3 2 1 Cake

A month or so ago while listening to our favorite podcast, Living The RV Dream, they were discussing a recipe for little individual cake servings. I finally bought the two (yes, only two!) ingredients while at the store tonight and made this. It really was as easy as we'd heard, and fun to make.

This recipe is called "3 2 1 Cake" because all you need to remember is 3 tablespoons of cake mix, 2 tablespoons of water, and 1 minute in the microwave. Try any flavor of cake mix you like, as long as one box is Angel Food.

If you want to give it a try, here's the info:

Ingredients:
1 box of Angel Food cake mix
1 box of regular cake mix, whatever flavor you prefer
2 tbsp. water

You'll also need:
One gallon ziplock bag to store your mix in
Tablespoon measuring spoon
Small glass bowl to cook in
(Some use muffin cups, but I don't have a microwave safe muffin pan. I've also read where some bake their cake in a microwavable mug.)

Now ... ready, set, go!

Combine the two cake mixes into a gallon size ziplock bag. Mix them well, breaking up any clumps.

For each serving, put 3 tablespoons of the cake mix into the little glass bowl. Add 2 tablespoons water and stir well. Then bake for 1 minute.

That's it. Really! How cool is this? You can have a little cake in an instant anytime.

I wasn't sure if the cake would stick to the bowl, so I sprayed them with a little non-stick cooking spray first. And after baking, I let them sit in the bowls about 10 minutes to cool slightly. The finished cakes came out of the bowls easily.

In my photo you can see I experimented with two different sized bowls. Ultimately I liked the results from the smaller one better, although I was glad I set it on a plate to bake because it did go over the top slightly.

To finish them off I frosted them with some icing I had bought, although they could be topped with whipped cream, fruit, or a sprinkling of powdered sugar.

I hope you try these and have as much fun as we did!