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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2010
I did not care for this recipe.
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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2009
I was wondering if there were any way to make a single-serving, microwavable cake and this is what my google search found. The other day, I read about baking a cake mix with a diet soda. I thought I'd give it a try in the microwave. Rather than adding oil or water, I simply added 3 T of diet Dr. Pepper. The texture was a little bit different than regular cake, but as others have said, it definitely curbed the sweet tooth. I served it with a dollop of frozen yogurt and light chocolate syrup. With just a single serving, I'm not tempted to eat more cake! :)
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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009
This was gross! It was not cakelike at all. I think this was because of the egg which made the texture rubbery.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.48 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2008
This is very good. I like both the lemon cake and the cocoa cake best, though I have tried almost every variation out there. It's great that you can make the mix for these ahead of time, and then just take it out when you've run into a PMS emergency. I like mine with chocolate syrup and a small scoop of ice cream. TIP: If you don't like the eggy taste, use a couple tablespoons of applesauce. You'll still get the same end result, but without the eggy taste. With chocolate cake mix, do one tablespoon applesauce and one tablespoon creamy peanut butter. That's the great thing about this recipe, the ingredients are flexible. This is just a base recipe. Use your imagination!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.48 star rating.
Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2008
I love this recipe and it makes a great gift but I use NO EGGS or egg substitute and skip the hassle of making the glaze. Instead I used 1 T. oil and 2 T. water to mix the batter. It still works out great without any egg. When it comes out of the microwave, immediatley top with about 5 chocolate kisses (let them get melty) and a little vanilla ice cream. It is FABULOUS!!! Enjoy!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.48 star rating.
Reviewed: May 4, 2008
Definately better with an egg white instead of the whole egg! Not the best texture, but quick and easy. A nice snack when I am hungry for cake but do not want a whole cake sitting on my counter and tempting me to eat it.
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Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2008
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Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2008
Try looking at natural foods stores or emergency preparedness stores for powdered eggs or powdered egg whites--then you can add eggs in proportion to what the mix calls for. Mine turned out great this way.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.48 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2008
I got this recipe and a new mug as part of my "birthday week" presents and it was so fun! Caveat on the recipe though, it called for an egg white rather than the whole egg and it turned out very well.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.48 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2007
I made this using just the egg white of one egg and it still seemed to be a little to much egg--maybe half an egg white or a teaspoon of one beaten egg would work. I will keep trying. I will also cut back on the oil-maybe in half. As it stands now, the proportion for the egg in this recipe is way to much. Thanks, though for giving me a recipe to play with.
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Reviewed: May 22, 2007
As others have said, it does turn out very eggy as writted. But I've just started telling people to use half an egg instead of a whole, and it turns out just fine. Also, cherry drink mix with chocolate cake is delicious.
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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2007
If your looking for a good cake this is not the recipe BUT if you top it with Ice cream, hot fudge ect. it is wonderful.
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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2007
When I saw this recipe I had to tweek and try. The first thing I did was to divide the mixture into 4ths, you can cook it in a larger mug or a ramekin. For each mix add 1 egg, 1/4 c water, 2 Tbs oil. You don't need to grease the mug unless you want to remove it from the mug before you eat it. This recipe is not great but it sure is easy to make a small cake for the kids rather than the whole thing.
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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2006
I used chocolate cake and pudding, and added chocolate chips and chopped walnuts. It turned out brownie like - plus high protein for my kids!
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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2005
Ok, I used the powdered egg whites. I think the mug was too tall-one of those coffee house fluted mugs. As the cake cooled the bottom tasted burned and crunchy. Since I used the powdered egg whites I added extra water (a little over a TBS). I still have baggies of mix and I will try cooking it in a small corning dish next time.
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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2005
I used a chocolate cake mix and chocolate pudding, and used just the egg white with the oil and water. It may not be "gourmet", but I thought this was quite good for a quick "chocolate fix", and my kids can make it up for a quick snack. (Just be careful . . . the mug and the cake get quite hot.) The texture of the cake somewhat reminded me more of an angelfood than a regular cake.
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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2005
I found this recipe and was excited-I am inherently lazy and I like cake, and what could be easier? Anyway, the first time I used a whole egg to make one mugful of cake, and I agree that it was too eggy. The second time I tried an egg white, it was still a bit eggy but better. The third time I used powdered egg whites, which turned out quite good. I wanted to add this because some people were saying their kids made this....you could probably mix powdered egg whites in the mix originally before seperating it into bags-then you would only need to add water and oil! (wohoo no salmonella!)I read someone else was using plain soy milk instead of eggs, I will be trying that next. I also was adding canned peaches or canned fruit (light) and the juice from them, cutting the cake into little pieces and pouring the fruit over them so the juice soaks into the cake evenly. It was quite tasty. Also works well using one serving of those plastic single serve fruit-in-a-cup things.
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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2004
easy to make little cake baggies & then when your preschooler askes to make a cake, you can quick & easy whip one up. we skip the glaze & just add a little maple syrup for the topping. works fine for us.
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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2003
The first attempt I made at this cake was like others before me...it had too much egg. So what I did is use the egg white instead and there was an impovement in the taste and texture. If you have the means, I recommend using a small egg rather than a large one or just use the egg white. I also didn't find it necessary to grease the mug.
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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2003
This was waaayyy too eggy, and the ingredients list is wrong. To make this, you need 8 eggs and 8 TBS of oil... One serving of cake takes an entire egg, making it a very sweet breakfast food for me.
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