Microwave Cupcake
This is a 2 minute wonder. Another fantastic recipe for kids to do with very little help.
Another of my Cheater Recipes…
I am the kind who uses the microwave only for heating & defrosting. Rarely do I cook in the microwave. But this particular day, after lunch the kids proclaimed with sad faces that they wished they had some chocolate cake for dessert. I kinda felt sorry for them; there was nothing at home other than some fruits & raisins to make those sweet teeth happy. Google to the rescue, as usual & I found a cute red cup with a cup cake in it at Coffee & Vanilla & made it right away, with slight changes… yes it was indeed a 2 minute magic, especially when those 2 pairs of eyes sparkled to see a rising cake in the microwave! This is more of a cake in a cup than the little cupcakes in paper cups in the traditional sense. However it is not impossible to bake them in the traditional form.
Few Notes about this cake before I go to the recipe:
This is not like an oven baked cake; it is far from moist & dense, but pretty hollow & spongy in texture.
Eaten without any ice cream or sauce, it tastes a lot like a thick sponge cookie, but what the heck! how does it matter? it is a chocolate cake. At the end of the recipe is a list of ideas to how this cake might be enjoyed by adults too…
Microwave Cup Cake
Ingredients: (makes 1 Coffee Mug Cup Cake)
- 3 Tablespoons Plain Flour
- 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon powder (Optional)
- 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 2 Tablespoons Caster Sugar (more or less)
- 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- 1 Egg
- 2 Tablespoons Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Milk or Orange Juice ( I used orange juice)
- Dusting sugar, ice cream, or some sauce / syrup to serve (Optional)
Preparation:Combine & Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl. Pour content in a coffee mug.
Cook for about 2.5 minutes on full power in microwave. (Cooking time may vary a little with the powe of microwave)
Mine oozed out a little bit while cooking in the microwave… but no harm done.
Dust with icing sugar or serve better with some sauce, custard or ice cream on a side.
Some ways to serve this:
Serve warm with Ice Cream
Serve topped with some sauce – fudge, chocolate, caramel, compotes, anything you fancy
Cut into thick cookie circles, soak it with orange liquor or rum (any booze or if you do not do booze use some kind of juice), layer it with whipped cream & chocolate shavings, fresh berries or fruity syrup/compotes - this is my favorite!! It is quick & makes a wonderfully elegant dessert!
Sending the cup cake to Microwave Potluck Party, hosted by Srivalli herself at Cooking 4 all Seasons.
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August 20th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Love and can eat chocolate in any form!I am drooling all over …
August 20th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
What a great mommy! Pass me a cup please.
August 20th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Soma,what a fine morning to witness such a cute wonder..!! loved the idea and its so comfortable an idea to see..would love to do this asap..great pictures..Thanks..
August 20th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
I had tried a microwave brownie long back..now this looks cute in the cup..n girlie I know u took small cup to make it ooze out..aesthetic pic sense eh..chori pakad gayi..lol..nyhow ur kids are lucky to have a mom like u..:)
August 20th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
That is the cutest cupcake if I ever saw one. Its 11.30 at night and I am drooling over it. Make it tmrw
August 20th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
I love LOVE love the first pic..truly tempting..:).I started my baking adventures by baking in the MW,but havent tried this wonder cake..should try it..soon..:)
August 21st, 2009 at 1:09 am
This is amazing! I definitely want to try this
Thanks for sharing.
August 21st, 2009 at 1:43 am
Love the recipe,perfect for me especially when I back to College & have no time to make dessert
Thank you for sharing.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:04 am
Soma,jus made this..Dont have to say how cute it is..Bad luck that i lost my cam..mine didnt spill and is in a funny shape and my daughter have kept it on the table to jus see and enjoy..!! lol.Soma,this is cheating was a poke on my brain..See what all cheating am goin to do with this..thank you sooooo much..
August 21st, 2009 at 2:19 am
Looks like a must try recipe..very nice..
August 21st, 2009 at 3:00 am
wow!! soma ye cup cake look pretty
i don usually use my microwave oven to bake any cakes. but i shud give a try to bake some cute cup cake like these next time 
cheers!!
August 21st, 2009 at 3:07 am
Ooooo that looks soooo good Soma! love the second last click! i havent baked anything in micro as yet , always thought wud never work out…i m so gonna try this
August 21st, 2009 at 3:19 am
Thats absolutely droolworthy and really quick to make.
August 21st, 2009 at 5:06 am
A great idea for a quick dessert! My daughter would love it!
August 21st, 2009 at 5:12 am
Very interesting. I’ve seen this before and though it sounds very easy to make, I haven’t had the courage to try it. LOL.
August 21st, 2009 at 5:28 am
Absolutely droolworthy,Soma.Love the way yu used the mw.I too have plans for a cake .the cup cakes are perfect.The mw items are always slightly drier than the normal oven counterparts
August 21st, 2009 at 5:32 am
This is one smart idea Soma. I will be a star in my kids’ eyes if I did this! Looks fantastic.
August 21st, 2009 at 5:51 am
Soma,
What a great idea! Looks wonderful!
August 21st, 2009 at 6:00 am
Looks superb , awesome clicks..Its really a 2 min magic
August 21st, 2009 at 7:06 am
This is calling out to me insistently – I saw this on another blog and promised myself I’d try it. Didn’t.
I’ll probably do it at least to dredge the top with sugar, with the little ‘dredger’ I treated myself to at a kitchenware store on my recent trip!!!
August 21st, 2009 at 7:24 am
Love the 2 min recipe, I can have my choc fix anytime now!
August 21st, 2009 at 7:52 am
wow!! Thats amazingggg!!
August 21st, 2009 at 8:46 am
Soma ,Im supposed to be on a healthy diet,revamping my eating habits and pantry .. and just like the espresso..which I never gave up , I am thinking of making it after lunch today ! What the heck , today is friday and I deserve a treat !
Dee, a bite won’t hurt:-D
August 21st, 2009 at 9:09 am
I have exactly the same spoons (from Croatia):)))
August 21st, 2009 at 9:44 am
I’ve just made this for my sister and it does work! Wonderfully, actually .. it’s not the best cake ever, and if you don’t eat it straight away it will get a bit on the tough and chewey side. Other than that though, it’s perfect for a quick chocolate fix
August 21st, 2009 at 11:16 am
That looks pretty! I make my 2 minute coffee cake often. will try this next time.
August 21st, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Soma, I’ve made this too- well not this recipe, but one from my folder of bookmarked recipes. It is good when you need something sweet for a quick fix. The texture of the cup cake though is nothing like that of one baked in the oven and it’s a little too dry. But since it’s something that can be put together in a jiffy, I’m willing to ignore that little fact.
As always, lovely pics!
I so agree with you. But it does satisfy sudden cravings, & my kids had it with Vanilla ice cream & were pretty happy with it. it does work really well when you do something with it.. as i have mentioned in the post.. the last one. it soaks up really well becoz lf the spongy texture. My next experiment will be to see if i can figure out to make it a little bit more moist.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Your recipes seem quite simple to make
Lovely way of serving the cake to guests ,each having their own bowl..that too in minutes..cool.
August 21st, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Wow this looks great!!
August 21st, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Eita darun to, sure hit hobey
August 21st, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Very nice recipe Soma (as usual). Good one for those odd hour cravings!
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:21 am
Amazing pictures and what a yummy recipe! I have got to try this with ice cream.
August 22nd, 2009 at 11:30 am
Oh my..that’s looks so fab….click is cool….
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:20 am
That looks so delicious, and so very easy! I’ll try this out! You have a wonderful space here..
August 24th, 2009 at 2:06 am
my sis makes these too but i have never tried. i am like you, i use MW only to heat
August 24th, 2009 at 9:39 am
AH-MA-ZING. That’s really all that needs to be said. I’ve struggled with making cake lately, but this looks like something I could easily do. Thank you
August 24th, 2009 at 11:15 am
WOW is the word for this recipe!!
I am so making it soon..hopefully today. my kids would love some quick fixes like this!
August 24th, 2009 at 11:28 am
The kiddo loved this Soma, it was a bit chewy(as some readers have said) but 5 year olds don’t mind such petty discomforts
. She loved it with ice cream
Now I am forwarding it to a colleague.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
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August 25th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Wow, now that’s one chocolate cake I would be more than glad to eat, oven baked or not! I bet your kids enjoyed it to the last crumb. Good pics!
August 31st, 2009 at 6:05 am
My kids and hubby loved this Soma. Pretty hollow and dense, but still was a tasty chocolate cake. Kids loved to watch it rising in the MW. Indeed a 2 minute wonder!
Will be making this more often.
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:35 am
Can’t wait to try this out…looks fab
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September 15th, 2009 at 4:39 am
Lovely cake, I will definitly try this out for my son.
I liked your site and also wanted to add that the “About” section is wonderful- it is one of the best I have come across
I am new to the cooking world- as you will see I have not put up any sweet/baking product on my blog- have not really tried any of those. Hope to take a clue from here and try- will keep you posted.
Thank you very much Aparna:-)
November 1st, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I love these cakes but you gotta eat ‘em right away. They’re not that great cold. have you tried making it in a bigger bowl do it serves more people? just wondering if it would work.
November 13th, 2009 at 11:40 am
I just shared a link to this post on my blog
http://www.thelittlefoodie.com/2009/11/weekly-round-up-breakfast-recipe-ideas.html
I love this idea.
January 11th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Looks simple and tasty…!
April 16th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
When I first saw this recipe, I was really intrigued. Not only did it look cute, but it was a quick chocolate treat. However, when I tried the recipe I was sorely disappointed. The flavor was bland and the texture (which I must say you did mention above) was less than appealing. I even tried it a second time, tweaking the amount of sugar and a few other things and came out with only a slightly better product. I’d rather go to the effort required to make Wacky Cake or cookies.
On the bright side, it is still a cute idea, and perhaps I’ll pull it out again in the future and tweak it some more to see if I can at least improve the flavor. Thanks for the idea!
I do agree with you that it does not measure up to a “real” cake, BUT this is 5 min compared to a few hours of effort. We rarely have this cake by itself. What works best for us is to soak it up with some liqueur (Some juice for kids) and then layer it with cream and fruits . (we mostly do it like a black forest/chocolate cake with cherries and cream). The texture is dry and it soaks up juice/or liquid very well like a sponge cake. Ad they make real good small individual cakes.
April 17th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
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April 17th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Thanks for your response. If you are interested I posted a recipe to my blog today that is a microwave cake more along the lines of what I was looking for in terms of texture and taste.
April 24th, 2010 at 1:43 am
THIS IS SOO GOOD! and fast to make! – A KEEPER!
i substituted the oil with butter. melted the butter and threw in abt 2stablespoons of chocolate chips (and allowed it to melt in the butter) to make the cake more chocolatey taste, as i felt cocoa powder alone wldnt have a strong enough chocolate taste!
Only regret was that i think it was over-cooked and it wasnt as moist as i wanted it to be! Probably cause my microwave’s temp is very high. would reduce it to 1.5-2 mins next time.
This cake is kind of dry, just to let you know, unlike the regular baked cake. That is the reason I have given options to soak it or side it with something. I love the changes you have made!
April 27th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Wow!!! I just read this 10 mins ago, made it and woke my teenagers up (so excited) and we all had cake! Have got to make this for DH tomorrow, but has a real sweet tooth, so will increase the sugar. Great stuff this.
Happy that you liked it
It is not so perfect, but worth the 3 minutes!! great for kids.
Cheers
Soma
April 27th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Oh, the time where I am is 10.43pm; we’re in the Caribbean.
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:51 am
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May 15th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Looks yummy!!!…
June 3rd, 2010 at 12:14 am
Love this – i know what you mean by the ‘i want cake now’ feeling – not just kids – we adults are attacked by such feelings once in a while and I’ve tried to put a combo of ingredients and bake in a tiny glass bowl – but your results look smashing-bookmarking this for an emergency!
July 1st, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Love this! Yours turned out a bajillion times prettier than mine — I can’t even begin to describe my attempt. Hope you don’t mind if I reblog this here!
July 28th, 2010 at 10:44 am
I just made it for me and my 3 boys. I substituted the sugar with strawberry jam, and it came out wonderfully. to make it 4x, I used 2 eggs in stead of 4 and added another 30 mls of milk to make consistency a little more runny. Brilliant.
August 23rd, 2010 at 2:23 pm
I totally just tried this! Does not take long at all. This is perfect if you need a quick chocolate fix. The end result however not good. The picture shows the cupcake leaked, Mine actually jumped out of my mug haha. It was huge and right next to the mug.
The taste isn’t very good. Its chewy, chewy and chewy. Very dense tasting. Not really like chocolate.