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I wanted to bake a cake and I have a microwave oven. Can someone please let me know if I can bake a cake in it and how?

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  • possible duplicate of [Baking cakes in the Microwave ovens as compared to Electric ovens](http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/17662/baking-cakes-in-the-microwave-ovens-as-compared-to-electric-ovens) – Mat May 24 '14 at 12:47
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    You are much better off looking for recipes that require no baking at all, or so-called "refrigerator pies". – logophobe May 24 '14 at 18:45
  • +1 for refrigerator or "icebox" pies. My grandmother makes a mean lemon icebox pie. You can buy a pre-cooked crust and just pour in the goodness. – Preston May 25 '14 at 05:59
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    I don't think this is a duplicate. The older question discusses microwaves with connection mode, this one is about normal microwaving. As far as I can remember, we have answered this for pizza, not for cake. But if you remember a different question about cake and standard microwave, please cast a close vote and a flag, we can close and merge. – rumtscho May 25 '14 at 09:32
  • How about a [brownie](http://www.food.com/recipe/microwave-chocolate-mug-brownie-349246)? – JW. May 26 '14 at 00:37

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You certainly can prepare cake-like foodstuff in the microwave. One such application is a sponge cake. These are quick and easy, though you'll be hard-pressed to make something that's not just a poor substitute for the real thing.

That being said, cook one of these up and drop it on a plate with some fresh fruit and maybe some whipped cream and you'll have an instant dessert.

This LifeHacker article suggests:

  • 1/4 cup melted butter (50 g)
  • 1/4 cup sugar (50 g)
  • 1/2 cup flour (50g)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk

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  • Cool! Let us know how it goes. – Preston May 27 '14 at 06:50
  • I realise this was asked and answered a while ago, but I'm new here, I won't add this as an answer, but I do a microwave upside down cake using jam or tinned fruits, similar to this recipie http://www.food.com/recipe/microwave-pineapple-upside-down-cake-382103 – Martin Jevon Jul 21 '14 at 10:09