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5-Minute Microwave Dessert

Falak
5 from 4 votes
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Cook Time 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup oil (vegetable or canola)
  • ½ cup buttermilk (See notes below: ½ cup warm milk + 1 teaspoon vinegar)
  • ½ cup hot water
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla essence

Instructions
 

  • Make sure your microwave is at full power.
  • Take a microwave safe dish and lightly grease it (this allows the parchment to stay in place). Add parchment paper and grease the parchment paper too.
  • Sift all the dry ingredients through a sieve in a large bowl - all purpose flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda- and break any large lumps if present.
  • Then add the sugar directly to the dry ingredients.
  • Using a WHISK, mix the dry ingredients very well.
  • In another bowl, put together the wet ingredients- oil, buttermilk, hot water and vanilla essence.
  • Again using a WHISK, mix the wet ingredients well.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
  • Now using a SPATULA, slowly mix the batter and scrape the sides and bottom. Do not mix vigorously and do not overmix!
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared dish.
  • Place the dish in the microwave and set the timer for 5 minutes.
  • Once done, check for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center. There should be a few crumbs on it.
  • Wearing oven mitts, very carefully remove the dish and let it cool completely.
  • To get nice neat cuts, refrigerate it for 30 minutes after it has cooled.
  • Any leftovers can be refrigerated.

Notes

  1. Buttermilk can easily be made at home- add vinegar to warm milk. Leave for 5 minutes and you will see it has curdled. Mix to break and distribute the curds. Buttermilk is so much better than using milk. It gives a spongy and soft texture. There will be no vinegar taste.
  2. You must sift all the dry ingredients. This breaks any lumps in the flour and cocoa powder and introduces air into the dry ingredients.
  3. A few crumbs on the toothpick indicates it is done. But if the toothpick comes out very wet, give 1 minute more only in the microwave.
  4. To get nice neat cuts, refrigerate it for 30 minutes.