Help Making Cakes
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My daughters new school is haveing a cake sale to raise money for Comic Relife.
My wife has promised we (read I) will make something.
Under normal circumstances, not a problem. However we don't have a cooker and won't have one for a few weeks.
What I do have is a slow cooker and a microwave. So has anyone got any good rescipies for cakes that can be cooked in either? Preferably the slow cooker.
I point blank refuse to buy any cakes to sell.
My wife has promised we (read I) will make something.
Under normal circumstances, not a problem. However we don't have a cooker and won't have one for a few weeks.
What I do have is a slow cooker and a microwave. So has anyone got any good rescipies for cakes that can be cooked in either? Preferably the slow cooker.
I point blank refuse to buy any cakes to sell.
Microwave ccake cooked in a mug:
One large mug
Stir 4tbsp of flour,sugar and cocoa together.
Stir in 1 egg.
Stir in 3 tbsp of veg oil and milk.
Add choc chips if you like.
Microwave on 3 ish minutes
Nabbed form Netmums yonks ago when i was thinking the same thing- works pretty well though.
One large mug
Stir 4tbsp of flour,sugar and cocoa together.
Stir in 1 egg.
Stir in 3 tbsp of veg oil and milk.
Add choc chips if you like.
Microwave on 3 ish minutes
Nabbed form Netmums yonks ago when i was thinking the same thing- works pretty well though.
Microwave Chocolate Cake shamelessly stolen from my mum's recipe books
2 oz (50g) cocoa
8 fl oz (200 ml) water
4 oz (100g) butter
9 oz (225g) granulated sugar
2 eggs
7 oz (175g) plain flour
12 oz (300g) dark chocolate cake covering [6 oz usually enough]
icing sugar for dusting.
Sift cocoa into a basin. Heat water in the microwave for 2 1/2 minutes on full power until boiling. Gradually stir water into cocoa and mix till smooth. Cool.
Grease and base-line a deep 7in. microwaveable dish.
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggs [add some of flour with the eggs it stops them curdling]. Fold flour into the creamed mixture alternately with the cocoa until evenly mixed. Pour into prepared dish.
Cook for 8 minutes on full power until cake well risen and springs back when pressed with the finger tips. [We always found the centre didn't cook completely so it used to get cut out so the resulting cake was ring shaped]
Leave to stand for 5 to 10 min. Turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Melt cake covering in a bowl for 2 1/2 minutes on full power, spoon over cake to cover
2 oz (50g) cocoa
8 fl oz (200 ml) water
4 oz (100g) butter
9 oz (225g) granulated sugar
2 eggs
7 oz (175g) plain flour
12 oz (300g) dark chocolate cake covering [6 oz usually enough]
icing sugar for dusting.
Sift cocoa into a basin. Heat water in the microwave for 2 1/2 minutes on full power until boiling. Gradually stir water into cocoa and mix till smooth. Cool.
Grease and base-line a deep 7in. microwaveable dish.
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggs [add some of flour with the eggs it stops them curdling]. Fold flour into the creamed mixture alternately with the cocoa until evenly mixed. Pour into prepared dish.
Cook for 8 minutes on full power until cake well risen and springs back when pressed with the finger tips. [We always found the centre didn't cook completely so it used to get cut out so the resulting cake was ring shaped]
Leave to stand for 5 to 10 min. Turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Melt cake covering in a bowl for 2 1/2 minutes on full power, spoon over cake to cover
Make rocky road - you can melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave and the rest is not cooked. Be warned, it may not make it out of your house.
recipe: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12412/rocky-roa...
recipe: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12412/rocky-roa...
TooLateForAName said:
Make rocky road - you can melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave and the rest is not cooked. Be warned, it may not make it out of your house.
recipe: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12412/rocky-roa...
Simple yet brilliant.recipe: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/12412/rocky-roa...
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