Baking is a stress reliever, i love baking when i am feeling little low on head. There is something in it. Many of you must have not tried it because you dont own a oven. For those people i have my microwave baking recipes and for those who dont have a microwave i have a pressure cooker cake recipe for you..This is my final cake recipe for this christmas..I have already posted my ultimate plum cake, microwave chocolate cake, eggless fruit cake and pressure cooker vanilla milk cake..
I have few more cookies recipe to post too..Tomorrow i will post a cookie recipe, so look out..Now coming back to this recipe..I always wanted to post a microwave plum cake recipe, because before i have a oven, i used to make plum cake in microwave. But i have never written that recipe, so i totally forgot it. Couple weeks back i tried it with my own recipe. I added some dates syrup too. You got to add some sticky stuff like molasses, honey, golden syrup, corn syrup or dates syrup. It is because you need some sticky stuff to hold the cake. And also i put the cake in fridge for a hour, so the cake holds better. Try this out and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 15 mins
Baking Time : 5 mins
Resting Time : 1 hour or overnight in fridge
Makes : 2 small round cake
Ingredients:
All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1 1/4 cup / 150 grams
Cocoa – 3 tblspn
Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
Sugar – 1/2 cup / 100 grams
Oil – 1/4 cup / 60 ml
Dates syrup / Honey / Molasses – 4 tblspn
Dried Fruits – 1/2 cup (Raisans, Dates, Tutti Fruity, Cherry, Sultanas)
Nuts – 3 tblspn (I used Walnuts & Almonds)
Water – 1/2 cup / 125 ml
Method:
Take water in a microwave safe bowl and cook for a min till the water is hot.
Add in dried fruits and nuts and let it steep for 5 mins.
In the mean time, take flour, cocoa, baking soda in a bowl and mix well.
Now take the dried fruits soaked mix, add in sugar, oil, dates syrup and mix well.
Add the flour mix into this and mix well.
Take a microwave safe bowl, brush all side with oil. Pour the batter in, dont fill too much, just fill half way.
Put in microwave and cook for 5 mins. When it is done. Leave a standing time of 5 mins.
Remove it from oven, if it is risen to much, just pat it down a little.
Allow it to cool completely.Now put in fridge for 1 hour or so.
Now invert it, slice and serve.
Notes:
1)Dont fill the microwave safe bow too much. Because the cake rises a lot. Just fill half way of the bowl.
2)After you take the cake out of the microwave, pat the cake down a little.
3)Allow the cake to cool completely, now put the cake in fridge a hour and invert the cake.
4)I left the cake in the fridge overnight. The cake got hard the next day, I took it out and left it to come to room temparature, The cake turned soft as usual.
HERE IS A QUICK VIDEO:
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take water in a microwave safe bowl |
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| Put it in microwave |
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| Cook for a min |
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| Now the water is hot |
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| Add the nuts and dry fruits in it |
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| Let it steep for 5 mins |
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| Take flour in a bowl |
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| Add cocoa powder |
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| Baking soda goes next |
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| Mix that around |
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| Now the fruits have steeped |
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| Add sugar in |
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| Add in oil |
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| Add in Molasses or Honey or Dates Syrup |
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| Pour it in |
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| I used the bowl which i used for oil, so the sticky stuff just slides out easily |
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| mix that well |
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| Add the flour mix in |
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| Mix that well |
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| Drizzle oil in a microsafe bowl |
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| Spread it on all sides |
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| Pour the batter in, dont fill too much |
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| I got two bowls |
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| Put in microwave |
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| Cook for 5 mins |
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| All baked |
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| if it rises too much, just press a little |
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| Put in fridge for a hour |
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| Now invert it and serve.. |
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i wanna try this , my husband loves plum cake
thanks for the recipe aarthi
shifa
yummy looking cake
Big fan of your site and your recipes..just a small doubt.did u use the 'micro' option or the "grill" or "combi". pl. clarify
@Kalpana I used Micro option
fast to cook and lovely to look at cake.
Deepa
Looks yummy and perfect for Christmas.
Aarthi,u r really very inspiring cook
looks lovely… i have two queries.. would honey taste equally good?? and what type of glassware can be used in micro??
@Anonymous Yes u can use honey, U can use any microwave safe bowl like borosil
Is baking sodea and baking powder or different..? Shops near my place saying there is no baking soda.. Is it or cooking soda..?
@jayalakshmi sundarajYes both are diferent. Baking soda is also called as cooking soda.
Hi…I tried this cake but without the dry fruits( as i dint have it
).. when i read the recipe i was a lil skeptical about baking in just 5 minutes, as cakes usually take 30 to 40 min to get ready. But i followed the recipe n was amazed how beautifully it came out. I just made a small change i used milk instead of water. I have a little query my cake was a lillte hard in the edges, any particular reason ? n it even turned a lil more harder when i refrigerated..so i sprinkled some water n again microwaved it was 30 sec. it became moist again
@DIVYAI think u must have baked a little longer. Try reducing the time next time, since each microwave vary. The cake will turn hard when u put in fridge. If you remove it from fridge and allow it to come to room temp then it will become soft again. CHECK MY NOTES..
Super one.thks for ths recipe
@Anonymous
has anyone tried this.?.its best to make in oven!! Not impressed after trying it twice
@Poorani KathiroliWhat problem are you facing..
Hi,
This is so yummy….I baked it, and it tasted yummy for my tummy 🙂 🙂
But I have a question…What is the shelf life for this?
Thank you for your recipe..
Hi,
This is so yummy….I baked it, and it tasted yummy for my tummy 🙂 🙂
But I have a question…What is the shelf life for this?
Thank you for your recipe..
@Deepika PU can keep this for three to four days in fridge, then reheat ir in microwave for 30 sec to make it soft again
just saw ur cake recipe easy 2 follow and easy 2 make thanks 4 this one more favour i want cookie recipes in microwave not sweaty but salty
hello aarathi!thanx for the receipe.can you tell me what should be the temp of microwave low, medium or high?
@kiranKiran, the temp should be high
I am a big fan of your recipes. This one also looks quite yummy. I wanna know if I can bake it in an oven instead of microwaving. And what should be the temperature range for that?
@Nilakshi KakotiI am not sure..because this recipe is specially designed for microwave..If you wanna bake in oven, i would suggest you to bake at 180 degrees
Out of cocoa powder..what can I use instead ? Nutella? Or something else?
@AnonymousYes u can use nutella
Aarathi, plz post authentic Kerala x-mas cake recipe before this x-mas.
Hi. Can I use baking powder instead of baking soda? Thanks.
@AnonymousNO you cannot.
Can I use the same quantity of Rum instead of water or half of it?
Hi. Can I use Rum instead of water? Thanks.
@Simbyjust add a splash of rum
Ok. But what abt exact quantity of rum and water? Thanks.
@SimbyYou can use same water amount but reduce a tblspn of water, just add a tblspn of rum
Hello, can I use butter instead of oil? Any definite reason for not using baking powder? Thanks.
@AnonymousYes u can use butter and you dont need baking powder in this
Hi,
The recipe was simple. Thanks.
The one I prepared accordingly came flat. What might be the reason???
Prashanth
@AnonymousIt is meant to be flat.
I tried your recipw yesterday. Its really awesome. Thank you for sharing it with us.
-Nisha Chandwani
I tried your recipe yesterday. Its really awesome.Thank you for sharing it.
Sooooo simple, yet a show stealer 🙂 🙂 thanks aarthi for the awesome recipe 🙂
Can v do without honey or syrup?
@AnonymousU have to add it, it hold the cake together.
Hi Aarthi , how r u ? I tried your plum
Cake recipe, today. I made a few changes in the recipe becoz of my two yrs old daughter , she do not eat whole nuts & dry fruits . So, i grinned the same n cake batter also i have used cake beater for mixing everything well . Then , microwaved (L.G ) it at high temp(900) for 5 minutes. It is soft and really good in taste. But, it is not at all spongy. Pls suggest . Thanks in advance .
@Anonymousthis cak ewont be spongy, it will be little dense.
Is it necessary to put it in he fridge…..
@Anonymousif u can unmould properly then dont need, putting in the fridge makes it set beautifully
Aarthi I must say that your explanation as well as illustrations with pictures makes the entire process of baking the cake so simple, that Im sure a person who has never ever baked before will also be able to bake this yummy cake in a jiffy! Thanks a ton for the recipe! Will make it soon.
Can I use milk instead of water???
@Saumya Vohrayes u can use
I forgot to put honey and without it it was a DISASTER.
But your recipe seems to be good , I will try to follow it more accurately next time 🙂
Hi aarthi,ur blog is too good,I m searching a lot for this exactly receipe.but I have a doubt,I heard that cakes can made only by baking,but if micro mode means can I use micro option in oven.if it so how much temperature to set?I m the beginner in cooking.
@rekha maniTHis recipe can be made in microwave cooking mode. Set at the highest setting and cook it.
y do v need to put it in the fridge … any particular reason
@Anonymousit firms up in fridge and hold much well
Hi aarthi, i tried this cake today morng. It ws superbbbb!!!! Its my husbands fav cake n he loved it. Thankx aarthi…also i used butter instead of oil. My cake ws soft too.. i didnt refrigerate it. Allowed to cool @ room temp.
@Anonymousthis recipe is a small cake. halving it will make a mug cake.
Hi Aarti
Thanks for the recipe as it is very easy for us to prepare the cake very fast
I am going to try it in this christmas
is it must to set a temperature?or only microwave for 5 mnts?
@Anonymousjust set microwave on high for 5 mins
Can I use brown sugar instead of white sugar?
@RamyaKartikyes u can use
Hello Aarthi. I am a follower of ur recipes for more than a year and it has been wonderful to cook with ur help. I am wondering if we can make one big cake instead of two small cakes with this cake mix. So one big bowl is necessary. Should d same 5 min time be followed for making d whole cake in one go?? Or should we increase d timing to 10 minutes? Pls let me know
Hello Aarti this is one amazing recipe by you. i made it multiple times and the reaction of eaters remains the same i.e "WOW did u really bake it" 🙂
I need your suggestion as to can this be made without cocoa powder? if yes what can i replace instead.
Regards,
Dia
@Anonymousu can skip cocoa powder and add same amount of flour in this
@Deepa Viveku can make it as one big cake, but the timing will vary, so you have keep checking it
Hi Aarthi!
I tried many of your recipes and they turned so well. I tried this microwave plum cake, but It turned very hard after putting it in the fridge. Any reasons for the hardness? Pls let me know.
Thanks.
@Anonymousremove it from fridge and leave it for few hours, it will get soft
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hi
if removing cocoa and replacing with flour do we need to add vanilla essence????
u can skip vanilla if you dont want to add
Hi Aarti, Can i use icing sugar insead of normal one? Thanks in advance.
Hi Aarthi.. Can this cake be baked on convection mode as well.. M new to baking so hv doubts or how to go abt… If u wud please guide me how to bake this cake… I so want to bake this for Christmas
This is baked in normal microwave mode.
This recipe is just amazing
Hi Aarthi.. Like always hv tried this recipe of urs.. As well.. It turned out well. It tasted Yummmy but bt the only thing that happened was that the cake was very hard in between.. Wen i cooled it at room temperature n then tried to re warm it.. It still didn't becum soft like the sides.. What could be the reason… Shall i reduce the cooking time or shall i sprinkle some water or milk and then reheat in the oven,please suggest
reduce the cooking time then. each oven will vary.
Thanks Aarthi… Will surely try again let u know bt the result time as well.
Very nice recipe! Turned out great!! Thanx
Thanks for the recipe… I tried it with whole wheat flour just increasing the quantity of water… It came out beautifully… Thanks again for the recipe… It’s definitely a keeper!!
Hi this recipe was easy. But it didnt come that good. The oil taste was in front when it was hot. And the baking soda taste when cooled. Moreover it should have been better if i use butter instead of oil and some more sugar .
Thanks for the recipe. Just one question – We have to bake the cake for 5 minutes at 100% power? Please reply.
regards
Ravi
yes
I have tried your pressure cooker cake and it came out well. Can this cake also be baked using pressure cooker ? If so for how many minutes? What precautions should I take? And also can I use whole wheat flour instead of maida?