yeah serious ice cream melting action going on in that bowl!I don't know about you but it was hot humid and in the 90's here this past weekend... NOT normal Rochester June weather. BLEH! My third floor apartment is very much like a brick oven, and cooking dinner has translated to things like salads, cold sandwiches and cereal... nothing involving the stove or oven... it's just too hot! I must say though I still crave things like cake in this weather... but turning the oven on is NOT an option. So in dire times... *foodies please cover your eyes and ears... stop reading now!* ... cake mix must be used... *gasp* I know I know. But this is an occasion where I think it's ok to use cake mix. I love cooking from scratch cakes. (I made a lovely chocolate layer cake with John's mom this past weekend (she has central air wooohooo!) and I will post about that later this week) But for when I'm stuck in my oven of an apartment I go to a trusty box of Pillsburry dark chocolate cake mix. Those little mini bowls are all the rage now but they cost $$ for what you get. Don't be fooled by the marketing just buy a normal size box of your favorite cake mix and do as follows:
Mini Microwave Cakes (makes 1)
4 Tbs cake mix (your choice)
3 to 4 Tbs water
In a small microwave safe bowl mix cake mix with water. Stir until totally blended, microwave for about 45 seconds to 1 minute.
Remove from microwave, top with ice cream (I've been using low fat cappuccino chip... delicious) and enjoy!
Chow!!
That's right a nice moist "hot out of the oven" cake in less then 2 minutes. Also none of the added oil or egg is needed since it's such a small portion, the water does it all! Hope you enjoy it when it's too hot to bake a cake from scratch!
Update: if you use a bowl that is somewhat thick you'll need to increase the time. a thinner bowl works best. Also microwaves vary in power so watch your cake carefully the first time you make it, it may need a little more or less time :)
OMG! How did you even figure that out! That's awesome! You don't have to bake the whole thing, smaller portion...you are brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI recognize that desert! Glad we got to catch up and thanks for the summer cake and ice cream cooking lesson!! Oh, I must remember to buy my own box of cake mix to use with the rest of my ice cream!
ReplyDeleteyummo! i have been eating icecream too in this heat --- love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea this is. I topped it with my usual fat free, sugar free chocolate pudding and a little Wegman's light whipped cream. It took the pudding to a whole new level. Susie
ReplyDeleteSo happy to find your site and info. My grandson just made 5 cake pops using one of the packaged microwave mini-cakes I had on hand. We had just discovered the cake pop idea from YouTube and had only these. They worked so well, and we all had so much fun that I had to find out how to do this more economically. Found you through a web search so now we can make these often. I live in Arizona so can relate well to the heat in the kitchen/house thing! Thanks so much for posting your success story.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to help! It's so much more economical this way and just as tasty! :)
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