A few months back the 5 min. Chocolate Cake was all over the place. I tried it, but didn't like the taste at all. I thought it was rubbery and not very appetizing. Brien and I thought the funny texture was due to using an egg in the mixture. Well, I was searching the web and found a better chocolate cake in the microwave: Cheaters Dark Chocolate Cake. (http://shewhoeats.blogspot.com/2004/07/recipe-thought-into-cheaters-cake.html) You'll have to scroll down a little to find seethe recipe. This recipe turns out tasting better than Betty Crocker warm delights, and I like the size of the finished product better than the other microwave cake.
In the recipe she makes a big deal of starting with the wet ingredients and then mixing the batter. I just mixed the dry ingredients and then added the wet and stirred. I made my cake in a large cereal bowl.
The reason it's so good is it uses soy milk instead of egg, and it uses less amounts of the ingredients, so you cut out a few calories. If you don't have soy milk you can just use another egg substitute, like a teaspoon of vinegar and a little water to achieve the right moistness. (My Betty Crocker cookbook has a snack cake (single round cake) that uses vinegar and no eggs, so I think the vinegar is a good option. I tried it in this recipe and it worked pretty well.) If you google egg substitutes you can find a few different options to try.
So, if you need a little chocolate cake, go ahead and treat yourself. (In moderation, of course.)
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