Lemon Recipe « Lemon Cake in a Mug

The web abounds with recipes for chocolate cake in a mug. What about those of us who can't or don't eat chocolate but love quick cake? This tasty concoction can be made in minutes in your microwave and takes almost no prep time!

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ⅓ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Cooking Directions

1. Combine flour, 1/4 cup white sugar, and baking powder together in a mug. Add egg, vegetable oil, water, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice; stir until well mixed.
2. Cook in the microwave on high until cake is cooked through, 2 1/2 to 3 minutes. Remove from microwave and cool.
3. Mix 3 tablespoons white sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon juice together in a microwave-safe bowl until smooth; cook in microwave until sauce is bubbling, about 30 seconds. Pour sauce over cake.

Nutrition Facts

• calories949.9
• carbohydrateContent126.4 g
• cholesterolContent186 mg
• fatContent46.3 g
• fiberContent1.4 g
• proteinContent11.2 g
• saturatedFatContent8 g
• sodiumContent133.1 mg
• sugarContent88.7 g