Are microwave cakes safe to eat?

Are microwave mug cakes safe to eat? Yes! Mug cakes are completely safe to consume . Just make sure to microwave them long enough for the cake batter to cook completely!

How many calories in a triple chocolate mug cake?

An easy recipe for a healthy chocolate mug cake with chocolate chips & a dark chocolate drizzle. Ready in 10 minutes & only 126 calories !

Why are mug cakes popular?

A mug cake offers a quick on-the-spot delicacy and is so simple you really don't even need a kitchen.

Why can't you put rice cakes in the microwave?

Warning! Never microwave rice cakes without something moist on top of them or you will cause a fire ! Never ever put them in a toaster or toaster oven!

Why is my mug cake rubbery?

A rubbery mug cake is indicative of being overcooked, or incorrect measurements . Please be precise with the measurements and stop cooking once the cake is soft but not wet on the top.

How many calories are in a halo top triple chocolate cake?

Chocolate lovers rejoice! This non-dairy, decadent flavour combines rich chocolate ice cream with pieces of fudgy chocolate cake for only 380 calories per tub .

What is the nutritional value of a mug cake?

Nutrition Facts For One Chocolate Mug Cake: Calories: 180 with oil, or 124 without . Fat: 8g with oil, or 1.5g without . Carbs: 28g .

How many calories in a mug of hot chocolate made with water?

Cocoa Mix Powder Prepared With Water Hot Chocolate (1 oz packet with 6 fl oz water) contains 23.8g total carbs, 22.7g net carbs, 1.1g fat, 1.9g protein, and 113 calories .

Why is my mug cake so dry?

Many protein mug cake recipes suffer from dryness because they don't contain enough fat . They use wheat or oat flour, protein powder, and no eggs or oils. Naturally, it's going to be very dry with these ingredients.

Can you eat mug cakes cold?

This cake is perfect as is or with a little dollop of something special on top like whipped cream, melted peanut butter, or a little spread of frosting. However you decide to eat it: hot or cold, with toppings or without ; you're going to be so thankful you've got this quick and easy desert in your repertoire!

Why does mug cake become hard?

Leaving the cake inside the microwave after baking - Overheating the cake is one of the reasons why your cake turns out to be hard and tight.

Is baking in microwave safe?

The simple answer is yes. You can use your microwave as an oven, but it has to be a convection microwave . A microwave with a convection mode functions like any regular oven and can be used to bake bread, cakes, cookies, or anything else you would want to bake.

Is it normal to microwave cake?

Yes, you read that right. You can make any cake you like in a microwave . Even in microwaves, some of you might have convection microwaves and some of you might have non convection microwaves. Majority of people think that baking a cake in a microwave can only be done in a convection microwave but that is just not true.

Is a cake tin microwave safe?

The cardinal rule of micro-baking is this: NEVER, ever, ever put metal in the microwave . And this means all standard baking trays, cake tins and loaf tins. There will be sparks, things might explode – and your baking will absolutely not turn out ok. So it's worth getting yourself some proper kit.

What is the difference between a microwave and a baking oven cake?

Generally, microwaves cook food faster than ovens . This is because electromagnetic radiation directly heats molecules inside your food, rapidly reheating it in minutes or even seconds. With convection microwaves, baking a cake only takes 7-12 minutes whereas with ovensit can take 30-60 minutes.

Best Ever Healthy Chocolate Microwave Mug Cake | Slimming World Friendly Recipe - Fatgirlskinny.net | Slimming Recipes, Healthy Eating & Weight Loss (2024)

by Fatgirlskinny · May 6, 2016

This microwave Chocolate Mug Cake will become your new obsession; it’s the easiest and fastest way to make dessert for one or two, and you wont believe how delicious it is! It is the perfect sweet tooth, late night kinda cake for only 2.5 Syns when following the Slimming World plan.

Best Ever Healthy Chocolate Microwave Mug Cake | Slimming World Friendly Recipe - Fatgirlskinny.net | Slimming Recipes, Healthy Eating & Weight Loss (1)

Over the years, I’ve fallen victim to dry, dense, chewy and rubbery healthy mug cakes that promised to be delicious but are more like a chocolate flavoured omelette!

If you are craving a sweet chocolate treat don’t reach for a 5 Syn chocolate bar that will giving you no filling power whatsoever. Reach for this 2.5 Syn recipe that will keep you fuller for longer and seriously satisfy the craving!

Why you’ll love this recipe….

Tastes delicious
Very quick and easy to make
Low Syn
Healthy
Perfect for all of the family

Is this recipe Slimming World friendly?

Of course…

2 Syns for the Option Hot Chocolate
0.5 A Syn for 1 Teaspoon of Flour

Low Syn serving suggestions….

Halo Top Icecream
Mullerlight Banana and Custard
Spoonful of Nutella
Fresh Strawberries or Raspberries

Batch Cook – Storage Information

Fridge: This cake tastes best straight away.
Reheat: This cake tastes best straight away.
Freezer:Not suitable for freezing.

Print Pin

Chocolate Microwave Mug Cake

Slimming World Syns: 2.5 Syns*

Weight Watchers Points: Coming Soon

Calories: 145

Course Dessert, Snack

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 minute minute

Total Time 6 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Ingredients

11g Options Hot Chocolate, Any Flavour (or 1 Sachet, Any flavour)
1 tsp White Flour, Self Raising
1 Large Egg
2 tbsp Plain Quark
½ tsp Vanilla Essence
1 Level tsp Granulated Sweetener

Instructions

Add hot chocolate, flour and sweetener into a microwave friendly mug.
Make a small well in the powder and add the egg, quark and vanilla essence. Mix well to form a paste.
Place into the microwave for 1 minute for a soggy gooey cake. Cook for a further 1 minute for a firmer cake.
See Also
Two Ingredient Dough Recipe (No Yeast) - Cook it Real Good Victory Borscht: An Easy Oil-Free Wartime Recipe 13 Delicata Squash Recipes + Produce Guide

Notes

*Slimming World Syns and Weight Watchers Points are all approximate and estimated by thefatgirlskinny.net team. They have not been verified by an official source.

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Kayleigh says:
January 19, 2020 at 8:54 pm
Hello, is there a substitute for the quark? I want to like it but I’m really not a fan. I don’t if it means a few extra syns x
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- Fatgirlskinny says:
  January 19, 2020 at 9:33 pm
  The quark is being used to create a cake mixture, you cannot taste it in the cake, it is disguised very well.
  The same as you add egg but the mixture doesn’t taste of raw egg 🙂 Give it a try..
  Failing that you could try fat free natural yogurt but I cannot comment how it would work.
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Macy says:
May 25, 2020 at 9:30 pm
What sweetener can I use that I dont have to order off the internet. Is the sweetener even necessary?? Thx
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- Fatgirlskinny says:
  May 25, 2020 at 11:04 pm
  Hi there
  You can buy granulated sweetener in any standard supermarket.. i.e candarel, or supermarket own make.
  I would suggest using the sweetener yes
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Niki says:
November 3, 2020 at 1:16 am
So we don’t have quark in supermarkets in New Zealand! What can be substituted?
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- Fatgirlskinny says:
  November 3, 2020 at 3:15 pm
  Sadly I have not found anything else that works as well as Quark. Sorry x
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Clare Bowyer says:
January 25, 2021 at 7:46 pm
I made this tonight and had it on its own straight out of the mug and still a bit gooey. It was AMAZING, I loved it! Cant believe its only 2.5 syns!! Cant wait to try different serving suggestions and flavoured options.
Thankyou for the recipe ? x
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- Fatgirlskinny says:
  January 26, 2021 at 10:46 am
  Yummy in a mug x
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Fiona says:
January 15, 2022 at 3:58 pm
Could I use 11g of cocoa powder instead of the options, thanks
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- Fatgirlskinny says:
  January 15, 2022 at 4:03 pm
  You are welcome to try but would need to Syn accordingly.. I don’t feel it would work out the same however. Options contains more than just cocoa powder. The other ingredients help this case to work.
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Kathy Honey says:
February 26, 2022 at 1:36 pm
Wow just had this for lunch, I enjoyed it
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Katherine Jarratt says:
May 1, 2022 at 8:55 pm
The options must make the difference I think. Used a different hot chocolate and it was still chocolate omelette. Much more anemic looking than the pics here. Not terrible but not sure it was worth the syns.
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