Chocolate cake made in microwave, a quick and easy dessert recipe. Eggless cake made in minutes in the microwave. A perfect recipe to satiate those sudden dessert cravings.
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I got my first microwave oven in 2009. Panasonic microwave and convection oven. I owe the Eggless baking category in my blog to that first oven. Fascinated by the new kitchen gadget, i have tried numerous recipes starting from simple cakes to desserts and everyday meals.
The first recipe i tried was Gajarpaak, carrot halwa with khoya. As the confidence grew i made one pot meals in microwave, like this coriander peas rice.
Today, i regularly cook plain white rice, roast my nuts and seeds, boil my daily milk in microwave. There is much noise about health benefits cooking with microwave. But to my knowledge, there is nutrition loss even in regular cooking, if we think too much, all of us have to sustain eating air and water.
With social media so wide spread and easy accessible there is so much fear mongering even for the simplest day to day things we do. So, don't overthink it.
My Favorite Microwave Recipes
Desserts in microwave came easy to me. I was excited when i made pasta payasam for the first time. This microwave mixed vegetable halwa was another hit at home.
I love roasting nuts and seeds in microwave. It takes less time and less supervision. These roasted foxnuts or makhana the best savory snack you can try in microwave. Chocolate burfi and colorful carrot peda, delish desserts which i make regularly for Diwali.
Some More Temptations
Let me Entice you to try this Delish Chocolate Cake?
- A cake in 2 minutes, what else you need? That too chocolate cake. Imagine your toddler asking for a quick snack, you can literally whip this up in 5 minutes.
- A versatile recipe, you can make small changes to this recipe, keeping flour, sugar and baking soda the same, make different flavors, like this mocha mug cake or peanut butter mug cake.
- With Valentine's day nearing, you need such no fuss, easy to make dessert recipes that doesn't require much of a sweat.
- I made this cake in 2014, when my boys were small, younger one really small. With kids at home, that too small, you need such quick recipes to satiate sudden hunger pangs and tantrums.
Microwave Chocolate Cake | Eggless Cake | Easy Dessert
Equipment
- Microwave
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Microwave safe mug or bowl for the cake
Ingredients
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoon yogurt
- ¼ cup warm water
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup Oil/ butter i used oil
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
Garnishes
- 1-2 teaspoon 1 or 2 teaspoon castor sugar/powdered sugar
- Few Maltesers Chocolate
Instructions
- Sieve the flour, cocoa, baking soda together in a large bowl. In another, mix together curd, sugar, oil and vanilla essence.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, add water and whisk well to combine.The batter must be smooth and of dropping consistency.
- Pour the batter in 2 greased, microwave safe bowls. Fill only ½ the cup, coz the batter will rise well to fill the cup.
- Microwave on high for 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Check the cake with a tooth-pick, if it comes out clean then it is done. Remove from the microwave, cool slightly and unmould.
- Dust with castor sugar and decorate with some maltesers. Serve warm.
- The cake stayed soft even after refrigerating. If serving from the refrigerator, warm it for 20 seconds in a microwave and serve.
Notes
- Microwave settings vary from Oven to Oven, so bake accordingly.
- In the Original recipe, it was baked as a single cake in a 7" cake pan, so it took 4 minutes for the whole cake to bake. Since, I have made it in 2 separate bowls, it took only 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
- I would suggest you to bake for 2 minutes first, check the cake with a tooth-pick, if it comes out clean then take it out of the oven or else bake for another 30 seconds more.
- Another method to check the doneness is to touch the cake top, it should spring back.
- Do not bake the cake for more time, or else it would become too dry.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
Unknown
wow wow such an addictive chocolate cake 🙂 looks fantastic and love lighting and clicks 🙂
Priya_Srinivasan
Thanks manjula
MySpicyKitchen
Cake looks moist, Priya.
Unknown
Chocolate cake looks delicious ..Perfectly made too 🙂
nandoos kitchen
delicious and moist cake.
Sangeetha Nambi
Super moist ! Love it !
Simplyfood
Such a simple yet delicious cake Thanks for sending it to Lets cook sweet treats for valentine.
Nalini's Kitchen
Cake looks so moist and fluffy..love the clicks a lot..
Priya_Srinivasan
Thanks nalini
Lifewithspices
simply delicious
Pavani
That chocolate cake looks amazing. Can't even tell that it is microwave from the looks of it -- so moist & fluffy.
Priya_Srinivasan
Thanks pavani
Janani
I love this have been thinking of making it for a very longtime but had 2 faliur for me it sticks to the cup but yours looking awesome pa.
Priya_Srinivasan
Acho janani! I too never make MW cake for it has never turned good for me. This is the first timw it has come so good. Try oiling the bowl well n cook for lesser time.
Chef Mireille
looks so moist and delicious
Srivalli
Such a lovely cake Priya..I am not sure if I have made this, I am going to bake it again anyways..:)..my boys are the same, always with paper and cutting, sticking etc..guess boys do that more..:)
Priya_Srinivasan
It is always like a stationery shop valli. But then it is fun, at least engaged with something creative! ! 🙂
Unknown
Never tried MW cake but will do in future... this looks perfect.. and superb clicks.
Kalyani
chocolate Cake in 2 mins - you got me at that 🙂 I generally used to make mug cakes for the kids, but they make it for themselves now for cravings that happen thru the day ! lol.... this looks absolutely sinful...
And absolutely true, priya. So much fear mongering about the microwave.. better to do what suits us, isn't it?
Priya Vj
These quick and easy microwave cakes are so good for sudden sweet cravings na. I also make some kutty kutty mug cakes like these when I have a sudden chocolate rush . Loved how you have kept the Malteasers for decoration.
Seema
I was looking at your recipe on my commute back home and as soon as I reached home made the chocolate cake in just 2 minutes. Pretty happy with the result, yumm.