Several months ago Wes and I were making cookies, and he thought it would be a good idea to heat up some cookie dough in the microwave. The goal was to get warm cookie dough, but instead he cooked it into a cookie! Perhaps this is obvious to most people, but it gave me the idea to try and create a quick cake you could make in the microwave for those late-night cravings. It took several attempts with different ingredient ratios and cook times, but I think I’ve got it down!
The texture is a little different than “normal” cake – a bit spongier I would say {but not in a gross/squishy kind of way.} When you add the creamy frosting, however it becomes much less noticeable. This dessert is the perfect size to split without feeling like you’re missing out {but no judgement if you eat it all yourself!}
5-Minute Cake
SUPPLIES
- 1 16 oz baking dish or mug
- small bowl
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 egg
- 1 TBS butter melted
- 1 TBS oil
- 2 TBS milk
- 3 TBS sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla
- ⅔ cup GF baking blend eg cup4cup or Pamela's
- 1 TBS coco powder optional, for chocolate flavor
Frosting
- 1 TBS butter melted
- 1 tsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 cup powdered sugar add slowly until desired thickness is achieved
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients for cake in a small bowl, then scrape into a greased 16oz baking dish with a spatula. (Can combine directly in dish, but may be harder to stir)
- Cook for 2 minutes in the microwave {check with toothpick if you’re unsure of “done-ness” – it will come out clean if it’s done!}
- After the cake is done, you can let it sit in the dish for a couple minutes while you make the frosting, or dump it out on a plate to help it cool even faster. Either way, after the cake has cooled a couple of minutes, frost that baby up and enjoy!
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5 Comments
Motherrimmy
June 13, 2012 at 2:57 amLove this easy GF treat. Anything with a handful of ingredients I can handle. 🙂
Kate @ Discover. Create. Live.
June 13, 2012 at 2:53 pmagreed! I love keeping cooking as simple as possible 🙂
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GlossyLala
June 18, 2012 at 10:08 pmNice blog,yummy recipe.
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Happy blogging!
Kate @ Discover. Create. Live.
June 19, 2012 at 8:30 pmThanks so much! I will definitely check it out asap 🙂