
Description: Edwina Hanslo's delicious and super quick chocolate cake with a creamy ganache is the perfect choice for busy mums
Dietary Requirements: None
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Total Cooking Time: 15 mins
Credits:
Author: Good Food team
Website Used: BBCGoodFood / Tasty
Rating:
Average Rating: 3.8
Number of Ratings: 32
Nutrition Data Per Serving:
low in: saltIngredients:
100ml sunflower oil, plus extra for pan
175g caster sugar
140g plain flour
3 tbsp cocoa
3 tsp baking powder
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
chocolate sprinkles, to serve
Equipment:
wire rack, microwave, cake form, skewers, whisk, bowl,Directions:
Grease a 22cm silicone microwaveable cake pan with a little oil and place a circle of baking parchment in the bottom.
Mix the sugar, flour, cocoa and baking powder in a bowl. In a jug, whisk the oil, eggs, vanilla and 100ml hot water until combined.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly until you have a lump-free batter. Pour the mixture into the cake pan and gently tap to pop any air bubbles. Cover with cling film.
Microwave on Full power (800 watts) for 7 mins. Remove and check if the cake is cooked by poking a skewer into the middle: if it comes out clean, the cake is ready. Allow the cake to stand for 5 mins, then remove the cling film and turn out onto a cooling rack.
For the ganache, melt the chocolate on Half power (600 watts) for approximately 2 mins, stirring every 30 secs until melted. Add the cream and mix thoroughly until smooth and glossy.
Once the cake is cool, spread over the ganache and scatter with the sprinkles. The cake will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
Estimated Recipe Prices:
Estimated Cost Per Serving: £0.51
Total Estimated Cost: £5.06
Ingredient Cost Breakdown:
100 milliliters sunflower oil:
£0.96
175 grams caster sugar:
£0.18
140 grams plain flour:
£0.15
3 tablespoons cocoa:
£0.2
3 teaspoons baking powder:
£0.08
2 larges eggs:
£0.42
1 teaspoon vanilla essence:
£0.04
some chocolate sprinkles:
£3.03
Note: The following data is provided by Spoonacular from a variety of supermarkets and should only be used as estimates.