Magic of microwave

Microwave is one of the easiest cooking tools to use and these recipes are so easy and quick, even kids can make it! 

Chocolate Fudge

Ingredients

• Semi-sweet chocolate chips 300gms
• condensed milk 1 tin (390gms)
• Nuts 3/4 cup
• vanilla powder or essence 1 tsp
• peanut butter or any other unsalted butter 1 tbsp

Method

• Line a square dish with foil.
• Combine chocolate chips and condensed milk in a microwave safe bowl.
• Bake on high, 100 percent power for 2 minutes.
• Stir in nuts, softened peanut butter and vanilla powder.
• Stir with a rubber spatula for 1-2 minutes, pour in to a prepared square dish, refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Lift from pan, remove foil.
• Cut into square pieces.

Don’t stop at just one!

Pistachio Fudge

Ingredients 

• Powder 1/2 cup of pistachios (mix pistachio powder with other ingredients)
• Milk 1 cup 
• Milk powder 1 cup 
• Condensed milk 1/2 tin

Method

• Microwave this mixture for 2 minutes. 
• Stir well and again microwave for 2 minutes. 
• Repeat this till the mixture becomes dry and grainy enough to spread. It took me approximately 8 minutes. 
• Spread evenly on a greased tray and let it cool.
• When it comes to room temperature, refrigerate for an hour.
• Cut into desired shapes and serve.

Chocolate cake

Ingredients

• Plain flour 1 cup
• Baking powder ¾ tspn
• Soda bicarbonate ¾ tspn
• Cocoa powder 3 tbspn
• Soft butter 100 gms
• Powdered sugar 3 tbspns
• Vanilla essence 1 tspn 
• Sweetened condensed milk 1/2 tin
•  Milk 1 cup

Method

• Mix all ingredients together and pour in a glass dish (approx. 9×9 size).
• Line with non-stick baking paper heat on high in microwave for exactly 6 minutes.
• To make the ganache melt approximately 2 tbspn of chocolate chips in ½ cup of fresh cream in a double boiler.
• Spread over cake once it’s done, and sprinkle whatever toppings you like.

Chocolate Strawberry Cake

Ingredients

• Yoghurt 1 cup
• Oil 1/2 cup
• Sugar 1/2 cup
• Flour (maida) 1 cup
• Baking powder 1/2 tsp
• Sodium bicarbonate 1 tsp
• Vanilla essence 1 tsp
• Cocoa powder 1/4 cup
• 7-8 strawberries (sprinkle some sugar on the cut strawberries and microwave for 30 seconds so they become mushy) for the chocolate sauce

Method 

• Mix together 1/2 cup icing sugar, 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• and a little water
• Mix sugar, yoghurt, vanilla essence and oil till the sugar dissolves. Sieve the dry powders together and mix in slowly to the wet mix with a spatula.
• Grease a microwavable glass dish and pour half the mixture, drop in the strawberries and pour the remaining mix.
• Cook in the microwave for exactly 6 minutes.
• Once the cake cools, coat it with chocolate sauce and garnish with strawberries.