Introduction: The Microwave Bday Cake
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About: An Italian living in China with a passion for cooking. I grew up in a picturesque town called Lecce nestled on the “heel of the boot”, Italy’s southern tip, between the Adriatic and Ionian se…
I live in China (even though Im Italian) and here most apartments dont have an oven but just a microwave, which reduce a lot the selection of food I can cook. Anyways, it was my bf's bday and I decided make him a cake just using our microwave.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
- 125 g sugar (2/3 cup)
- 125 g flour (1 cup)
- 2 eggs
- 100 g butter (2/4 cup)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbsp milk (1/4 cup)
- 30 g cocoa powder (1/4 cup)
- 120 ml milk, 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 200 g whipping cream
- Chocolate Cream Pastry
- MMF (to decorate)
Step 1: Step 1: Mix Ingredients Together
Melt the butter in your microwave at max heat for 1/2 min. Mix it with the sugar.
Add the eggs and beat together
Slowly add the flour and baking powder and then the cocoa powder
Add the eggs and beat together
Slowly add the flour and baking powder and then the cocoa powder
Pour in some milk.
Step 2: Step 2: Microwave It!
Drop the mixture in a glass bowl covered with baking paper.
Cook at max heat for 6 min. When it done, slightly open the oven and let it cook down (dont take the cake out until it is cold).
Step 3: Step 3: Let's Stuff It Up!
In the meantime whip the whipping cream, prepare the chocolate cream pastry and heat some milk and cocoa powder
With a wet knife cut the cake into 3 slices (even 4 if it is high enough) and water each slice with the chocolate milk you have just made.
Place one slide on a plate and spread it with chocolate cream pastry, cover with the second slide and spread more pastry and cover with the last slide.
Step 4: Step 4: Decorate It!
Spread whipping cream all over the cake, so that it is all covered.
Decorate it with the MMF roses and tufts of whipping cream. Refrigerate for a couple of hour before serving
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11 Comments
11 years ago on Introduction
i love this instructable i went through culinary school they basically taught us everything but this this is amazing! i never heard of a cake like that i mean i heard of the actually cup cakes but wow i love it i cant wait to try it :( if only i had a microwave
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Thanks!
9 years ago on Introduction
I love the detailed work on the top! I love this instructable, but it was slightly confusing when it came to explanations. Great job!
11 years ago on Introduction
Hi i really appricitate that u mentioned the use conversions, but I am wondering what is the us conversion for the cocoa and milk?
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Cocoa should be about 1/4 cup and milk is 1/4 cup as well.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
thank you very much for letting me know. i really appriciate it.
11 years ago on Introduction
What does MMF stand for? If I go to the local supermarket and ask a TTS (typical teenage stockboy) for MMF will he know what it is?
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
MMF stands for Marshmallow fondant. I posted an instructable in the cake decoration section that shows how to make MMF.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
i do believe MMF stands for marshmallow fondant.
11 years ago on Introduction
COOL!!!!! i dont know you can microwave a cake!!!!! 5star
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Thanks :)