EASY cake

[Pooky]

I want to make an easy quick chocolate cake that is very nice.
Anyone got a super good recipe?

Please don't just google a good recipe and post it, I want one that has been tried by you.

 

[HavocXphere]

There is a recipe for making that in a mug + microwave. Forgot the details though.

 

[Pooky]

That microwave one is gross.

 

[AvatarS]

The microwave one is gross.

The one that's really easy and that I can remember:
Beat 2 eggs + 1/2 cup sugar till light and fluffy. Add 3/4 cup flour, 1.5 level tsp baking powder, pinch of salt and cocoa (I don't measure this - 1-3 tbs), alternating with 1/4 cup oil and 1/4 cup boiling water, and mix until all combined. Bake until done (sorry, I can't give times because it varies based on where you are, your oven, etc and I don't actually remember time. Just check when it's done, should be around 30-40 min).

 

[blunomore]

Can people just stop using a microwave to cook and bake, please? FFS, that is what ovens are there for.

 

[Azbubu]

Can people just stop using a microwave to cook and bake, please? FFS, that is what ovens are there for.

Err, the 5 minute cake-in-a-mug isn't really the pinnacle of baking. It's more of a novelty cake. :erm:

 

[NomNom]

Can people just stop using a microwave to cook and bake, please? FFS, that is what ovens are there for.

But it's quicker

 

[blunomore]

Err, the 5 minute cake-in-a-mug isn't really the pinnacle of baking. It's more of a novelty cake. :erm:

But it's quicker

It's fundamentally wrong to "bake" or "cook" in a microwave oven! IMO, of course

 

[bwana]

A few years back I asked my grandmother to share her recipe...

 

[cerebus]

Quick super easy cake recipes are not really any better or cheaper from store bought. It's only worth baking if you can make something that tastes better than Pick n Pay, at least IMO. The comforting thing is it's not difficult to exceed supermarket standards.