Microwavable Double-Choc Cake

I spent some time at Mum's house today and really felt like something homemade and sweet. Unfortunately, Mum doesn't have an oven at the moment so I was a bit stumped until I looked up some microwavable recipes. The recipe I ended up using was a concoction of Edwina Hanslo's microwave cake recipes, but the gist is always the same.. you put it in the microwave! Is it just me or is this not the perfect late-night indulgent snack? It turned out so moist and spongey, but almost had a pudding texture to it. It was decadent and dark, and I had to share it!

(Excuse the not great quality of the pictures, I only had my phone on me)

 

Microwavable Double-Choc Cake

 



Prep time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 7-10 minutes

Serves: 10

 

Ingredients

100 ml sunflower oil, plus extra for your pan

175g caster sugar

140g plain flour

3 tbsp. cocoa

3 tsp. baking powder

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla essence 

100g dark chocolate chunks

 

 

Method

Grease a 22cm silicone microwaveable cake pan with a little oil and place a circle of baking parchment in the bottom.

 

Mix sugar, flour, cocoa and baking powder in a bowl. In a jug, whisk the oil, eggs, vanilla and 100ml hot water until combined.

 

Add liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly until you have a lump-free batter. Add in dark chocolate hunks to mixture and pour into the cake pan and gently tap to pop any air bubbles. Cover with cling film.

 

Microwave on Full power for 7 minutes. Remove and check if the cake is cooked by poking a skewer into the middle: if it comes out clean it is ready. Allow cake to stand for 5 mins, then remove cling film and turn out onto a cooling rack.

 

 

 

 

 

 This is such an easy recipe and is so quick its perfect for a late night snack or for busy mums and workers. I served mine with some fresh berries and a dollop of vanilla bean ice cream to balance out the decadent chocolate.. HEAVEN! I definitely recommend you try this recipe and alter it to your favourite types of cakes. For a great midnight treat, simply quarter the ingredients and cook it in a microwavable pot or mug, drizzle with some chocolate syrup and ice cream and enjoy it. You deserve it!

Happy Wednesday Everyone!