Almond mug cake for Mary
Mug cakes are fun and quick to make. They cook in the microwave in about a minute and a half. This almond version is similar to the small cakes known as financiers.
119 K 4.2/5 (26 reviews)
9 min.
Easy
2 cakes
7 IngredientsLast modified on: June 22th 2014
For 2 cakes, you will need:
- 1
40 g butter - 2
1 egg - 3
2 tablespoons cream - 4
2 tablespoons caster sugar - 5
1 tablespoon ground almonds - 6
2 tablespoons flour - 7
¼ teaspoon baking powder - Total weight: 235 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 7 min.
Cooking: 2 min.
All in all: 9 min.
Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Mix together 2 tablespoons caster sugar, 1 tablespoon ground almonds, 2 tablespoons flour and ¼ teaspoon baking powder.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Mix thoroughly.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Divide the mixture evenly between the mugs.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Cook one mug at a time (this is important) for 1 minute 30 seconds each at 850 Watts.
Stage 6
Leave to cool for a few minutes before eating as the cake will be boiling in the centre when you take it out of the oven.
Remarks
Another sort of mug cake you might like to try is chocolate mug cake.
Keeping: A few hours.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 20 RDI=7 % | 70 RDI=7 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 960 RDI=50 % | 4,040 RDI: 50 % |
| Per 100 g | 7 RDI=3 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 420 RDI=20 % | 1,740 RDI: 20 % |
| Per cakes | 9 RDI=3 % | 40 RDI=3 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 480 RDI=20 % | 2,020 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 cakes : 1.35 €
- Per cakes : 0.70 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Butter
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Flour
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Cream
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Caster sugar
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