I have been wanting to try this recipe for a while and a couple of my trials did not turn well. It's then that I came across this recipe at collaborative curry.com and I must say it became an instant hit with my family. My mother and sister were home and they liked this treat too. The best part about the whole thing is that it does not require much of an effort and can be done in a jiffy. It is an easy dessert too. I doubled the measurements so we had it for two days. I noticed that the refrigerated batter if not thawed gives a hard consistency to the cake. While if it is well thawed it is soft as if the batter is freshly prepared. So even if you make the batter in advance for a party thaw it and microwave towards the end. In fact since it's a two minute affair you could even leave it to thaw while your guests arrive and cook it right after dinner. It might turn out a little hot when you dig in but I would rather have it warm than cold.
Kindly note this is a microwaveable cake and does not need baking. I don't know of it can be baked in an oven.For me it's the microwave two minute effect that makes this a lucrative offer.So momma's of sweet toothies, and all you chocolate lovers here's the simplest chocolate cake ever.
All purpose flour- 5 Tbsp
Sugar- 5 Tbsp
Cocoa ( I used dairy milk, though I wanted something darker)- 2 Tbsp
Salt- a pinch
Baking powder- 1/4 tsp
Egg- 1 large
Milk- 4 Tbsp
Vegetable oil ( sunflower)- 4 Tbsp
Vanilla extract- a dash
Microwave-safe coffee mugs/Ramekins
Directions
Mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cocoa and set aside. Break the egg and whisk it up. Add the oil and milk to the beaten egg and add the vanilla extract. To this wet mix add the dry ingredients set aside. Pour it into the coffee mugs and microwave for 2 minutes. The author of the blog from where I learned this recipe has mentioned 1 minute and 20 seconds but I found it quite sticky at that point and so I decided to heat it till 2 minutes. It could vary from 1.20 to 2 minutes. I suggest you start with 1.20 and check and decide if you want to continue upto 2 minutes.See that you pour in only till half of the cup as the cake will rise to the top. I did more on my first trial so the pics I have shows it till the brim of the cup. Subsequently I poured in little batter and the cake did not topple over. Dig into the warm chocolate cake once it's done.
Tips-
1.Try using bournvita, boost powders for a different flavour but add 1 tsp cocoa powder along. I used cadbury's cocoa powder alone.
2. Adding a tsp of nutella also enhances the flavour.
3.The sugar is just right in this recipe if you like it real sweet add more sugar however I think this measurement is sufficient to maintain the desired consistency.
4.I have used butter in the past instead of vegetable oil but the consistency was not upto mark moreover the flavour of butter took away the flavour of chocolate. So, I prefer the vegetable oil instead.