mug cake recipe
abstract
imagine: you're a college student during the covid-19 pandemic, and
you want something nice to eat. it's friday night, and while you could
socialize with the people eating dinner in the common room, you've got
a physics problem set due at midnight. alas!
before you get working on physics, you've got just enough time to throw
together some type of dessert. you saw some recipes for mug cakes on the internet,
but they all have one or two ingredients that you lack. you've got some flour
and eggs left over from last week when you tried to make dumplings and failed,
and there are also some random ingredients in the kitchen, but that's about it.
so do you try to make a mug cake with the odd assortment of ingredients at hand?
the answer is yes.
ingredients
- an egg
- pinch of baking powder/baking soda
- some sort of oil (melted butter, vegetable oil, olive oil)
- pinch of salt
- four big spoonfuls of flour
- two big spoonfuls of sugar
- some milk or plant-based milk (optional)
The ingredients and quantities are intentionally vague because it doesn't
really matter, as long as the mug cake rises when cooked, and as long as it tastes alright.
You can also add any other flavorful things you have at hand, like spices,
vanilla extract, cocoa powder, et cetera.
the process
- Put your ingredients into the mug. The order in which you do this doesn't matter,
but mind that the egg is cracked before you add it in.
- Use a fork or equivalent implement to whisk the mixture until it's creamy
and homogeneous.
- Microwave for ~60 seconds, or until the cake rises too high.
- Eat the cake. Don't worry if it's imperfect, just make sure it tastes good.
- Do your physics homework, I guess?