It was freezing cold outside. The weather report said it was minus 6 degrees outside but due to high speed winds, it was as cold as minus 16 degrees!!!! The weather report sure did dampen our spirits but I had to cook and clean.
Morning started off with breakfast preparations and then moved on to make dishes for lunch and in between this I made Kashmiri Dum Aloo for Indian cooking challenge. Though this house has heating through out, our land lady did not keep one for the kitchen. I wonder why! I do have a table top heater but when it is extremely cold outside, it fails in its duty. I could feel my feet starting to freeze yet I carried on.Almost all the work was over and when I looked at the clock it was 3pm.
I was sullen as it was time again to make preparations for tea. That means I had to make some snacks as my folks love to have something to munch with tea / coffee. I was in no mood to stand there in the freezing cold kitchen yet again.
I remembered seeing an Eggless date’s cake in Padma’s blog and I wanted to try it out. By now you must be aware of the fact that I love to bake , that too in the microwave and its egg less. This also means that I could make a quick snack for my family. I altered the recipe and baked in the microwave. The time taken to bake this cake is less than the time I took to write this post. Yes, the cake was ready in 4 minutes flat!!!
Without further delay let me show you the yummy cake that I baked ….
I used:
Maida – 1 cup
Pitted dates – 10 numbers
Sweetened condensed milk 100ml
Baking powder- ½ a teaspoon
Butter- 2 tablespoons
Flax seeds-1 tablespoon
My notes:
- I will be adding more dates when I bake this next time around 15-20 numbers
- After my success in baking 4 types of cakes in the microwave, I learnt an important thing. Start with microwaving on high for 2 minutes and then increase the increase by steps of 1 minute till done. Never leave the cake in the oven and venture to do something else.
- I got 5 slices of cake [that u see in the click] and it was sufficient for 3 adults and a kid to go with tea.
- The timings will vary with the brand of the microwave you are using and also the quantity of ingredients used.
My tools, method and click may not be professional but this cake was a hit! I will be making this often.
Sending this to Its Time To Jingle Again event going on @ Asan Khana.
I am also sending this to Srivalli’s Kid’s Delight-Holiday Specials event.This also goes to her other event 365 days of MW cooking.. This is a last minute entry to her kid’s delight event and really so sweet of her to accept my entry :).
And to Dr.Sameena’s Cakes and Cookies for X’mas event.
Check out the other Microwave eggless bakes here
Bon Appetit…
Wow.. very easy to make and looks so spongy 🙂
Easy n healthy cake…
Kurinji
MW Cakes come really handy for a jiffy breakfast or a tea-time snack!!!! Love the idea of flaxseed on top!!! Bookmarking it:)
Cake looks extremely inviting and healthy..
You make it sound very easy, loved the cake.
Hey PJ,
Thanx for the beautiful entry dear…Havent tried dates yet and you have tempted me…Looks awesome..:)
Dr.Sameena@
http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com
Looks healthy and delicious.. amazing recipe !!
Simple and tasty..
awesome cake that too sugarless.
cake looks too good,..thanks for sending this over for the event
wow!..how can u even stand in non-heated kitchen with temps so low!…but surely it brings out the best recipes!…yum n delish cake!
wow, love it. Please do link it to Aipi and mine "Bookmarked recipes" event as well.
Thanks for the entries PJ..look so tempting!