You can make a homemade chocolate cake in half the time with this simple recipe (Image: Getty)
There is no better dessert than a rich chocolate cake, especially during the holiday season when more people are indulging in their favourite sweet treats.
Instead of buying a pricy cake from the supermarket, you can one yourself at home in no time with this simple 10-minute .
Gemma Stafford, a professional chef and founder of , has shared that the best way to a chocolate cake is to ditch the oven and make it in the microwave instead.
She said: “An easy chocolate cake made in the microwave is a hassle-free dessert that provides a moist and fudgy chocolate cake in mere minutes.
“By utilising the microwave, this homemade chocolate cake streamlines the baking process, delivering indulgent results without the need for lengthy preparation or oven baking.”
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One baker has suggested using the microwave is a ‘hassle-free’ way to make a cake (Image: Getty)
How to make a 10-minute chocolate cake
Ingredients
- 210g of all-purpose flour
- 57g of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 180g of unsalted butter (softened)
- 225g of granulated sugar
- 282g of plain yoghurt
- 43g of dark chocolate (melted)
- Three eggs (beaten)
- One and a half teaspoons of baking powder
- One teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- Half a teaspoon of salt
- One and a half teaspoons of vanilla extract
Kitchen equipment:
- Silicone cake pan moulds
- Baking paper
It only takes 10 minutes to bake this cake but the time may be different depending on your mucrowave (Image: Getty)
Method
Grease three silicone cake pans with butter and line the bottom of each one with baking paper.
Sieve the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a medium mixing bowl.
In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until you have a light and fluffy yellow mixture.
Add the eggs to the bowl with the butter mixture and mix well until everything is combined. Then stir in the yoghurt, vanilla extract and cool melted chocolate until you have a smooth mixture.
Use a large spoon to carefully fold the dry flour mixture into the wet butter mixture until you have a cake batter.
Divide the cake batter into the three cake pans and place each one at a time in the microwave.
This is a quick and easy recipe to bake a delicious chocolate cake (Image: Getty)
Microwave each cake layer for around two minutes to two minutes and 20 seconds. Cooking time is based on a 1200-watt microwave but may be different for you depending on your microwave.
The cake will be cooked once it is firm to touch in the middle and can pull away from the sides of the cake pans.
You can also insert a toothpick into the middle of the cake and if it comes out clean then the cake is ready.
To decorate, you can make your own chocolate frosting, use a store-bought frosting or add more melted chocolate to the top of each cake layer.
Your chocolate cake will moist, fudgy and incredibly tasty without having to spend ages baking in the kitchen.