I wanted to bake a cake and I have a microwave oven. Can someone please let me know if I can bake a cake in it and how?
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possible duplicate of Baking cakes in the Microwave ovens as compared to Electric ovens – Mat May 24 '14 at 12:47
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2You are much better off looking for recipes that require no baking at all, or so-called "refrigerator pies". – logophobe May 24 '14 at 18:45
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+1 for refrigerator or "icebox" pies. My grandmother makes a mean lemon icebox pie. You can buy a pre-cooked crust and just pour in the goodness. – Preston May 25 '14 at 05:59
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1I don't think this is a duplicate. The older question discusses microwaves with connection mode, this one is about normal microwaving. As far as I can remember, we have answered this for pizza, not for cake. But if you remember a different question about cake and standard microwave, please cast a close vote and a flag, we can close and merge. – rumtscho May 25 '14 at 09:32
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How about a brownie? – JW. May 26 '14 at 00:37
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You certainly can prepare cake-like foodstuff in the microwave. One such application is a sponge cake. These are quick and easy, though you'll be hard-pressed to make something that's not just a poor substitute for the real thing.
That being said, cook one of these up and drop it on a plate with some fresh fruit and maybe some whipped cream and you'll have an instant dessert.
This LifeHacker article suggests:
- 1/4 cup melted butter (50 g)
- 1/4 cup sugar (50 g)
- 1/2 cup flour (50g)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
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I realise this was asked and answered a while ago, but I'm new here, I won't add this as an answer, but I do a microwave upside down cake using jam or tinned fruits, similar to this recipie http://www.food.com/recipe/microwave-pineapple-upside-down-cake-382103 – Martin Jevon Jul 21 '14 at 10:09