Saturday, 13 July 2013

Chocolate fix in a mug

So I've seen some posts lately about a chocolate cake in a mug. Having finished the toughest part if my diet and allowing myself a week of "sensible bingeing" (if such a thing exists) I decided to try out a choc mug cake tonight. 

It was a modified version of this recipe: http://www.taste.com.au/kitchen/recipes/5+minute+chocolate+mug+cake,15671

I replaced the sugar with dextrose and added an extra egg white. I also used some 85% cocoa Lindt chocolate for the choc chips. I think if I made it again, I would skip the extra chocolate.


The results: well, it was very cocoa-y. Really needed the cream & strawberries to cut through the richness. It was also a bit "rubbery" - but this wasn't a surprise seeing as it was baked in the microwave! 

A winning recipe that I tried last weekend but forgot to take pictures was a banana bread. Recipe here: http://www.masterchef.com.au/recipes/rockstar-banana-bread-or-muffins.htm?prefer_mobile_site=false

I replaced the sugar with dextrose and added an extra egg. I did make a "normal" icing for it with real icing sugar because it was for guests, but I enjoyed my piece without any icing. I froze the leftovers and ate some during the week. It was great!


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