Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Find a mug. This needs to be microwaveable and able to hold about 500 mls of liquid. This allows you to mix the cake and cook it in the microwave without spills.
- Measure all the ingredients into the mug. ( 5 tablespoons plain flour, 2 tablespoons caster sugar, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon mixed spice, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon black treacle, 4 tablespoons milk, - optional - 2 tablespoons raisins, 1 stem ginger)
- Stir the mixture together until you no longer see any dry bits of flour. If you are using the stem ginger then chop it up finely and add it to the mix.
- Pop it into your microwave and cook on high (800 - 900w oven) for 1 minute and 30 seconds.
- Check that the mug cake is done. If the top is still wet a little bit liquid give it another 15 seconds in the microwave then check again. Repeat this until the top is set. That is your indication of a cooked mug cake. You just want to see the top set and no longer liquid.
- Decide if you are going to serve the mug cake with greek yoghurt or anything else and serve. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Notes
Nutritional Information: Please note that this is computer generated and is intended to be used as a guideline only.
Notes on the mug
You need to find a suitable mug that will hold the cake mixture. It needs to be microwaveable and able to hold about 500 mls. It also helps to have a mug that is fairly wide, as it helps with mixing and with eating. You can get that spoon in there without trying to reach down a long way and struggling to reach every last delicious morsel.Serving and Enjoying your Ginger Mug cake
There are a few things that you can do when serving up your mug cake.- Eat it directly out of the mug – why not?
- Serve it with greek yogurt and a few berries.
- How about a little whipped or squirty cream? It can really make everything taste quite lovely.
- You can remove the gingerbread from the mug and serve it in a bowl.