5 Minute Microwave Brownie
Makes one cake
When you are pressed for time this is an absolute winner - thanks Pip!
It’s best eaten on the day that you make it.
Ingredients
100 grams butter
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
¾ cup flour
¼ cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼-1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
½ cup chocolate chips for over the surface
Method
Grease a ring style cake tin suitable to use in the microwave
Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa together into a bowl
Melt the butter in a medium sized microwave bowl
Beat the eggs, vanilla and sugar into the butter with a fork or rubber scraper
Fold in the dry ingredients, and walnuts if using, and stir until just combined. Take care not to over-mix as it will make the brownie tough
Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake dish and spread so that it is roughly evenly distributed
Sprinkle the extra chocolate pieces over the top
Microwave on full power for 4 minutes then in 30 second intervals until cooked. You will know as the cake starts to pull away from the side of the tin, or a skewer inserted into the body of the cake will come out clean
Cool in the tin, turn out and dust with icing sugar to serve
It is hard to find good quality chocolate chips and they can be expensive. I usually just use chocolate from a large block: either 70% dark chocolate, milk chocolate or a mixture depending on what is in the cupboard, and cut it into small pieces to the right quantity.
