MICROWAVE CAKE

This sponge cake , delicious to taste and easy to

make.
Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 - 15 minutes
Servings : 4

INGREDIENTS
Eggs
3

Salt
to taste

Castor sugar (caster sugar)

1/2 cup

Vanilla essence
1 teaspoon

Cornflour/ corn starch

2/3 cup

Refined flour (maida)

1 tablespoon

Baking powder
1 teaspoon

Cocoa powder
1 1/2 tablespoons

For garnishing

Whipped cream
1 cup

Fresh cherries
a few

METHOD
Beat the eggs. Gradually beat in sugar, a little at a time, then continue to beat until stiff. Add
egg yolks and vanilla essence and beat until combined. Sift together cornflour, flour, salt,
cocoa powder and baking powder. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture with a light hand.
Pour batter into a microwave container.Cook on Microwave HIGH for three minutes. If it is not
done then bake for a further thirty seconds and check. Check every thirty seconds till the cake
is fully baked. Take it out of the oven and transfer onto a wire rack to cool. Decorate cake with
whipped cream and cherries. You can also sprinkle some instant coffee over the cake while it
is still a little hot.

Recipe Tip :
700 watt microwave ovens will only need 2 ½ minutes.600-650 watt microwave ovens will need 3
minutes.
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 CHOCOLATE CAKE
Preparation Time : 10-15
minutes
Cooking Time : 35-40 minutes
Servings : 4

INGREDIENTS
Self raising flour
250 grams

Baking powder
2 teaspoons

Salt
a pinch

Cocoa powder
3-4 tablespoons

Butter /margarine
250 grams

Powdered sugar
250 grams

Eggs
4

Buttermilk
1 cup

Vanilla essence
1 teaspoon

METHOD
Preheat oven to 180 º C. Grease an eight inch round tin. Sieve self-raising flour with baking
powder, salt and cocoa powder. Mix together softened butter with sugar and beat well with a
wire whisk or electric beater till light and fluffy. Mix in one egg at a time.Fold in flour and cocoa
mixture two to three spoons at a time, taking a little of buttermilk to make a smooth batter.
Lastly mix in vanilla essence. Pour batter in prepared cake tin and bake at 180 º C for thirty
five to forty minutes.
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