Nana Mug
Time Taken: Ten mins or so
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons of plain flour, ½ a teaspoon of
baking powder, a pinch of salt, a good shake of cinnamon, a ripe banana, 2
tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of oil, a dash of vanilla extract
& maybe a splash of milk. Optional: a handful of pecan nuts or raisins or choc
chips, or anything you like really.
Hi readers,
It’s Fridayyyyyyyyyyyyyy! I have that Friday feeling
already! Whoooooooo! Mexican wave! Everybody now! All together… FRIDAY! FRIDAY!
FRIIIIIIIIIDAY!
Basically, I’ve got the weekend off work and this never
happens. I’m ditching the dissertation and all my cares, bussing it home and it’s
my lovely Father Bear’s birthday today. Most exciting.
I say to everybody, whether you’re working or studying or
whatever you’re doing this weekend… ditch your cares. You don’t need them!
Whatever anti-feminist messages there are in the Fifty Shades film… whatever
rose prices are this year… whatever the weathers messing about doing… wherever
we’re at with global warming… LAY IT DOWN, PEOPLE.
Just… let it all go. You’ll feel better. See if you can
muster a proper smile. Have a go at a random act of kindness, maybe. Do
something unexpected. Shake things up. Live a little.
And DEFINITELY eat cake. Because, why not? Always eat cake.
This week, in the flat at uni, it’s been a tremendously good week for cake!
Tiddy’s very lucky boyfriend turned 21 and so she baked him a 3-tier lemon and
blueberry cake masterpiece. Then, Dr Davies took to Easter about 2 months early
and baked us all a batch of Crème Egg brownies! How lucky are we?
I missed her brownies last year as I’d given up chocolate
for Lent and so this was A BIG DEAL for me. So, so good. They were tremendous.
I haven’t had much time this week for any baking
mastery myself. Althoughhhhh, I did come up with another wonderful cheat recipe
for making cake in the microwave! I know… ANOTHER ONE. I definitely need to get
it together and detach myself from the microwave. The Great British Bake Off is
back this week and has DEFINITELY inspired me to stop cheating and get my
proper bake on again. It has shamed me.
Howeverrrr, just for now, here’s one final way to cheat your
way to CAKE using only a few ingredients from the cupboards. I won’t tell how
you made it, if you don’t. This latest recipe is for a big favourite of mine,
Banana Bread, and while it definitely doesn’t match the real deal… this recipe
does taste magnificent. Really. And it saves you and actual hour of your life,
compared with baking Banana Bread in the oven. An hour which you can spend
carefree!
To get your cheat on and bake a Nana Mug in just ten moves,
here’s wotcha do…
1. Take 2 mugs out of the cupboard.
2. In the first mug spoon in 4 tablespoons of plain flour, ½
a teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch
of salt. Add a good shake of cinnamon.
3. If you’ve got ‘em, chop up a handful of pecan nuts and
throw them in the mug, too. Stir it up!
ChefBeHere Top Tip: No nuts? How about a handful of raisins
or choc chips? Go wild!
4. In your second mug, mash a banana.
5. Add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of oil
and a dash of vanilla extract. Stir it up!
6. Slide the contents of your mug of goo into your mug of
flour. Stir it up!
7. Then, because there’s bound to be flour stuck in the
bottom that you can’t reach, tip it all back into the other mug. Keep on
stirring!
ChefBeHere Top Tip: If you’re mix seems quite solid then
maybe add a splash of milk to loosen it up. It depends on how big your banana
was, and so on. Just use your good judgement, chef.
8. Pop your mug mix into the microwave to warm for 2
minutes. Meanwhile, stick the kettle on for a brew.
9. After 2 minutes, does it look like cake or cake mix in
your mug? If it’s cake then you’re good to go! If it’s mix then probably give
it another minute.
10. Then with your mug of tea and your mug of cake, go get
comfy and enjoy your lovely treat.
Here’s my very own Nana Mug!
And that’s all there is to it. This recipe barely even requires
ten moves. It’s seriously simple! Plus, no butter or eggs so, unless you’re adding
milk, this recipe is entirely cupboard-based. Nothing fresh involved. You could
have been a hermit in your home for like a fortnight or more (though I don’t
advise this) and still be able to make a Nana Mug. It’s that good.
And it tastes like home! Be sure not to heat for too long in
the microwave, or to start with a really thick mix, because then I think this
recipe has the potential to be dry. Because there’s no jam or peanut butter or
applesauce for moisture.
But mine went great! Tasted like heaven. Quick, easy, cheap,
simple. Very student. Very me. And, I hope, very you! Go give a Nana Mug a try
and go have a good weekend, everyone. Shoo.
Cheat safely,
Hayley
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