Cake in mug.

So here is my second post of the Christmas holidays! I haven't had much time to bake since coming home but I did manage to fit something in before the end of term. In my halls, we have a small pantry equipped with fridge, toaster and microwave. So - quite naturally - I decided to make microwave cake. This is quite a simple recipe and may not provide the most exciting of blog posts but it still tasted pretty good! So here you have it. . . cake in a mug!

  

Ingredients 

1 large mug
4 tablespoons plain flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips
A couple of drops of vanilla essence

Method

1) Add dry ingredients to mug and mix.

2) Add the egg.

3) Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. 

4) Add chocolate chips and vanilla essence

5) Place mug in the microwave & cook for 2½ to 3 min at 1,000 watts.

6) Cake rises over the top of the mug, but it reduces. If it still looks a bit sticky. . .put in the microwave for another 30 seconds or so. It depends on the microwave!

8) Remove from microwave, allow cake to cool and then tip out onto a plate. 

Cake in mug number two. . .

So there you have it! Cake in a mug! I'm not so sure about what to bake for my next post . . . but I'll think of something. Stay tuned!

Christmas + Cake + Choirboys

Hello there. I must first apologise for my severe lack of blogging. I have just completed my first term at university and unfortunately, I did not have so much time for baking. BUT... I am now back home for Christmas and hope to make up for lost time! My food experiences have been limited as I have been living in catered halls. However, as you will see in the next two blogs, I managed to find some ways around it!

Just before the end of term, I went to a Christmas cake decorating workshop set up by the university. There were 10 of us in all - I think 10 more than they expected - so a good turn out all in all. 

You'll have to bear in mind...I did NOT make the cake, nor did I ice it...so perhaps this isn't worthy to go on the blog - but this is all the material I have! I did, however, make some rather cute (or perhaps creepy) little fondant icing choirboys.

I really enjoyed making them and it has certainly put me in good spirits for the holidays! It was also nice to see other peoples' creations - however unusual they may have been! Take a look. . .

And now for some alternative designs. I think these were a bit more creative. . .

And so that was Christmas cake decorating! I'll be posting another blog very soon - so look out for it! And let's just say that it involves a microwave and a mug.