At times I crave, actually CRAVE cake.
However, what puts me off is the amount of time it takes to prepare, and bake the actual thing. Plus, I’m not a fan of doing the dishes- whisk, mixing bowl (or bowls), cake pan…ew.
But one day, I stumbled across the beauty of a recipe. Its easy, quick, and uses only one bowl.
The outcome of the cake was similar to that of Betty Crocker’s microwaveable desserts, minus the over sweetness and the texture was more light and fluffy.
Those bolded and in Italics are the changes I made to the recipe. Turned out the same nonetheless.
INGREDIENTS (makes 1):
2 tbsp flour
1 1/2 tbsp sweetener (if you have none, I just used caster sugar)
2 tsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp instant coffee granules
pinch of salt
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp olive oil
1 drop of vanilla extract
METHOD:
- Spray coffee up or ramekin (its that thing you use when making soufflé if you don't know) with cooking oil (or unsalted butter)
- In cup/ramekin combine the flour, sugar/sweetener, cocoa powder, baking powder, coffee and salt until no lumps remain. Stir in the milk, olive oil and vanilla until smooth.
- Bake in Microwave on high for 35 seconds (might need to add an extra 5 seconds depending on your microwave). do not over cook it. It should still be gooey at the bottom, when taken off the heat it will still continue cooking.
- serve with chocolate sauce, sprinkle of icing sugar or whipped cream
image and recipe from eatwelllivingthing
Enjoy this quick, yummy chocolaty goodness to brighten up the week ahead :)
-karla
