Comments on: Make a Coffee Mug Chocolate Cake in Your Office Microwave

By: Even Bad Cake Is Good Cake « But I Could Be Wrong

Even Bad Cake Is Good Cake « But I Could Be Wrong — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:34:11 +0000

[...] by Billie on January 12th, 2009 So, this cake-in-a-mug recipe has been making the rounds of the food blogs recently, with varying reports as to its success. I have not tried it yet (I’m trying to [...]

By: Danny

Danny — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:02:36 +0000

uh, so I just tried this. It’s actually edible if you have low standards for things you ‘bake’ yourself. It’s definitely not the light and airy type of cake…

so if someone actually is going to do this, go with what moze said above. beat the hell out of the egg first before you add it. get some air into that mother otherwise it’s going to be a really dense cake.

you can also get by with 2.5 min. 3 is for a well-done cake.

By: ambitious

ambitious — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:46:50 +0000

I think I’ll pass and continue drinking the hot chocolate instead. =)

By: arp

arp — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:49:10 +0000

moze, I hope you didn’t read that as if I were questioning your abilities. I sent in the link to zach (there’s another adam on ML, so I’m here as arp). I was just joking about your calling me out on reposting someone’s url rather than coming up with my own idea, not attacking you :)

By: moze

moze — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:41:07 +0000

arp: ???? Just thought I’d present my personal trial with this mug-cake. I might try whipping the egg first for a lighter texture, and cutting down the cooking time slightly to get a ‘molten’ interior.

As far as “original experiences,” I’ve made some lunches in regular by-the-pound delis by buying some egg salad with a few garnishes (cheese, lettuce) and a couple of bagels, and made huge stuffed sandwiches for much less than most places charge. Not as fancy as the “Murrays salami” thing, but a great filling lunch for way under $10.

By: arp

arp — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:19:23 +0000

dub, except you’ll accidentally yield chocolate cake infused with stale fish scent and burnt popcorn.

By: dubbinbklyn

dubbinbklyn — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:09:00 +0000

Finally something to counteract work microwaved fish odor!

By: Danny

Danny — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:52:28 +0000

this looks cool yo. i need to go find some cocoa powder.

By: arp

arp — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:25:24 +0000

yay me!

moze, feel free to come up with some original firsthand experience and send it to me and I’ll be sure to send it to Zach!

By: moze

moze — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:13:52 +0000

BTW, I report from firsthand experience, wisdom-of-random-internet-forums be damned!