Gooey Chocolate fudge cake

We all need chocolate and some of us who are impulsive need it straight away. This cake is for those impulsive ones. It takes 5 minutes to cook and less than 5 minutes to devour. It comes out as a light chocolate sponge with a gooey chocolate sauce hidden around the bottom. Yum yum.

This recipe cooks the cake in the microwave but for those of you who don't possess a microwave you can bake it in the oven at 350 for 45 minutes. I think I will play around with this recipe at a later date to make treacle sponge and sticky toffee pudding.

Funny looking hey...but oh so tasty

Gooey Chocolate fudge cake
110g All purpose flour
1tsp Baking powder
110g Brown Sugar
55g Melted Butter
1 Egg
4 Tbsp Milk
30g Cocoa powder
Pinch Salt
1Tbsp Vanilla extract
For the sauce
110g Brown Sugar
30g Cocoa Powder
125 mls Hot Water

In a large bowl mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Add the melted butter, vanilla extract, milk and egg to the dry ingredients and mix well. Pour into a microwavable bowl. The sides should be about 5 cm high as the cake will rise. Mix the remaining sugar and cocoa powder together and sprinkle over the dough. Pour the hot water over top of the cake gently. Cook in the microwave on a high heat for 5 mins. The cake will rise and there will be a lovely sticky chocolate sauce seeping down towards the bottom.  Best served with ice cream.

Mocha Brownies

Three words to be said, Yum Yum Yum.....

Mocha Brownies

1 Cup Chocolate Chips plus more for sprinkling

1/2 Cup Butter

2 Tbsp Instant Coffee Granules

2 Tbsp Brewed Coffee

2 Eggs

1 Cup Granulated Sugar

1 Tsp Vanilla

2/3 Cup All Purpose Flour

1/4 Tsp Salt

In a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of hot water, melt a cup of chocolate chips with butter, then allow to cool for 5 minutes. In another small bowl dissolve the coffee granules into the brewed coffee. In another bowl beat the eggs with the sugar until pale and thickened, then stir in the vanilla and coffee mixture. Pour the melted chocolate over the egg mixture, then sift the flour and salt over top. Fold in until blended and sprinkle in some whole chocolate chips. Scrape into a parchment lined 9 inch square metal cake pan and smooth over top. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until a knife comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging. Allow to fully cool, then cut into squares.