So, as I was saying… I’m experimenting on whether regular cake/cupcake recipes can be done in the microwave, period. Maybe just a matter of getting the setting and baking time right. And here’s the result of the first experiment.
I mixed a carrot cake batter using a recipe meant for a regular oven. I poured the batter into three mugs, microwaved each for two minutes and voila! Delicious microwave carrot cupcakes.
Of course there is no frosting. I like serving my microwave cupcakes warm. Spread frosting on warm cake and the frosting will just turn runny and drippy. So I just sprinkled confectioner’s sugar on top of my microwave carrot cupcakes.
Microwave carrot cupcakes
Print PinPrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 16 minutes
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup grated carrots (don’t squeeze out the juice)
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup crushed pineapple well drained
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup oil (I used palm oil)
- 1/2 cup chopped cashew nuts
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
Instructions
- Toss together the grated carrots and brown sugar.
- Put the oil, egg and white sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Beat together the oil, sugar and egg until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Mix until smooth.
- Fold in the crushed pineapple and the carrot-sugar-raisins mixture.
- Add the nuts and stir to blend.
- Divide the mixture among three mugs with a one-cup capacity.
- Cook in the microwave, one at a time, for two minutes on HIGH.
- Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar (purely optional) and serve warm.
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geri
03/01/2012 at 2:01 amYay! Thank you, thank you Connie. I am so excited to try this one. I like this recipe because it has a lot of fiber in it =).
raqgold
03/01/2012 at 2:21 amwow, an interesting way to bake. this is something i will try tomorrow. mabuti na lang pala hindi ko pa na-auction ang aming microwave sa e-bay :-)
Kathy
03/01/2012 at 8:23 amConnie – Love this idea. But what is 1/3 c of “plus”? Is that a sugar substitute?
babysaffron
03/01/2012 at 10:12 amThanks for sharing…. something to do with the kids…since we don’t own an oven….Its a gift for us…..
More to come please……
evelyn
03/01/2012 at 10:20 amIn your ingredient list, after the AP flour,you wrote 1/3 cup plus,what does this mean?I will try this and use pili nuts which I have right now.
Connie Veneracion
03/01/2012 at 11:29 amOriginally, it was 1/3 c. plus 2 tbsps. But I ditched the 2 tbsps. Too sweet.
Beatrize
03/01/2012 at 12:33 pmsure looks good with another cup of coffee!
Ellen
03/01/2012 at 10:57 pmconnie….what if i crushed pineapple is not available what can we substitute for that…thanks
Connie Veneracion
03/01/2012 at 11:17 pm“what if”?
Lerker
03/11/2012 at 1:21 pmAnong temperature po ba yung HIGH? Walang ganun microwave namin. :( May temperature. Ano ba toh ang OA ng microwave na toh ang daming settings.
Lerker
03/11/2012 at 1:25 pmAy hindi pala toh temperature. Faded na kasi ang text. VEGETABLES, HOTDOG, POPCORN. WTH anong mga settings toh.
Connie Veneracion
03/11/2012 at 3:42 pmNakow, defrost, low, medium and high lang ang alam ko.
Christine Delfin
03/17/2012 at 8:53 pmHi! I made some this afternoon and my husband and baby girl loved it, thanks for sharing????
Quick question, if I divide the mixture to 4 cups, is the cooking time of 2 minutes going to change?
Connie Veneracion
03/17/2012 at 9:27 pmOh, yes. We’ve used smaller cups and baking time was somewhere between a minute and a minute and a half.
Christine Delfin
03/17/2012 at 10:28 pmThanks! I love your site, I can’t wait to try out the other recipes. Keep them coming :-)
Connie Veneracion
03/17/2012 at 11:33 pm:) :)
evelyn
04/24/2012 at 5:42 amWould there be any adjustments made to the ingredients if I used cake flour instead of all purpose flour?
Connie Veneracion
04/24/2012 at 11:55 amI’ve never used cake flour for carrot cake so I really can’t make a guess.
jim
12/17/2012 at 8:55 amI’m going to try this this afternoon 1 batch with your recipe and 1 batch with Coco Natura -Coconut\Buco – Diabetic Safe —
White Sugar Substitute!
j.d.
Ezcookbook
03/20/2013 at 5:10 pmve tried your carrot cake came out too good… thanks for the fabulous attempt… I ve posted this recipe of your’s after a try in my website….do visit us @ leisure….