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Dairy, wheat and egg free Cake in 3 minutes!

01/09/2009 by Ruth Holroyd 9 Comments

Sounds too good to be true right? Could it even be possible I hear you ask? Dair, wheat and egg free cake, made in a mug? Yes you read that correctly, and the best bit of all is that it only takes three minutes to cook in the microwave AND tastes really amazing.

Should I be this excited about Cake in a mug?

Thanks to Becci Nash, who gave my mum this recipe, I’ve had a great bank holiday weekend with lovely memories of family, friends, parties and best of all (sorry everyone – this was a big moment for me) the discovery of cake-in-a-mug.

I would never have considered making cake in the microwave, it just doesn’t quite sound plausible does it? My microwave experimentation doesn’t stretch much further than heating up meals and defrosting; I’m a bit traditional when it comes to cooking.

Saves time and is cheap and easy

Making a cake in a mug also sounds a little crazy, but the beauty of this is that it’s so easy and quick to make, it’s ideal for busy mums needing a quick snack/treat; and you can make it in their favourite mug/cup if microwavable and non stick.

gluten free cake in a mug

So this weekend I lined up the ingredients and made a delicious cake in just 3 minutes. If you count the measuring and stirring it probably took all of 5 minutes.

What you’ll need to make cake-in-a-mug

All you need is:

  • a tablespoon, (I used American measuring spoons but you could use a normal table spoon, although these can vary in size)
  • a large mug (or two small ones would suffice). You could also use a small bowl.
  • a microwave oven
  • and of course the ingredients.

How to make cake-in-a-mug

It’s so easy to make and is really delicious. It tastes kind of like a cross between a chocolate muffin and chocolate pudding, and is really rich and moist. This is what you will need:

Ingredients for dairy free cake in a mug

  • 9 TBSP – Hot chocolate powder (Check the ingredients to ensure it is dairy-free)
  • 4 TBSP – Self raising flour (substitute with your favourite gluten free flour)
  • 1 egg (use ground flax seed – 3 TBSPS of water to 1 TBSP of ground flax seed)
  • 3 TBSP – Sunflower oil
  • 3 TBSP – Water
  • 1 pinch of salt

How to make cake in the microwave in 3 minutes

It really is so easy

  1. Grease the inside of 1 big mug (or 2 small)
  2. Put dry ingredients into mug (Hot choc powder, flour and salt)
  3. Crack egg into dry ingredients and stir
  4. Now add the oil and water and beat – make sure you thoroughly mix, especially the bit at the bottom of the mug
  5. Microwave for 3 minutes

It passes the taste test

I tested the cake on my next door neighbours, my husband and some of my family and they all said it was lovely, and couldn’t believe it was made in a microwave. They all also wanted the recipe so I thought this was a great one to share on my blog.

Just five small steps to chocolate cake! Go on, give it a try and let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy it. Have you tried this out? Did it work for you? I’d love to hear your thoughts

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About Ruth Holroyd

Author of 'Anaphylaxis: The Essential Guide: An Action Plan For Living With Life-Threatening Allergies' and 'The Shape of Skin, both available as paperback or Kindle on Amazon. Ruth is a Writer, Blogger and Patient Expert in allergies, asthma, anaphylaxis, eczema and topical steroid withdrawal.

Comments

  1. Tony Brown says

    24/09/2009 at 7:46 am

    I don’t know If I said it already but …I’m so glad I found this site…Keep up the good work I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say GREAT blog. Thanks, 🙂

    A definite great read..Tony Brown

    Reply
  2. Emma Beaver says

    12/10/2009 at 7:39 pm

    Gluten-free version is NOW required as I’m so disappointed !!

    Reply
    • Ruth says

      13/10/2009 at 7:38 am

      Emma I haven’t found one that is gluten free for the microwave, but now I’m on the case. I wonder what would happen if I just tried it with a GF flour mix in the same quantities? I will let you know if I find anything.

      Reply
    • Ruth says

      24/11/2009 at 2:05 pm

      I’ve just adapted your recipe for my son who is gluten, wheat, egg, soya AND dairy free – and it’s STILL delicious!!!

      Just use the following substitutions:

      Doves Farm Self Raising Flour (gluten free – Sainsburys and other supermarkets) – instead of normal SR flour

      Bournville Cocoa poweder – 2 tablespoons
      Sugar – 2 tablespoons
      Both the above instead of the hot chocolate

      Orgran Egg Replacer – for the egg

      Everything else stays the same. Believe me – it’s delicious!

      Thanks SO much for the suggestion!

      Reply
  3. Ruth says

    18/10/2009 at 3:48 pm

    Try adding small chunks of plain chocolate to the mix at the last minute. You’ll get little pockets of melted chocolate gooey-ness. Mmmmmm

    Reply
  4. Ruth says

    03/02/2010 at 4:32 pm

    Today I tried Cake-in-a-mug with fresh raspberries. I used spray oil to coat the inside of the mug which I layered with a few crushed raspberries at the bottom, mixed the ingredients in another bowl with some more raspberries in the mixture, and hey presto. Delicious. What have you added to your Cake-in-a-mug to spice it up?

    Reply

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