Delishus cake in 5 minutes!?!

[shadowfurry23]

No, seriously, chocolate cake in 5 minutes. Here's the original recipe:

Ingredients:

4 Tablespoons cake flour
4 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons cocoa
1 Egg
3 Tablespoons milk
3 Tablespoons oil
1 Mug


Instructions:

Mix flour, sugar and cocoa in mug. Spoon in egg, mix. Add milk, oil, mix thoroughly.
Put in microwave for 3 minutes at maximum power (1000watt)
Wait until it stops rising and sets in the mug.
Tips contents of mug onto saucer and enjoy!

This is very dangerous.

[Bruno]

I have all of that except milk. I'll be going to the store tomorrow to get some. I'll try this recipe out and report back.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I tried this, and though I was VERY skeptical, it's surprisingly tasty! Basically a microwave chocolate souffle.

[Bruno]

Oh, wait. I don't have "cake flour". I have bread flour and plain all-purpose flour.

Chances are I won't be able to get real cake flour at my local Foodland store.

If not, I should be able to just mix all-purpose flour and cornstarch to get something close.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

all purpose+cornstarch, don't not equals cake flour

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Just use the all-purpose flour.

[Bruno]

I was going by this: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-cake-flour.htm

in a pinch a substitute can be made with ¾ cup sifted bleached all purpose flour and two tablespoons of cornstarch.

Surely the internet wouldn't lie to me. 

[Rumckle]

Ahh, I thought this looked familiar
I found the website I originally saw this on, and found this suggestion:

cake flour is simply super fine flour. You can make it by double or triple sifting all purpose flour...or adding a tablespoon of cornstarch to each cup of all purpose flour.

If that helps

It is a fine recipe, though I think it could lead to an over-consumption of cake

[BADGE OF HONOR]

I heard it was horrible and rubbery.

[Triple Zero]

what is in it that makes it rise, then?

wouldn't cake flour also have a bit of baking powder in it or something?

[Bruno]

Ok, so they did have cake flour after all.

Mine is a little rubbery, actually and could use more sugar.

Adding baking powder might fluff it up a bit. The cake flour I have doesn't list baking powder as an ingredient.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

what is in it that makes it rise, then?

wouldn't cake flour also have a bit of baking powder in it or something?

No, it is essentially a souffle with that proportion of egg. The egg makes it rise, and gives it a distinctive texture.

[navkat]

This is awesome. Thanks.

[Bruno]

I added a teaspoon of baking powder, and a half teaspoon of vanilla extract, and it is ten times better.

[navkat]

I'm going to pass this on at another forum.
Hope that's cool.