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Microwave Chocolate Cake

Name: Microwave Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup cold water; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon vinegar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; CHOCOLATE SAUCE:; 1 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 tablespoons baking cocoa; 1 cup boiling water; Dash salt; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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5 Reviews

Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Mary Brenneman

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Taste of Home's Editorial Process

Updated on Jun. 30, 2023

Microwave Chocolate Cake cooks into a light, moist chocolaty dessert. "A farm wife with four children, I've made this cake many times," says Mary Brenneman of Tavistock, Ontario.

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Yield:9 servings

Prep:10 min

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
chocolate sauce:

1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 cup boiling water
Dash salt
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Directions

1
In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Stir in water, oil, vinegar and vanilla until well blended. Pour into an ungreased 8-in. square microwave-safe dish.

2
Microwave on high for 3-5 minutes, turning the dish every minute, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
3
In a 1-qt. microwave-safe bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch and cocoa. Stir in water and salt. Microwave 30 seconds more. Stir in butter and vanilla. Serve with warm cake.