Sorry I have been a little MIA recently: real life stuff, go figure. But I am back, and I am back to meet a need we all have: need for a quick cake fix.
Specifically, a quick cake fix with lots of frosting on top.
I often find myself with an intense yearning for something sweet and we need it in and around our mouths ASAP. As I was browsing around Melissa’s food blog Melissa’s Cuisine for this month’s Secret Recipe Club, I found my solution to this eternal conundrum: a cake you can make in the microwave in less than 5 minutes.
So I ran out to the store, bought cake mix (yum), and made myself a microwave cake. Now sure, it’s not the same as a cake made from scratch and baked in the oven, but I tell you, my sweet tooth was quite satisfied.
MICROWAVE CAKE
Barely adapted from Melissa’s Cuisine
INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons angel food cake mix
6 tablespoons yellow cake mix
4 tablespoons water
Dash of vanilla extract
Sprinkles and frosting, for serving
DIRECTIONS
Mix together both cake mixes, water, and vanilla extra. Pour into two mugs. Microwave for 1 minute to 1 minute and 20 seconds (depends on the strength of your microwave). Garnish with sprinkles and frosting.
Makes 2 servings.
Make sure to check out what everyone else made this month!
cinnamon freud 
I am a BIG fan of microwave cakes and these look great! Karen
Wowsers. That is one fast and easy recipe. This might just be perfect for my kids to make for themselves.
I’ve never made a microwave cake but this is the first one I’ve seen with cake mix. I LOVE CAKE MIX. This sounds great!
Oh, boy, I’ve wanted to try these microwave cakes…and my daughter would go nuts for this non-chocolate version 🙂 I miss my old SRC group and wanted to pop by and say hello!
Um, that’s just brilliant. Perfect choice!
I like the “barely adapted.” 🙂 I may have to use that line. Great post.
These look very very dangerous. As in I can have it any time I want dangerous
This is amazing! I love the idea of a microwave cake- so cool!
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