"Desperation" is another name for each cupcake familiar to everyone in a cup, which is being prepared in a microwave for a few minutes. The name of the delicacy completely justifies the technology of its preparation, designed for the most inexperienced culinary specialists. Fortunately, during the existence of this recipe, variations in its preparation have appeared so much that it can compete quite confidently with its full-fledged colleagues cooked in the oven.
Cake "Despair" - recipe
Classic (if such a term can be applied to a new-fangled dish), the recipe for the cake "Despair" contains cocoa powder in its composition. From the version with cocoa and we suggest starting, and later go to a variety of variations.
Ingredients:
- flour - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- butter - 25 g;
- granulated sugar - 35 g;
- egg - 1 piece;
- cocoa powder - 15 g;
- milk - 35 ml;
- baking powder - 1/4 tsp;
- chocolate (optional) - 40 g.
Preparation
Before making the cupcake "Hopelessness", in a separate bowl, mix all the dry ingredients from the list. Whisk the egg with milk and melted butter. Add the liquid to the dry ingredients, mix and get a thick dough, which, if desired, can be added to the broken chocolate pieces. Visually estimate the volume of the dough and choose a mug in which the dough will take no more than 2/3. Set the maximum power on your microwave and set the timer for a minute and a half. Check the availability and increase the time, if necessary, according to the features of the device.
Cake "Despair" - recipe in a microwave oven
Cupcake in a mug is a favorite of lazy cooks not only because it is prepared in a few minutes, but also because after cooking it will be necessary to wash only one mug, in which, actually, and baked delicacy.
Here we decided to diversify the habitual version of the recipe with cocoa with a small amount of chocolate paste, which will turn an ordinary biscuit into a sort of fondue.
Ingredients:
- flour - 35 g;
- cocoa powder 20 g;
- sugar - 35 g;
- milk - 75 ml;
- chocolate paste - 15 g;
- baking powder - 1/4 tsp.
Preparation
Place all the ingredients, except the chocolate paste, in a medium-sized mug. Whisk all the ingredients until they are combined together. Make sure that the dough does not fill the mug completely, otherwise it will flow out through the edges during cooking. In the finished dough, dip a spoonful of chocolate paste and place everything in the microwave. Cook at maximum power for about one and a half to two minutes.
Cupcake "Hopelessness" without cocoa and milk in a mug
Amazingly lush and wet, the cupcake "Despair" cooked without milk, but with the addition of kefir, is obtained. Instead of cocoa in this recipe, we will use instant coffee.
Ingredients:
- flour - 65 g;
- sugar - 45 g;
- instant coffee - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- yoghurt - 35 ml;
- oil - 30 ml;
- egg - 1 piece;
- baking powder - 1/2 tsp.
Preparation
The egg is sent to the mug first, which must be beaten with yogurt and powdered sugar. Next, pour in the oil, add coffee with flour and baking powder, and whisk the ingredients repeatedly. Note that it is required to achieve only the uniformity of the mixture, to over-beat the ingredients, oversaturating the dough with oxygen, is unnecessary, otherwise the cake will come out too porous, pour over the edges, and after extraction it will immediately settle. Place the mug at 900 watts per minute and check the readiness with a wooden skewer. Depending on the volume of the mug and the features of your device, you may need to continue cooking for up to 30 seconds.