Name: Chocolate cake in 10 minutes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Ingredients: 200 gm flour (all purpose (11/4 cups) | 7.05 oz); 40 gm cocoa powder (1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon, caster, dark good quality | 1.4 oz); 2 teaspoons baking powder; 200 gm caster sugar (3/4 cup | 7.05oz); 150 ml vegetable oil (1/2 cup + 1 Tablesoon | 5.30 fl oz); 300 ml water (1 cup + 2 Tablespoons |10.5 fl oz); 1 egg (large); 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional); 80 gm icing sugar (2.80 oz); 15 gm cocoa powder (1/8 cup | 0.5oz); 30 gm butter (1.05 oz); 1 Tablespoon water (20 ml)

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Can you make this chocolate cake in 10 minutes? Yes you can. Have you ever finished dinner and thought …now I’d like dessert?

Here’s dessert!! You can have chocolate cake hot straight from the oven with ice cream or cream. Ha ha perfect!

Chocolate cake with soft icing and chocolate chips

Hey dessert munchers, this is the recipe for you.

Of course, you can’t bake a cake in the oven in 10 minutes. This one is made in the microwave. You will be thanking me though when you whip this one up for the family. When eaten warm with my speedy chocolate icing or EXTRA quick chocolate sauce it is the perfect answer to the dessert needs of the family in a hurry.

It even makes a great last for a birthday if you need one in a flash. The picture you see above is the chocolate cake in 10 minutes iced with the simple chocolate icing in the recipe below.

It really is best eaten hot with this 5 minute chocolate sauce

Chocolate cake with icing and chocolate chips

What you need for 10 minute chocolate cake

The ingredients for this chocolate cake are quite simple.

Cocoa powder a nice dark one. This is the most important ingredient. “Dutch or Alkalised” cocoa is rich and full flavoured and makes decadent sauces, icings and cakes without even having to use an actual block of chocolate. Buy the Plaistowe, Van Houten or Callebaut brands. All are pretty easy to get. Always have a packet on hand.

Eggs. You can make this cake without eggs too but just the one adds texture and richness. I will give you the amended recipe below. (vegan)
Flour. You need cake flour for this mix. Did you know if you substitute 2 Tablespoons of cornflour per cup of Bakers flour you’ll have a nice soft “cake flour”
Vegetable oil. Any will do
Baking Powder
Water

A slice of 10 minute chocolate cake with sauce

Here’s how to make your chocolate cake in pictures

The micro wave cake cooked and how to turn it out — When the cake comes out of the oven test the centre. It will probably be soft on the top but cooked through to the bottom. Run your knife around the outside of the cake then put a plate on top and invert the cake.

A slice taken out of a microwaved chocolate cake

A microwave dish for 10 minute chocolate cake — This is the dish I used for my cake. I put a circle of baking paper in the bottom to help the cake release easily. Measurements 20 cm x 9 cm (8 in x 3 1/2in). I

A square container for cooking microwave cake — This is also a possibility. A square 19 x19 cm or 8 1/2 in square container

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Chocolate cake made in 10 minutes is a dream come true. Pair it with my rich chocolate sauce recipe or eat it hot with icecream

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Course Cake, Dessert

Cuisine Australian

Servings 6 serves

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake

200 gm flour all purpose (11/4 cups) | 7.05 oz
40 gm cocoa powder 1/4 cup + 1 Tablespoon, caster, dark good quality | 1.4 oz
2 teaspoons baking powder
200 gm caster sugar 3/4 cup | 7.05oz
150 ml vegetable oil 1/2 cup + 1 Tablesoon | 5.30 fl oz
300 ml water 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons |10.5 fl oz
1 egg large
1 teaspoon vanilla optional

Easy buttercream

80 gm icing sugar 2.80 oz
15 gm cocoa powder 1/8 cup | 0.5oz
30 gm butter 1.05 oz
1 Tablespoon water 20 ml

Instructions

To make the cake

My microwave is 800 watts. The majority of microwaves are around 1000 watts. This will affect the cooking time of your cake. The higher the wattage of the microwave the quicker the cake will cook!
You will need a glass or plastic container approx. 20 cm x 9 cm (8 x . Line the container you use with a circle (or square) of baking paper that fits exactly Into the bottom of the container and then spray with nonstick spray.
Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder together and whisk in the sugar to combine everything. ( Or if you have no sifter put them into a bowl and whisk together)
Mix the water, egg and oil together and add to the dry ingredients. Mix with a whisk till smooth
*For an 800 watt microwave: Pour the mixture into the lined mold and microwave for 5 minutes. Open the door turn the container. The middle of the cake will look like a volcanic eruption. It will need a little longer. Reset the timer for 3 minutes. Insert a skewer into the centre of the cake. The very top may be sticky to the finger, but the centre skewer should come out pretty clean. It is most likely Once the 3 minutes is up, keep the door closed for at least a minute.
1000-1200 watt microwave. Set the oven to 2 minutes. check the cake and set at 2 minute intervals checking as above by using a skewer. Then leave in the oven with the door closed for another minute or so.
Run a knife around the container, put a plate on top and turn the cake over so that it slips out of the mould
Either, eat the cake with cream or icecream and chocolate sauce, straight away. Find the chocolate sauce recipe. You can also cool and ice this cake if needed. Best the day it's made.

Chocolate Icing

Put all of the ingredients except for the butter, into to medium pot and whisk together.
Turn onto a lower to medium heat and add the butter whisking till thick and shiny. Let it boil for 30 seconds then turn off the heat

Notes

This cake is best eaten the same day as it is made

You can make this cake in any suitable mold but ceramic or glass works better because of the way the heat is conducted

Serve this cake with 5 minute chocolate sauce

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