ScarlettOne-stage Chocolate Cake
May 1st 2007 14:14
One-stage Chocolate Cake
About One-stage Method
One-stage method is the quickest and easiest baking method. A cake / cookie mixing method in which all ingredients are added to the bowl and mixed at one time.
INGREDIENTS
Makes one 18 cm / 7 inch cake
175 gm soft margarine
175 gm caster sugar
40 gm cocoa powder
150 gm self-raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 drops vanilla essence
3 tablespoons milk
3 eggs
2 tablespoons icing sugar, to decorate
1. Place all the ingredients, except the icing sugar, in a large bowl.
2. Beat well until the mixture is smooth, but be careful not to overbeat.
3. Spoon the mixture into a greased and bottom-lined 18 cm / 7 inch round, 9 cm / 3½ inch deep container.
4. Stand the container on an upturned plate.
5. Set the microwave at maximum (full).
6. Cook for 3 minutes.
7. Turn the container round and cook for a further 3 minutes.
8. Turn round again and cook for 2½ minutes.
9. Leave the cake to stand for 5 minutes before turning it out.
10. Leave to cool completely.
11. Turn the cake out upside down on to a serving plate.
12. Sift icing sugar over the top to decorate.
Note:
1. This recipe on cooking times is for a 700 watt microwave cooker.
2. If your microwave has a higher output, then decrease the cooking time, checking two-thirds of the way through the time suggested and continuing to cook as necessary.
3. If your microwave has a lower output, then you will probably have to increase the cooking times slightly. However, there are many factors which influence cooking times, including the actual size of the oven cavity, so always check well-ahead of the maximum time. Remember, you cannot spoil food by removing it halfway through cooking, then putting it back, but once the food is overcooked is overcooked it is spoilt.
[B][COLOR=Silver]**[I]From “Microwave Cookery” and “mcdougalls.com/f_basics.htm”**
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Comment by Nickoftime's Sanity Corner
now I KNOW I'll havta do a few extra miles after whipping up this little gem...and chocolate? Ok, just drive me to weight watchers! lolol
Great post!
Take care,
Nick