You can make a reasonable approximation of cake in a microwave by mixing self raising flour, sugar, a bit of milk, maybe a dribble of vegetable oil, and maybe an egg into a paste. For smaller quantities, just use a coffee mug. For larger amounts, a borosilicate casserole dish works fine. If in doubt, keep opening the microwave and poking it with a spoon every minute or so until cooked.
For reasons relating to the large amounts of energy needed to boil water, compared to the energy needed to heat water to boiling point, also perhaps the tendency of microwaves to not be absorbed so much by more dried out regions of the cake, this recipe is fairly resilient to variations in cooking time and quantity.
This can be made using 1 mug and a couple of teaspoons in a few minutes.
You can make a reasonable approximation of cake in a microwave by mixing self raising flour, sugar, a bit of milk, maybe a dribble of vegetable oil, and maybe an egg into a paste. For smaller quantities, just use a coffee mug. For larger amounts, a borosilicate casserole dish works fine. If in doubt, keep opening the microwave and poking it with a spoon every minute or so until cooked.
For reasons relating to the large amounts of energy needed to boil water, compared to the energy needed to heat water to boiling point, also perhaps the tendency of microwaves to not be absorbed so much by more dried out regions of the cake, this recipe is fairly resilient to variations in cooking time and quantity.
This can be made using 1 mug and a couple of teaspoons in a few minutes.
The “mug cake!” Yes, I remember making these when I was on keto. They are good.