s power will also have an effect, but I’m not sure what its suppose to be unfortunately.
And lastly, I’ve tried some variations of this recipe. I’ve added a bit of baking powder so make it a bit more fluffy, and dark chocolate bits make it nice and moist.
I might try the frosting on top of the dough mixture prior to cooking as Jacquie suggested.
Mmm… this is especially nice in the freezing cold winter weather we’re having in South Africa at the moment!
The cake is a lie. It’s more like Cup-O-Turd.
Eating it as we speak. For 3 minutes, it’s pretty amazing. Definitely should be eaten with cream though, which I’ve run out of.
If you’re in the UK, a tablespoon is the same as 2 teaspoons. I would have thought it’s the same in the States.
Also, I used plain flour instead of cake flour and it turned out perfectly. I added a dash of baking powder just in case.
And, I microwaves it for 3 minutes in only an 800Watt micro with good results.
Like I said, needs to be eaten with cream. But a chocolate sauce would be better. Maybe by mixing some sugar, cocoa and hot water, pouring it over the mix just before microwaving. Like a self-saucing chocolate pudding. Worth a try.
This recipe have too much oil, 2 Tablespoons it’s good
Thanks
LOLOMGZ I’ve tried this with blue berry cupcakes, they turned green when their done and taste funny.
this cake is pretty good. I’ll be a freshman in college next year and I can really see myself making this at 2 A.M. during exams. the only thing I would change would be to add some vanilla and chocolate chips, and increase the cocoa and surgar. awsome job!
Here is a modified recipe I developed today upon experimenting :o) I wanted a fluffy cake, but I didn’t have cake flour…and because I had no cocoa, I decided to use ginger and cinnamon. For a one-time experiment, I think it came out lovely!
Ingredients:
4 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 Tablespoons sugar
1 Teaspoon spice (cinnamon, ginger, whatever you like. Add more/less if you want!)
1/8 Teaspoon baking powder
1 Egg white
3 Tablespoons milk (or soy milk)
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Microwave-safe bowl or mug
Instructions:
Mix flour, sugar, spice and baking powder
Mix in egg white
Pour in milk, oil and vanilla, and mix well
Put in microwave for 2.5-3 minutes on maximum power (1000 watt)
Wait until it stops rising and sets in the bowl/mug
Pictures: http://dook.us/~coolguy/cake/
Delicious and so easy! Thanks for the recipe. For those of you who are having difficulty, substituting 3 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 (one and one half) teaspoons of all-purpose flour in place of the 4 tablespoons of cake flour worked fine for me (the conversion is 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour for every 1 cup of cake flour).
It’s a good start, but too much egg. Also, add a tiny pinch of salt.
Ok that was not good and nothing that resembles a baked cake. Got a good laugh though. If this adds to American obesity…god people get some taste.
But really, i just tried this because i was bored and had the stuff.
the cake is a lie…
Fantastic! This will be great for my cake cravings.
Would this work with cake or brownie mix?
I am in love with this recipe!!!
I’m wondering if the people who had negative results are all outside South Africa and therefore have different products and measurements etc available???
I agree with the 2T oil though … 3T made my first attempt taste a tiny bit oily.
Its on the microwave right now, hope it turns out good, lets see if my brother likes it!
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Ha!! That’s awesome! And it tastes pretty good too.
Looks like fun, I will have to get cake flower and try it.
Thanks for sharing it!
Have a FANTASTIC Day!
Kim Parsley
I just have regular flour at home, I was thinking of like 1/4 of a teaspoon of baking powder to make it rise. Will it work you think?
Made two of these just now for myself and a friend to eat with cold milk….ohmygawd! Heaven in a dish! I also made a tiny bit of chocolate frosting to pour over the top (cause if I’m going to have cake, I might as well have it the way I like it!) it truly is wonderful! Thank you for this wonderful break in the day!
I just made this( I didnt eat the whole thing because of all the fat in it), and I loved it, haha. I never knew I could make cake this simple. I used Hot Chocolate mix as my Cocoa. Next time I make this, I think I will use the whole packet of hot chocolate mix, and less sugar, but either way good recipe for a quick cup cake
Haha. The only thing I dislike is the three table spoons of oil! Thats… 42 grams of fat for that little cake =O
Is there a way to make it with out so much fat? Would it work with just a table spoon of oil?
Just one word for this - FANTASTIC
Wow! This was lovely, I added a bit of vanilla extract and not so much sugar.. mmmm Got some pictures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tripplehelix/sets/72157606107129600/
OK. I’ve GOT to try this. Right now!
No eggs! Gaaah. OK. TOMORROW I’m gonna try this
Be afraid. be very Afraid.
Joel Libava
http://www.FranchiseFollies.com
This is awesome! Thx, going to try it!
I actually tried making microwave-cupcakes with special microwave-safe silicone pans. The bread was soft and fluffy, however I can’t stand the taste and texture. Too moist for me (the wrong kind of moist)
I tried it, it became very spongy and a rubbery texture, taste was OK though.
Alright, for everyone complaining about the recipe being off, it would seem that we all learned an important lesson today. UK tablespoon does not equal US tablespoon. In the UK a tablespoon is 12.5 mL while in the US it is 15 mL. However, even those numbers are contested depending on where you get your information. That’s going to make a difference in the final product. Now, I haven’t tried this yet myself, but it should work out as follows (following Dizzy Dee’s 12.5 mL):
50 mL cake flour
50 mL sugar
25 mL cocoa
1 Egg
37.5 mL milk
37.5 mL oil
ok so don’t use chocolate milk mix
nasty
good needs powdered sugar on top but is delisious
ha ha 2 girls 1 cup ha ha
OK. I’m sold. It works, and tastes even better than I expected too. I used 2 tbs of olive oil, and set the microwave (and old 750W model) to 3 and a half minutes.
Came out gorgeous, it did.
hey, good one. let us try. thanks in advance for nice recipe….
“Special” Chocolate Cakes! Awesome!
Tried this and it came out dry. We had to have a drink after every bite. Have a 1000 watt microwave, used measuring spoons for all ingredients. Any suggestions?
I only realized this was problem when some posters said it was too oily.
That is fantastic! Easy and delicious. I recommend to add coconut
I’ve made it today and I and my wife enjoyed this cake. It wasn’t very “caky”, but it was delicious! Made it the same as in recipe except plain flour instead of cake flour and had to set my microwave to 3:40, because its highest power is 850 watt.
People!!
THIS IS NOT A JOKE, IT WORKS! =D
I tried it at home, it came out great, even better looking the one pictured on this page. I just used a bigger bowl.
Everyone should try it!
Thanks for the recipe!
Don’t have cake flour? just use any flour and natron
why not ad some chocolate pieces?
OMG!
i’m going to remember this for college=D
it’ll be a convenient way to make a snack=]
can’t believe it. have to do it, today!
I’mma try this tomorrow.
Bracing for epic.
Oh Lawdz, I’mma try dis tonite.
BRACING FOR EPIC…
wow, lovely. and working! a bit crispy after some time, but fun.
I just made this wonderfull cake! It was really fast and I really like it! it’s fluffy and sweet! I really love it! Thanks!
I just tried this. I used a 10 oz coffee mug. A taller, mine was just under 4″ tall, taller mug would have been better or a bowl. It did run over just a bit. The runover was tasty.
This cake would be great for a special, quick dessert, easily be shared by two, and no tempting leftovers. I will try this again. Thanks, I liked it.
I have further modified my version (posted above) and ended up with a much better looking cake than before. This was likely due to replacing 1 tbs of oil with unsweetened applesauce. All measurements are US measurements:
Jello 5-Minute Cake
Ingredients:
4 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 Tablespoons sugar
1 Teaspoon sugar-free jello powder, any flavor
1/8 Teaspoon baking powder
1 Egg white
3 Tablespoons milk (or soy milk)
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 Heaping tablespoon unsweetened applesauce
1/4 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Microwave-safe bowl or mug
Instructions:
Mix flour, sugar, jello and baking powder
Mix in egg white
Pour in milk, oil, applesauce and vanilla, and mix well
Put in microwave for 2.5 minutes (add 30 sec if necessary) on maximum power
Wait until it stops rising and sets in the bowl/mug
More photos: http://dook.us/~coolguy/cake/
What a delight! ‘Twas delicious! Mmm yes. Quite. Is it raining again?
YUM! and easy, tastes great with strawberry jam and cream
And mum wont even notice…
I might try this, although it doesn’t look that great to me. I love baking and I love chocolate cake and the ratios in that recipe look totally warped and off to me. Looks like too much sugar. Looks like too much egg (although what can you do?) I’d think that much egg would dry it out considerably. But then it does have a load of oil and milk for the amount of flour used. I donno. Not convinced, but I’ve got a serious chocolate craving going on and the only chocolate I have is cocoa powder, and this seems like a good quick fix if it turns out well. I will return when I have tried it. =)
… it’s not as dry as I thought it would be. I only used half the egg, and I added a pinch of salt & vanilla extract. I also used 3.4 tbls of sugar because 4 seems like way too much. It’s not that good. It has a REALLY weird taste to it. It is fixing my chocolate craving but this is the worst chocolate cake I’ve had. There’s just this certain flavor to it that I can’t put my finger on. When it was in the microwave it smelled like popcorn. Or cigars. Sorry.
Hi, everyone! I’ve been cooking & baking all sorts of things for more than 15 years, so perhaps I can add weight to the argument for this recipe. I’m in the U.K. and use exactly the same amount stated. The size of egg is also important here. Instead of large size eggs as I would have used in baking normal cakes, a medium one was used in this experiment. To conceal the eggy smell I have also put four drops of good vanila extract (the quality of which matters). This, on top of cocoa (the bitter, real kind, and again, the quality counts), gives the cake a lovely, welcoming aroma. Here, just like baking real cakes, the size and depth of the container is crucial. You have to know your heating appliance (oven or microwave) very well to obtain good results. I used a medium-small glass bowl, a 900W micrwave, and the result is good. Considering that it is a microwaved cake made within 10 minutes (incl. preparation & measurement), I have nothing to complain about. By the way, I used melted butter (never use any other type of grease when I bake) and golden caster sugar. White, refined sugar is not suitable for cakes. The cake I got was a small dome-shape dark chocolate cake, with just the right degree of sweetness. I cut it into six portions, each slice perfect to go with an espresso (or even cappuccino) for an elevenses or afternoon tea.
tried it. hey, it isn’t the perfect cake, but considering it took 5 minutes and used ingredients i already had in my cupboard, it was rather good - with some whipped cream! and really fun to try. thanks.
absolutely brilliant. thanks
I didn’t have much oil, I used something like one tablespoon - and my microwave is old so there is no such power like 1000W, just 800W max…
BUT I AM SPEECHLESS. THAT WAS GREAT - IT IS AMAZING THAT MAKING SOMETHING THAT GOOD TAKE ONLY 5 MINUTES. And, on top of that, ingredients are in almost every kitchen. It’s easy,so everybody can make it. 11/10!
Mankind should be grateful for you ;]
I made it and it was yumm-ay!
duuude. i just made this & i put a circle of fresh raspberries around it, and a scoop of chocolate ice cream on the side.
friggen delicious.
mucho gracias<3
@ coolguy;
looking at the photos of your spice cake,
we have that same plate / dish set but in red.
xD
Just tried this, but didn’t have any normal cocoa so used mint flavour hot chocolate powder instead. Yummy! Although it smelt a bit odd while it was cooking.
Changed my mind, after the first few bites it taste odd… will try again with normal cocoa!
cake flour makes a difference.
i used all purpose and it is dense in a bad way.
otherwise a good cake.
very nice cake..i tried to make it,very tasty
This is perfect for a pregnant woman! I’m going to be piling on the baby-weight!
Off topic….but it’s chocolate!!!!!…
After a long day sometimes all you need is a little smidgen of chocolate cake……
Love this idea. Sent it to my single sons. Since I am allergic to wheat, I will try this with my alternative flours. It will be nice to have this treat again! Many thanks.
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GOOD LORD.
I nearly burnt the kitchen doing this! Because I used a larger mug I could not see if it had risen so ended up leaving it in there too long!!
Wow that is amazing! Thanks for sharing.
I tried it with 000 flour (we use it to make bread) and some cinnamon. I couldn’t wait and I ate it hot, now I feel sick but my cake was deliciouos xD
Thanks for the recipe, it’s the perfect 3 AM recipe
We tried it, used self raising flour, followed directions fairly closely and it was awesome. Stumbled it, made it, 8 it, yum. 3 kids loved it. Thanks Dizzy Dee, your invention rocks…
I will try the original recipe, and all variations.
What a nice thing for those of us who make single serving meals for two.
This is just awesome! I’ll try it a little later when I get overtired XD
We made the cake and it was delicous and we made it more than once
wow just tried this and its epic tasty! thanks for the recipe my friend!
PEace!
I have celiac disease, so I tried it with a mix of gluten free flours, very good. great for when you want a quick chocolate dessert.
For anyone who is wondering here are the nutrition facts (I’m a nutrition minor so I was compelled after making this to figure it out) They are for if you use Canola Oil and if you use Skim Milk.
776 calories
48.9g fat
80.4g carb
17g protein
The exact breakdown is as follows:
flour: (.25 cup or 4 tbsp): 114 cal, 0.3g fat, 23.8g carb, 3.2g protein
sugar: (4 tbsp): 186 cal, 0g fat, 48 g carb, 0g protein
egg: 1 large: 74 cal, 5g fat, .4g carbs, 6.3g protein
cocoa powder: (2 tbsp): 25cal, 1.5g fat, 5.9g carb, 2.1g protein
canola oil: (3 tbsp): 360 cal, 42 fat, 0 carb, 0 protein
milk, skim (3 tbsp or .1875 cup): 17 cal, .1g fat, 2.3g carb, 1.6g protein
nutrition facts:
776 calories
48.9g fat
80.4g carb
17g protein
that is if you use canola oil and skim milk
I did it today with alternate flours. For all you gluten free folks, you don’t have to skip this one!! Substitute the 4 Tbsp of wheat flour with 1 Tbsp each of quinoa, soy, white rice and potato starch. It works and is a real treat. I loved it and felt quite decadent with my own dessert, finally! LOVE IT!!! The variations are endless. Up until now I just do without. Too much trouble making a big cake just for me. (My husband doesn’t enjoy chocolate cake and definitely not the ‘fake stuff’, as he calls it!) Now I can truly have my cake and eat it too without fear of a reaction. I will also take it to dinners, etc, so I can enjoy dessert along with everyone else. Thanks so much!
I’m gonna try this at home thanks for sharing this recipes
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Does any make a successful cake using this way. I do. But taste terrible!!!!!!!!!
This was so much fun…thankyou!! The children have enjoyed making their very own mugcake on this cold Winter’s afternoon! Very delicious too!
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OMG! I could not believe it was possible but Voila! Cake in 5!
I followed someone else’s lead & put mine in a bowl. Took it out & placed on a plate upside down & it was looked so nice.
Cake was very dense and I had no expectations so I was very happy.
Next time… (yes, there will be a next time) I will do what another said & experiment with some icing on the cake before it is cooked.
I have never used cake floor so I googled for a substitute & found this one that got 5 stars from everyone that reviewed it… Enjoy… Taylor 35
http://www.recipezaar.com/87689
Cake Flour Substitute Recipe #87689
by Lennie
2 min | 2 min prep
2 cups
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
To make two cups of cake-and-pastry flour (cake flour), combine 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour with 1/4 cup cornstarch; proceed with your recipe.
The easiest way to do this substitution is to put 2 tbsp of cornstarch in the bottom of a 1-cup measuring cup, then fill the cup as usual with all-purpose flour and level top. Repeat process to get your two cups.
If you only need 1/2 cup of cake flour, put 1 tbsp cornstarch in bottom of 1/2 cup measuring cup, then fill and level as above.
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Made it. WAY too oily.
3tbls of oil is too much. Pretty disgusting even.
Also, it needs some vanilla.
Mmmm, I just made this. It turned out wonderful! It’s great. I made two small changes, I used soy milk instead of milk and for extra fun I mixed in chocolate chips! Just mix them in while you’re mixing in the dry ingredients.
Five stars.
Hi!
Does anybody have a vanilla, white, or yellow recipe for this? If so, please e-mail it to me at kmsc4@sbcglobal.net
Thanks!
I just tried this. It was a little tough, but I think I stirred it too much. The taste was a lot better than I expected, and the texture, though dense and slightly dry, was acceptable. You guys who are saying it’s terrible are either doing something incorrectly or you’re way too picky. It’s a microwave cake in a cup.
I think next time I’ll try mixing in a little cream instead of some of the oil and try to make it a bit more moist and tender.
Probably too much oil, as some people have said. Incidentally, vegetable oil in itself, if you don’t get fat from eating too much of it, is an unsaturated fat and isn’t believed to contribute to heart disease. If you want to do better, use a monounsaturated fat (only one I can think of at the moment is olive oil, but there are other, less flavorful ones). A monounsaturated fat is liquid at room temperature, but clouds up and begins to set in cold weather or in the fridge.
You could add mashed fruit, like banana, to replace some of the oil if you like. I might try that–sounds good.
Thanks for a fun recipe.
Cindy
Just made this a few minutes ago. The texture was a bit tough and rubbery (maybe I had the exact measurements off a bit), but the taste is AWESOME! A nice warm treat when you’re too tired too cook anything more involved, or for dorm-dwellers.
Just made this cake, and i used exra virgin olive oil, along with self raising flour, milo instead of cocoa and it was delicious! Thank for the recipe!!!
This recipe is awesome!
The first time I made this - with 1 tsp baking powder - it was wonderful. Second time with self raising flour a bit rubbery? Now keen to make a non chocolate version. Does anyone know whether I will need to increase flour if I omit cocoa?
I made this using our standard NZ Tablespoon (tbspn)which is 15mls and just used self raising flour. I used 2 tbspn cream instead of the oil and 4 tbspn of milk and halved the sugar. Next time I will be using vanilla extract as chocolate with out vanilla is just too naked. I cooked it in a pyrex 2 cup jug and microwaved it for 2.40 min as my microwave is 1200 watts. I have a diabetic sister coming over for tea tonight so I will be making it with apple puree and a couple of those disgusting artifical sweetners tablets. For a five minute cake it was pretty good although I will be sieving dry ingredients before mixing.
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Just made this. Used self raising flour instead of cake flour and butter instead of oil. It was very tasty, thanks for sharing!
This is such a cute idea for us lazy folk haha…I am definitely going to try this next time I babysit!
Can someone please tell me what I did wrong!! After two attempts, a burnt cake and and finally ending up with rubbery pretty afwul cakes im left wondering what i did wrong. The burnt one was contriubted to the microwave time: 3 minutes as instructed! After cutting the time back to 2 minutes they tasted horrible.
Any suggestions?
Thanx
Effing brilliant. NOW how am I supposed to stay on my diet, knowing that single servings of hot, fresh cake are only a few simple ingredients and five minutes away?
…and does have a recipe for 2.5 minute frosting?
“does anyone have” is what I meant to type… see, my blood sugar must be low! Time for another cup of cake!
absolute genius. this has changed my life forever!
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Would this work if you use a box cake mix instead?
-Zorron
Here’s a more brownie-like, simpler/faster recipe:
4 T. flour
4 T. sugar
2 T. cocoa
2 T. oil
2 T. water
Cook for 1 minute. A little longer if your microwave sucks.
Perfect! My obesity rate is going to increase (as well)!
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this was the first thing i thought of.
Poll time - what elevation/altitude is everyone at? If you’re like a mile high, need to add more flour and/or reduce the oil and sweetener. Also, are you in a humid or arid location? These things do matter… if this recipe did or did not work for you, do you mind indicating your elevation and humidity? Thanks!
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KEMRTB, have you ever tried the gluten-free cake mix one can buy? There are mixes in existance, and they aren’t too expensive - found it at our local supermarket too. Tastes pretty good, although texture is closer to a brownie.
I hate it!!!!
I used my denture mug, and it cracked in the toaster oven.
Stupid. What ever happened to good old fashioned baking. My wife Ethel is probably turning over in her grave cause I tried this stupid thing. I can’t find my dentures now that my mug broke. I tried the stupid cake and tasted okay, but it ended up hard as plastic in the middle. I about cut my gums trying to take a bite. Had to throw it away, good for nothing. Stupid.
You young ones have a good day then.
Stupid.
made it then made vanilla (substitute 2 coco powder for mor cake flour and add in 1tsp of vanilla extract) and lemon ( same as vanilla exept substitute 3 tbsp of oil for lemon juice and added lemon extract for vannila) =) thanks!
I’ve sat and read all the comments regarding this 5 min. cake, and will definitely give it a try, and see if I want to make any adjustments or not. I love baking and this would sure make a nice small dessert. I think my granddaughter in college will like it. Oh, the aroma going through the dorm halls!!!!!!!
I tried this and it was pretty damn good, considering the minimal time invested. I did make some alterations to the recipe: I cut the oil down to 2 tbsp. instead of 3 and to the dry ingredients I added 1/8 tsp. baking powder. It came out a little dense, but it was still very tasty.
I made this for my sister who is diabetic and I used one whole cooked pureed apple and two tablets of sactabs. No oil or cream and a little more milk and she loved it
i just wanna make sure everyone’s aware: the 5th picture looks like someone pooped in a cup.
but apparently it tastes good, so who cares, right?
Oh yeah, I made one of these before you were even born …
This is actually pretty good. It’s a tad dry, but the texture actually goes well with it. I made mine in a bowl. It’s a hit here, I’m definitely making it again, maybe even try a few different types!
Fabulous!
For a 5 minute cake in a mug it tasted quite good although I would pass the egg through a sieve before adding it to avoid the eggy smell next time. I also added a bit of frosting I had in the fridge and my boys LOVED it!
Ugh, I tried to adapt this into a white cake recipe since I didn’t have any cocoa powder on hand… The cake did not have a good smell, and I took 1 bite and then threw the rest away.
I have a 1,000 watt oven, and I microwaved it for exactly 3 minutes…Next time I try this, I will make sure I add cocoa powder.
Just tried it, must of screwed it up though :/
I’ve got chocolate sponge, whether it’s the edible or the cleaning type I don’t know… I blame the egg tbh
Will try again though
*fingers crossed*
I make something similar for my low carb diet, which may appeal to others who don’t want to use flour. I’d characterize it as more of a muffin than a cake.
1/4 cup flax meal
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
1 packet Splenda
1 teaspoon butter
Microwave for 1 minute or so (assuming 1000 watts)
I usually add cinnamon (2 tsp) as well, and I put butter on it after cooking. But cocoa might be nice too.
You can mix up a large batch of dry ingredients ahead of time and store for a ready-to-use muffin mix.
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I LOVE THIS….I just made it and didn’t have any cocoa so I did one extra sugar and one extra flour. I used chocolate milk instead of regular milk and it was actually VERY GOOD.
I think those that are burning it really need to look into purchasing a new microwave. They were not meant to last for ever. That is why microwaves are cheap!
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It´s cool, does not taste sooooooo good, but it´s a nice idea!
just great!
Yummy, I will try it …thanks for posting :)Interested on a link exchange ?
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They sell this (microwaveable cake in a mug) in Japan. They even come in different flavors, not just chocolate! The packet comes with all of the dry ingredients. I think it was just add milk and an egg since I don’t remember using oil, but don’t hold me to that.
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5 minutes? But I want my cake now!!!!!!
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awesome must make before mom gets home….
Microwave cake: The perfect baked snack…
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Oh my gosh, this is GENIUS! Not to mention, absolutely delicious! After I tried it, I also put some french vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup with the cake in the mug, which tastes better than something so easy should ^^.
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i made some… not the best but indeed very good. next time i will not use such a big egg and maybe add more milk. t was too rough and chewy.
I just made this cake TWICE! and it came out really RUBBERY almost like ricecake consistency. and i’m asian so i know what ricecake texture is like( : but it still tasted really good. does anyone know what i did wrong? BTW i used regular flour instead of ‘cake flour’ does that make a difference? ( : haha
This is awsome! I actually used an ice cream bowl instead of the mug and the results were amazing! It was quick and easy and the clean up…oh so fast! My little ones love it. They’re already making plans for me to put it inside of the lunch boxes when school starts! Thanks!
So I tried it…it just tastes like egg and feels like a sponge….it’s pretty flavorless in fact….might be good if you put PB in it before you cooked it maybe..
Nooo! Don’t do it! The Cake is a lie!
But seriously. This recipe is Epic+Win. Me and my friend just finished eating some. Makes me wish I had a microwave of my own
Major Kudos.
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This works great! I have made it twice now and no problems. Thanks so much for this~ next I am going to try and add caramel in the middle ^^
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