Kuttu was home last week, had a mild viral fever, suddenly. Though it was a manageable fever, i didn’t want to take risk by sending him to school and moreover, other kids might get infected too . When he is at home, he never rests, the moment fever goes down to normal, he will start his cutting and pasting work. Oh yes, he keeps making something from scrap paper, card-boards, if there is nothing available, he will start drawing. When he sits with all his craft supplies, bala will also sit with him and start pulling things from his hands!!! Oh my, third world war!!!! 🙂 Somebody rightly said, with two kids you become a referee! 🙂
When both the kids are at home, they want to eat something interesting, away from the usual stuff. Kuttu started pestering me to bake a chocolate cake, because it is long time, since i baked one. So, i made this Microwave Chocolate Cake for him. Both of them enjoyed it to the core, i baked only 2 small bowls, both had one bowl each and i had to bake one more for their Dad, when he came in the evening. It was very moist, fluffy and too good for a microwave cake.
Recipe Source: Tarla dalal’s Cakes n Bakes
Ingredients
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp yogurt
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup Oil/ butter (i used oil)
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Garnishing (optional)
1 or 2 tsp castor sugar/powdered sugar
some maltesers
Method
- 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 1/2 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.
Sending this to Lets cook sweet treats for valentine, happening @ +Nayna Kanabar‘s space. And also to Fabulous Feast Friday, happening @ +Sandhya Ramakrishnan‘s space, an event by +Chef Mireille .
wow wow such an addictive chocolate cake 🙂 looks fantastic and love lighting and clicks 🙂
Thanks manjula
Cake looks moist, Priya.
Chocolate cake looks delicious ..Perfectly made too 🙂
delicious and moist cake.
Super moist ! Love it !
Such a simple yet delicious cake Thanks for sending it to Lets cook sweet treats for valentine.
Cake looks so moist and fluffy..love the clicks a lot..
Thanks nalini
simply delicious
That chocolate cake looks amazing. Can't even tell that it is microwave from the looks of it — so moist & fluffy.
Thanks pavani
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.
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.
looks so moist and delicious
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..:)
It is always like a stationery shop valli. But then it is fun, at least engaged with something creative! ! 🙂
Never tried MW cake but will do in future… this looks perfect.. and superb clicks.