Taste of Home
Microwave Chocolate Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
YIELD: 9 servings.
Microwave Chocolate Cake cooks into a light, moist chocolaty dessert. "A farm wife with four children, I've made this cake many times," says Mary Brenneman of Tavistock, Ontario.
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup sugar
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3 tablespoons baking cocoa
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 cup cold water
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1/3 cup vegetable oil
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1 tablespoon vinegar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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CHOCOLATE SAUCE:
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1 cup sugar
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3 tablespoons cornstarch
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2 tablespoons baking cocoa
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1 cup boiling water
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Dash salt
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1 tablespoon butter
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
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1.
In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Stir in water, oil, vinegar and vanilla until well blended. Pour into an ungreased 8-in. square microwave-safe dish.
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2.
Microwave on high for 3-5 minutes, turning the dish every minute, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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3.
In a 1-qt. microwave-safe bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and cocoa. Stir in water and salt. Microwave 30 seconds more. Stir in butter and vanilla. Serve with warm cake.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 351 calories, 10g fat (2g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 236mg sodium, 64g carbohydrate (43g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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