Microwave Chocolate Mug Cake | Slimming Eats Recipes (2024)

FAQs

Why is my chocolate mug cake rubbery? ›

This is likely because your mug is too small, or you added too much baking powder. Measure accurately and make sure your mug is at least 10oz in volume. Why is my chocolate mug cake rubbery or dry? A rubbery mug cake is indicative of being overcooked, or incorrect measurements.

You're overfilling the mug

Any size will do, as long the mug has enough room to get all your ingredients in without overfilling it. Most recipes are designed for mugs this size, so if you only have smaller mugs, you'll need to cut down on the ingredients a bit.

Let's make this simple: No. Eating uncooked dough or batter can make you severely sick. The primary risk comes from flour.

The unfortunate rubbery texture of some mug cakes usually comes from either too much oil or from overcooking the cake itself. Most recipes call for some sort of milk as well.

It's easy to see why—most classic cake recipes call for two or three eggs and serve at least 10 people. So for a single-serving mug cake, just skip the egg; a whole egg will overpower the small amount of batter (and it's pretty tough to divide an egg in quarters).

If you purposely or accidentally used baking soda instead of baking powder without making any changes to your recipe, you'll definitely end up with a bitter taste. Remember, baking soda is an alkaline, or base, ingredient that naturally has a bitter taste. Baking powder is a multi-ingredient leavener.

Long story short: the package of cake mix won't spoil, but your cake might not offer the best flavor and texture if it's been sitting too long past the brand's recommended date.

Too much flour can result in a dry and dense product, as well as a strong flour taste. To avoid this, make sure to spoon your flour into the measuring cup and level it off with a straight edge.

Are Mug Cakes Safe to Eat? Absolutely! Just make sure that you cook them long enough for all of the ingredients to cook thoroughly. Luckily, this recipe doesn't call for eggs, so no need to worry about them being undercooked.

One entire egg added to a 10 or 12-ounce mug can leave your simplistic cake tasting like custard, and might also make your mug cake too wet when incorporated into the other ingredients.

Is it OK to lick cake batter? ›

Is It Safe to Eat Cake Mix Raw? Unfortunately, according to the CDC, the answer is no, and for the same reason you shouldn't eat raw cookie dough. Despite popular belief, the danger isn't in the raw eggs going into the mix—it's in the flour.

Therefore, there's generally no printed expiry date to consider. However, if for some reason you have leftover mug cake or you want to make it in advance, it can generally stay fresh for up to 2 days at room temperature, and up to a week if refrigerated.

If you mix incorrect measurements of sugar, butter, and eggs, the cake will become rubbery. You will notice that you have overmixed, the batter when the dough produces a smooth or watery texture. When the dough is overmixed, the air bubbles trapped in the mixture will be lost.

Overmixing

Overworking the batter, especially if it contains gluten, will result in a tough, chewy cake.

Why are my cupcakes dense? Dense cupcakes happen for almost the same reasons as the dry cupcakes. Adding too much flour and dry ingredients will absorb the moisture in the batter, resulting in a dry crumb. Not whipping the butter enough may cause your cupcakes to be dry and dense.