5 Minute Spice Cake in Microwave

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⏱ 5 mins 🍽 2 serving(s) 🏷 Dessert

This recipe creates a single spice cake for two people using a microwave, taking only five minutes from start to finish. It blends flour, cocoa, and a mix of warming spices like ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. The batter is quickly mixed with brown sugar, oil, molasses, water, and an egg before being cooked. The finished cake is ideal served slightly warm with a dollop of ice cream, whipped cream, or a raisin sauce.

5 Minute Spice Cake in Microwave

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/16 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
  • 1/16 teaspoon clove, ground
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 tablespoon molasses, unsulfured
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 egg

Method

  1. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and brown sugar in a microwave-safe bowl that holds 4 cups, mixing thoroughly.
  2. Pour in the oil, molasses, water and egg, then stir the mixture until it is well combined.
  3. Cook the batter in the microwave for 3 minutes.
  4. Allow the cake to cool for a short time before serving alongside ice cream, whipping cream, or raisin sauce.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium148100 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDessert
AuthorWiGal