Microwave chocolate cake?

On a random search on soompi I found I recipe for cake you can prepare and cook in five minutes, using a microwave! I'm a lover of all things sweet so naturally I was very excited when I found this. I decided to try it today for lunch and here are the results! I've also included the recipe and some pictures to accompany the steps. To be honest it doesn't look very appealing and the texture was a little inconsistent throughout with some parts being softer, some denser, some chewy...yeahh the cake can DEFINITELY be improved XD BUT! It did taste like chocolate cake ^^ I'm one of those people who will eat pretty much anything, even if it looks gross. As long as it tastes okay-ish, I will eat it :D

WHAT I USED

4 tablespoons self raising flour

4 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 egg

3 tablespoons semi skimmed milk

3 tablespoons coconut oil

WHAT I DID

First mix together all the dry ingredients in a mug.

I chose a larger sized mug.

The original soompi post showed a cake that was spilling out of the cup

(upwards though, might I add!)

So yeah I wanted to avoid a messy end, just in case XD

Crack in your egg and mix.

mmm...yummy XD

Yeahh the mixture is a little dry so it's time to add your milk and oil!

I didn't take a picture of this step, I'm very aware of how clumsy I am plus the oil was going all over the table and my hands so I didn't dare bring my phone near XD 

Words of warning, it's very disgusting when you try to incorporate the oil into the mix. There's a LOT of oil but keep mixing and eventually the batter will come together :3 I would suggest adding less oil but I'm not sure how it will affect the cake, trial and error eh? : )

Soooo mix it all up and you'll get this!

I switched to a bigger spoon. Using a teaspoon proved too difficult.

Now just bung it in the microwave, set it to high and blast it for about 3 to 4 minutes.

I actually left mine in for 4 minutes, stabbed it with a knife and found the batter 

around the edges of the cup still slimy so I cooked it for another 30 seconds.

And the results!

The upper surface actually looked quite nice, but turn it upside down..

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Why the hell is it so cratered?! XD

Last step, NOM ON IT :D

I actually enjoyed the whole process of making the cake, it's definitely a fun activity to do when you're bored or want something sweet to nom on but can't find anything suitable ^^ It does take a littlemore than five minutes to prepare and cook though considering you have to spoon everything into the cup and mix it all up. I made my life easier and used measuring spoons. Those things are amazing, you must get a set!

Also, I'm not sure if this cake will taste good when it's cold. I ate all of mine in one sitting :D

I actually think this cake MIGHT carry some health benefits too...cocoa powder contains antioxidants after all and I used coconut oil because of all its amazing health benefits (such as helping digestion and metabolism and maintaining cholesterol levels).

After a little further reading on the forum, someone suggested adding 3 tablespoons of nutella to the mix and cooking it for 1.5 minutes. Need to try this one out ^^

End of post! Hope you had fun reading it, and please let me know if you do try it! ^^

Here's the link to the original soompi forum if you want to check it out, click here : )

Jia

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