lyndalou
Head Chef
This looks great and fun for kids to do. Is there any way I can forward this to my granddaughter?
This looks great and fun for kids to do. Is there any way I can forward this to my granddaughter?
...Have no idea what wattage our microwave is. I'd mix in a seperate bowl next time too, but the dh says it would take away from the five minute part of the cake. Smarty pants.
...I'm going to add more sugar and a dash of salt.
That's a good starting point. It might take some experimentation to get it right.
... like Kahlua or Bailey's to compensate? I can see broken up pieces of peppermint in here too, if you like peppermint, or a bit of Chombord drizzled in...
Dangerous for who? I know my wife will appreciate the occasional quick, hot, chocolate fix...
I like it.. being able to mix the dry before hand and take the wet with me in a little container to work will let me cook this during those long cold nights on post. And it's a cheap alternative to those "just add water" microwave cakes.
I also thought that it could use more sugar. Perhaps a tablespoon more? Also it seemed to be very dense. Perhaps the best way to describe it would be 'vigorously chewy' cake. Perhaps thats me overmixing the batter, but the recipe did say 'mix thorughly' and 'mix well' and 'mix' yet again. Perhaps if I added all the wet at once and got the mixing over with quickly?
Gonna have to tweak this for personal taste... but it's good as is.
Dangerous for who? I know my wife will appreciate the occasional quick, hot, chocolate fix...
I like it.. being able to mix the dry before hand and take the wet with me in a little container to work will let me cook this during those long cold nights on post. And it's a cheap alternative to those "just add water" microwave cakes.
I also thought that it could use more sugar. Perhaps a tablespoon more? Also it seemed to be very dense. Perhaps the best way to describe it would be 'vigorously chewy' cake. Perhaps thats me overmixing the batter, but the recipe did say 'mix thorughly' and 'mix well' and 'mix' yet again. Perhaps if I added all the wet at once and got the mixing over with quickly?
Gonna have to tweak this for personal taste... but it's good as is.
This cake get really dense and chewy if you over cook it. My microwave is more powerful than the 1000 watts the recipe calls for so I only cook mine for 2 minutes instead of 3.
If your microwave has adjustable power settings - you might try reducing the power and cooking for the full time. I have noticed this does make a difference in several instances instead of running at full blast for a shorter time.
If your microwave has adjustable power settings - you might try reducing the power and cooking for the full time. I have noticed this does make a difference in several instances instead of running at full blast for a shorter time.