I know I am late to the party but how much fun are microwave mug cakes? A handful of ingredients, a few minutes prep, a quick blast in the micro and blam! Dessert is ready.
Microwave mug cakes are so super dooper easy that Misses 8 and 10 can make them in an ad break – and eat them just as quickly.
Mug cakes, like buses, wait for no (wo)man so don’t think you can make this and eat it in half an hour. These cakes are instant gratification in a mug and need to be consumed as soon as they are ready. Leave them sitting around and you’ll be having a lemon-flavoured cloth for dessert. Please, don’t let that happen. Have your cream or ice-cream at the ready, add a dollop the second that microwave dings, grab your spoon and enjoy.
Always under-cook microwave cakes, rather than over-cooking, as they will continue to cook after you have removed them from the micro.
I would love to try this lemon microwave mug cake with orange zest and juice next time, just for a change. But while my mother-in-law’s lemon tree continues its bountiful harvest it is lemon all the way for the Hungry Household.
And even though this is a microwave mug recipe, I cheated and used a small ceramic bowl. I thought it would look pretty in the photo for this post. This recipe made one bowl size, or it will make two mug size servings.
As a serving suggestion try adding a few of my lovely lemon heart cookies: https://thehungrymum.com/2016/07/12/butter-lemon-heart-cookies/
GATHER:
3 tablespoons self-raising flour
3 tablespoons caster sugar
Grated zest of one small lemon
1 egg
2 tablespoon canola oil
2 teaspoon lemon juice
LET’S GET TO IT:
Grease a 400 mL big mug or ramekin with non-stick cooking spray.
In a medium jug whisk together the flour, sugar and zest, then whisk in the wet ingredients and gently stir until just combined.
Pour into mug and cook for 80 seconds on high.
Remove and check – it may require another 10 seconds depending on how powerful your microwave is.
Eat immediately.
Here’s Popcorn the mini schnauzer seeing what’s going on :
Here’s Popcorn the mini schnauzer coming to check on what’s happening!
the hungry mum 
Yum! I love lemon! 😀
Love the doggy image!
Thanks 🙂 Popcorn loves watching my every move!
I have a bad (good?) feeling that this is going to turn into a nightly treat in my house. Oh my yuummmm.
Yea, the problem with simple to make sweet recipes is sometimes they are TOO quick and easy to make 😉
Yes! Haha… oh well! 🙂
Looks wonderful! Seems like Popcorn thinks so too 😉
Cheers! I’m sure she was hoping for a little sample 😉
I miss my lemon tree but I have blossom on the newly planted one “lots of lemons”. Hope it lives up to its name.
You can’t beat picking a lemon straight from the tree – they are so fresh and full of flavour.
Love the little heart cookie! This sounds delicious, can’t wait to try (no one else at home enjoys lemon treats as much as I do so cake for one seems the way to go!)
I noticed Cake in a Mug cake mixes at Woollies the other day – sounds interesting?!!!
Thanks! Really – a mix for mug cakes?! That is grim! Look how short the ingredient list is – why would anyone buy a packet mix?!
Lol it was grim, yes!!! I did a lot of pointing and laughing while people looked at me funny!
I luuurve mug cakes! They’ve saved me many a night when I’ve needed emergency cake 😉
Popcorn is too cute and so well trained. My dogs would have devoured the cake without a doubt. This is something on my to do list 🙂
Hehehe! Like me, Popcorn doesn’t have a sweet tooth. Don’t stand between her and some scrambled eggs though!
A few years ago, I found and made a chocolate mug cake. It was far too accessible and I made one about every other night, I had to put an end to it and haven’t made one since. And now I see your lemon cake. I’m doomed. Doomed I tell you! 😀
Yes, the downside to quick and easy dessert is that they are – you guessed it – a bit TOO quick and easy to make 🙂 I think with all the walking you did on your recent sojourn you should be just fine to continue with your mug cake addiction #ImNotADoctor
Love the hashtag! LOL
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Wow! Delicious and beautyful!
thanks so much 🙂