Sometimes I fancy baking, but don't have much time. That's when microwave cakes comes in really handy. People won't be able to tell whether you knocked a cake off in a few minutes or slaved over a hot over for hours.
This chocolate cake takes only 8-10 minutes to prepare and the same amount to bake in the microwave.
A glass pie dish with high sides is ideal for baking this little number.
Ingredients:
200 g butter + an extra bit for buttering the tin
3 dl sugar
4 eggs
4 dl flour
1.5 dl drinking chocolate powder (like Nesquik or Colacao)
2.5 tbsp orange juice
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla sugar
Breadcrumbs for coating the tin
Filling:
1 dl milk
8 tbsp orange marmalade
Topping:
150 g dark Toblerone chocolate (or any other dark chocolate with almond and/or nougat)
Baking the cake:
1. Butter the cake dish. Pour in some bread crumbs. Holding the dish over a sink, move it around and let the breadcrumbs coat the inside. Tip out excess breadcrumbs.
2. In a bowl or using a food processor, blend the butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
3. Mix in the eggs, one by one.
4. Mix the dry ingredients together, then add to the wet mixture.
5. Pour the mixture into the dish. It should fill the dish about half way up.
6. Cook in the microwave for 8-10 minutes.
7. While the cake cooks, break the Toblerone chocolate into tiny pieces. You can use a food processor or placing the chocolate in a plastic bag, give it some good wallops with a rolling pin or potato smasher!
8. Take the cake out when done. The cake should be done in about 8 minutes but some microwaves take 2 minutes longer. Microwaves bake from the outside in, so if in doubt, poke a toothpick in the middle of the cake and pull it out. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
Topping and filling:
9. Pour the smashed Toblerone chocolate all over the cake as soon as it comes out of the microwave. Let it melt on top of the hot cake for a minute and then spread it all around with a knife. Leave the cake in the hot glass dish and let it sit for 15 minutes at least.
10. When slightly cooled, lift the cake out with the help of a cake knife or spatulas. With a good bread knife, saw it into two layers.
11. Put the bottom layer back in the cake dish and moisten it with a little milk. Then spread orange marmalade over it. Lift the top half back onto the cake.
This cake is lovely served still warm with a cup of coffee.
Alternatively, if you leave it for a day in a cool pantry or the fridge, the Toblerone chocolate will go really hard and crunchy and the orange marmalade and milk will soak in and give it more flavour.
Either way… enjoy!
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