6 MINUTE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients

Cake

250ml cake flour

250g sugar

20ml baking powder

Pinch of salt

250ml hot water

50ml cocoa powder

5ml vanilla essence

30ml white vinegar

Icing

125ml icing sugar

15ml boiling water

15ml cocoa powder

7ml instant coffee

125ml low fat cottage cheese

550ml icing sugar, sifted extra

50ml cocoa powder extra

125g butter, softened

5ml vanilla essence

Method

Cake

• Combine the first 4 ingredients.
• Blend the remaining ingredients together and add to dry ingredients, mix well.
• Lightly grease a deep 20mm diameter microwave cake pan, line the base with a double layer of paper towel. Pour in the mixture.
• Microwave on high for 6 – 8 minutes or until no longer wet at the top.
• Allow to cool completely and turn out on a wire cooling rack.
• Make the second cake in the same way and sandwich them together with jam or a layer of icing.

Icing

• Combine icing sugar, boiling water, cocoa and coffee, mix well and allow to cool.
• Beat in the cottage cheese and set aside.
• Sift together extra icing sugar and cocoa powder into a bowl, beat in the butter and vanilla essence until smooth and creamy.
• Gradually beat in the cottage cheese mixture to make a smooth spreadable consistency.
• Spread icing of the top and side of cake.
• Garnish with a flake (Optional).