(New and Improved) Microwave Cake: 43 kcal

Recipe found here

 

Recipe:

 

1 egg white

1 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tbsp 0 cal sweetener

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tbsp applesauce

Splash of almond milk if needed to thin it out to a batter-like consistency

 

Mix together all ingredients in a bowl or mug.

Microwave for 60-90 seconds or until set.

 

Now I was pretty sceptical about this one,

since the 'new and improved' part just seemed to be that whoever wrote this decided

'flour has too many calories, so it has to go'

and expected that to work.

It didn't.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It kept rising, but because there wasn't any flour,

it also kept going back down, so this happened.

Now I don't mind having to clean up, it's a part of cooking.

What I don't like is having to clean up this mess just so I can get my hands on...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THAT.

It's slimy, it's wet and it smells like eggs, not like anything chocolatty (that's a word, right?).

Now, because I love you guys SO MUCH,

I decided I couldn't just throw this away without eating at least one bite,

because how else am I supposed to tell you what this disgusting, slimy thing tasted like?

I took a bite and...I was pleasantly surprised.

It didn't taste like chocolate cake or a brownie or anything like that,

more like a poached egg with cocoapowder mixed into it, but it wasn't gagworthy at least.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My opinion on this:

 

Difficulty:

★ ★

Well, I guess it all kinda depends on how you look at it.

It's not that difficult to make that slimy, weirdlooking thing I ended up with.

Turning this into a proper mug cake without adding flour though,...

Yeah, that's difficult, if not impossible.

 

Taste:

★ ★

I really like eggs, so if something tastes like eggs,

even if it's not supposed to, I'm going to like it.

Still, I can't give this more than 2 stars for taste, since most of you,

when you're making a mug cake, will be expecting a chocolatty taste or at least something resembling cake.

 

Serving Size:

★ ★ ★

I can't really tell you if this was filling or not,

since I threw it away after one tiny bite,

but it seemed to be a proper snack-sized portion.

 

Conclusion: Seriously, don't cut ingredients from a recipe at random

just because you think they have too many calories,

there's a REASON the person who came up with the original recipe

put that specific ingredient in there.

The difference between this cake and the normal cake (the one with flour)

is only like 10-15 kcal, so it's worth it, IMO.