Baking with Emily

Every Friday, Emily chooses two friends from Room 3 to do some cooking or baking with. Tyler and Amber were the lucky children chosen to help this week. They made an Easy Microwave Chocolate Cake and made a face on it with icing sugar. The best part was licking the bowl and then eating a piece with a massive scoop of ice cream. The recipe can be found below, as can some photos of the process and finished product. The amazing thing was that this cake only took two minutes to cook in the microwave!

Easy Microwave Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt

Directions

1. Spray a medium microwave-safe bowl with non-stick spray and set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and milk; blend together. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt; blend into the mixture until smooth. Pour into greased bowl.
2. Cover and cook in the microwave on high for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, or until cake springs back when touched. Since all microwaves cook differently, adjust the cooking time to accommodate your machine. To serve, let the cake cool five minutes, then cover the bowl with a plate and turn both bowl and plate upside down so the cake falls onto the plate. 

Reference: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/easy-microwave-chocolate-cake/detail.aspx