Looking for a sumptuous and moist chocolate cake? We have got one for you which is one of the quickest and easiest chocolate cake. Microwave chocolate cake is one-bowl cake recipe and is a savior for those who want to bake a super quick, easy, soft, moist and a rich chocolate cake.
This is a simple, fuss-free, easy to bake microwave chocolate cake perfectlybaked at 5 minutes. I’ve made this cake many times and each time it never disappoints me. So better late than never, finally I decided to shoot and blog it for my readers which was a long pending request. Trust me after the first trial, you are surely going to make this over again!
My very first baking experience was in microwave oven as I was not having the microwave convection oven or OTG. So I used to cook the cake in microwave. It was a great experience with cakes getting ready from 2 to 7 minutes depending upon the types of cake you’re making.
5 Minutes Microwave Chocolate Cake makes a quick and easy celebration bake or an amazing anytime treat. Need a cake at the end moment for some surprise celebration or treat? This is it! This recipe comes to your rescue. Make this microwave chocolate cake on your own in just 5 minutes. You can make layers and decorate with whipped cream, ganache, cream cheese or simply garnish with fresh fruits, nuts or drizzle homemade chocolate sauce/syrup just like I did.
This eggless microwave chocolate cake gets cooked in 5 minutes. So in total it takes only 15 minutes from preparation to cooking to get a scrumptious and delicious whole cake cooked in no time at all.
WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE
Let’s briefly see what all ingredients goes inside this delicious cake and what are the ingredients substitution for making this microwave chocolate cake.
● Whole wheat flour – The recipe uses whole wheat flour. You can use all purpose flour or 50-50% ratio of both.
● Cocoa powder – Used Ossoro’s cocoa powder. ● Sugar – White sugar is used in the recipe. You can use healthier sweeteners like brown sugar, jaggery, cane sugar etc.
● Baking powder
● Baking soda
● Salt
● Oil – Used sunflower oil. You can use any neutral flavor oil.
● Milk – Used coconut milk to make it vegan chocolate cake. You can use any dairy milk as well. Recommend to use whole milk for extra richness.
● Vinegar – You can used lemon juice instead of vinegar.
● Chocolate truffle essence – I have used Ossoro’s chocolate truffle essence. You can use other essence like vanilla or chocolate.
For serving:
● Homemade chocolate sauce
● 2 tbsp white chocolate melted
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MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE VIDEO TUTORIAL
VARIATIONS
● If you want to make these microwave cake even more decadent add in some chocolate chips in the batter.
● You can bake this microwave cake in mugs as well. Pour the prepared cake batter into individual coffee mugs and bake in microwave for 2 minutes.
● You can make this microwave chocolate cake with egg by replacing vinegar and baking soda with 2 eggs and will need to reduce the liquid by few tablespoons. ( 1 large egg will also work).
● You can add nuts and dry fruits in the cake batter.
WHICH BAKING DISH CAN BE USED
Since we are making this cake in a microwave mode and not microwave convection mode so it is very important to note that the container or pan used is microwave safe. Use microwave safe glass ware, silicone ware, plastic ware or ceramic containers. I prefer glass or ceramic ware.
Never use regular metal oven pans for any of your microwave baking.
CAN THIS BE BAKED IN MICROWAVE CONVECTION MODE AND OVEN (OTG)?
This recipe is a versatile recipe so YES you can bake it in microwave convection mode, OTG and even in pressure cooker over a stove. The cake turns out beautifully. If you like this recipe and want to bake it in an microwave with convection mode or OTG (oven toaster griller), you can bake it at preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 30 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Just remember to preheat the oven for 10 minutes before starting to bake.
PRESSURE COOKER METHOD
Put a stand inside the cooker or pan then preheat it for 5-10 minutes. Remove the gasket and whistle from the cooker cover. Place the cake pan on the stand and just cover the cooker with the lid. Bake at low heat for 40 minutes or until a toothpick or skewer inserted comes out clean.
HELPFUL TIPS WHEN BAKING CAKES IN THE MICROWAVE
● When cooking and baking on microwave at full power it’s important to stop in between and check because timing can differ slightly depending on the microwave. If you are baking a cake check your bake by inserting a toothpick in the middle of the cake, if the toothpick comes out clean, your cake is done.
● My microwave is 1000 watt so the baking time in my recipe is based on my microwave watt. This means that your baking time will vary by either a few minutes more or less depending on your microwave.
● Do not overbake. Keep in mind that in microwave cooking the dish continues to cook for at least another 2 minutes after it has been removed from the microwave.
● It is very important that the container or pan used is microwave safe. You can use microwave safe glassware, silicone ware and plastic ware.
TOPPINGS AND FROSTING SUGGESTIONS
These can be as simple as a tea cake or a snack drizzle with homemade chocolate sauce. Also you can elaborate and make it fancy depending on the occasion or your mood. Here are a few toppings if you would like to give it a try:
● You can use a simple sugar glaze for topping
● Simply dust with powdered sugar.
● Drizzle or spread a generous amount of chocolate sauce to make it more decadent and chocolatey.
● Sprinkle chopped nuts and dry fruits
● Make layer cakes with fresh fruits or fruit crush filling and frost it with your choice of frosting like whipped cream, cream cheese or buttercream.
● You can also top the frosted cake with seasonal fruits.
● You can use chocolate ganache for filling and frosting the cake.
THESE ARE FEW CHOCOLATE RECIPES EVERY CHOCOLATE LOVERS MUST TRY
● Banana Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
● Chocolate Ganache Cake
● Chocolate Sponge Cake
● Eggless Lamingtons
● Whole Wheat Chocolate Cake
● Cranberry Brownies
● Rajma Brownies (Kidney Beans Brownies)
● Chocolate Wine Fruit Cake
● Banana Chocolate Cake
● Double Chocolate Coffee Cake
● Chocolate Banana Muffins
● Double Chocolate Muffins
● Chocolate Lava Mug Cake
● Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes
● Chocolate Strawberry Chilly Whisky Cake
● Chocolate Snowballs Rum Infused
● Brownie Cookies
Here are all my Bakes & Cakes recipes if you’re craving more baking inspiration.
All of the above recipes are super easy to prepare, ready in no time, and will never disappoint you.
I hope you love this quickest and easiest chocolate cake recipe. Do give it a try and don’t forget to share your thoughts about the recipe with me here. So let’s get started with the recipe.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking : 5 minutes
Serves: 8-10
9☆ 1 cup = 240 ml
☆ 1 tablespoon = 15 ml
☆ 1 teaspoon = 5 ml
☆ Dish size = 1 litre capacity
Ingredients to make 5 minutes chocolate cake:
1 cup (125 grams) whole wheat flour
¼ cup (30 grams) cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
½ cup sugar (100 grams)
¼ cup oil (60 ml)
200 ml coconut milk
2 tsp (10 ml) vinegar or lemon juice
¼ tsp Ossoro chocolate truffle essence (You can also use vanilla essence -1 tsp)
Homemade chocolate sauce as required for glaze
2 tbsp white chocolate chip melted
Step by step pictorial instructions to make 5 minutes chocolate cake:
Take a microwave safe bowl or pan and grease it with oil or butter. You may line a parchment paper as well. Keep aside.
In a mixing bowl add in the milk, sugar and oil. Stir nicely and let the sugar dissolve.
Take a sift and add in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Sieve the ingredients together. Gently fold and make a smooth batter.
Add in the essence and vinegar or lemon juice and give a gentle quick mix.Pour the batter into the greased cake pan and tap the pan couple of times to release any air bubbles.
Place the cake pan in the microwave and microwave on high powder for 5 minutes. A toothpick inserted should come out clean. If it’s not done then bake for 1 minute more. Keep an eye from 4 minutes onwards since the microwave heat differs from one another.
Take it out of the microwave and allow to stand for about 10 minutes. Demould it and allow to cool down completely.
Once the cake is completely cooled down, spread the chocolate sauce over the cake. Randomly drizzle the melted white chocolate and swirl it with a toothpick or skewer.
Cut and serve. Enjoy!
NOTES:
● If you like this recipe and want to bake it in an microwave with convection mode or OTG (oven toaster griller), you can bake it at preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 30 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Just remember to preheat the oven for 10 minutes before starting to bake.
● Each microwave will vary so I recommend starting at 4 minutes and going for 30-60 seconds increments until it bounces back to the touch and a toothpick or skewer comes out clean.
Microwave Chocolate Cake / 5 Minutes Chocolate Cake / Microwave Vegan Chocolate Cake
Equipment
- Microwave oven
- 1 litre rectangle microwave safe dish
- 240 ml measuring cup set
Ingredients
- 1 cup (125 gms) whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup (30 gms) cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (100 gms) sugar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) oil
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 2 tsp (10 ml) vinegar or lemon juice
- ¼ tsp Ossoro chocolate truffle essence or 1 tsp any vanilla essence
- As required homemade chocolate sauce
- 2 tbsp white chocolate chip
Instructions
- Take a microwave safe bowl or pan and grease it with oil or butter. You may line a parchment paper as well. Keep aside.
- In a mixing bowl add in the milk, sugar and oil. Stir nicely and let the sugar dissolve.
- Take a sift and add in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Sieve the ingredients together. Gently fold and make a smooth batter.
- Add in the essence and vinegar or lemon juice and give a gentle quick mix. Pour the batter into the greased cake pan and tap the pan couple of times to release any air bubbles.
- Place the cake pan in the microwave and microwave on high powder for 5 minutes. A toothpick inserted should come out clean. If it’s not done then bake for 1 minute more. Keep an eye from 4 minutes onwards since the microwave heat differs from one another.
- Take it out of the microwave and allow to stand for about 10 minutes. Demould it and allow to cool down completely.
- Once the cake is completely cooled down, spread the chocolate sauce over the cake. Randomly drizzle the melted white chocolate and swirl it with a toothpick or skewer. Cut and serve.
Video
Notes
- f you like this recipe and want to bake it in an microwave with convection mode or OTG (oven toaster griller), you can bake it at preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 30 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Just remember to preheat the oven for 10 minutes before starting to bake.
- Each microwave will vary so I recommend starting at 4 minutes and going for 30-60 seconds increments until it bounces back to the touch and a toothpick or skewer comes out clean.
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Happy Cooking!
Love Akum
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