Christmas Mug Cake
Preparation Time : 30 mins
Baking Time : 5 mins
Ingredients-
- Refined flour – 150 grams
- Baking soda – 1/2 tea spoon
- Castor sugar – 100 grams
- Refined Oil – 60 ml
- Honey - 4 table spoon
- Chopped dried Fruits – 1/2 cup (Raisins / Dates / Cranberry / Cherry / Apricots / Tutti Fruity)
- Chopped candied ginger - 2 table spoon
- Unsalted nuts – 2 table spoons (Walnut / Pistachio / Almond)
- Cinnamon powder - 1 tea spoon
- Nutmeg - 1/4 piece grated
- Clove powder - 1/2 tea spoon
- Spiced Dark Rum – 125 ml
Method
- Mix chopped fruits with spices in a bowl. Add rum and allow to steep for atleast 48 hours.
- Once ready to bake, in a clean mixing bowl, sieve refined flour and baking soda, mix well.
- Add mix in castor sugar, oil, honey and mix well.
- Stir in soaked fruits. Do not add the alcohol (this would dilute the cake batter)
- Take a microwave mug and grease it with melted butter.
- Pour the batter in, fill only 3/4 cup.
- Microwave the mug cake for 5 mins on medium.
- Once done, allow it to stand and cool a little for 5 minutes.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
- Or refrigerate and allow to cool completely for a cold cake.