Eggless Microwave Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

• 400 g - Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 2/3 cup - Softened Butter
• 1 3/4 cups - All purpose Flour / Maida
• 1/2 cup - Cocoa Powder / Drinking Chocolate Cadbury
• 1/2 teaspoon - Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon - Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon - Vanilla Essence
• 1/2 cup - Sugar (if you would like a richer cake, half the sugar and use 50g of melted plain chocolate)
• 150 ml - Soda water (carbonated water) OR Mix 1 TeaSpoon Eno Fruit Salt in 150 ml of water
• Greaseproof paper, Optional

Serves: 8
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 40 mins

Procedure:

1. Grease a ROUND microwaveable cake tin / glass bowl and line with greaseproof paper.
2. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and set aside.
   
3. Cream together butter and sugar.
4. Add the condensed milk, melted chocolate (if using it) and vanilla essence and beat well to mix.
5. Add the dry ingredients (from step 2) and mix well together.
6. Slowly pour aerated soda into the mixture and mix in well.
7. Pour the cake mixture into the prepared tin.
8. Microwave on High for 4-5 mins (depending on the power of your microwave) and on Medium 4-5 mins (bake for on Medium for the same amount of time as you did in High).
9. Hold in dish for 5-10 minutes after baking (MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS AS HOLDING IS VERY IMPORTANT).
10. Then, remove from the cake tin and place it on a wire rack to allow it to cool.
11. Decorate if desired before cutting into slices to serve.