MICROWAVE COFFEE CAKE ELEPHANT STYLE.

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It is not putting it too strongly to say that sometimes I really NEED cake!!!!!!!
 


It can be tricky for this elephant to find treats that don't contain something that makes my body egregious as a parrot. I know many of you are in the same boat, and are too shattered/sick/in pain to think about baking.

So here it is- cake, that you can make in minutes that is gluten-free, dairy free and vegetarian. And, it is actually good for you! ( flax contains a whopping amount of fibre, as well as magnesium and iron). I try to make this quite often as it is a nice treat at teatime with some slices of frozen banana....and is good for my digestion too.

++For those of us with limited energy, you can pace doing this in bitesize stages +++++++++...and there is little washing up.


INGREDIENTS FOR YOUR BASIC CAKE:
8 heaped dessertspoons ground flax
half a teaspoon baking powder
Flavouring ( see below)
tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 teaspoons of honey
100 mg soya milk ( or any kind of milk).
1 medium egg
1 small banana

PLUS-

Flavourings for coffee cake: 1 dessertspoon decaff /caff coffee granules + 1 1/2 handfuls of chopped dates.
OR
For Mocha cake: add choc chips instead of dates
OR
For Fruit cake: leave out the coffee and use a teaspoon of cinnamon, and add sultanas/mixed fruit instead of dates.

You will need a ceramic soup bowl ( a deep one is best, as the mix will rise). No need to grease the bowl.

NB: Use Oven Gloves- the bowl will get red hot during cooking.

METHOD
  • Add flax and baking powder to the small bowl and mix.
  • Mash banana onto a plate
  • Add milk to the dry mixture and stir well.
  • Crack the egg into this mix and add the honey.
  • Mix thoroughly.

  • Add the banana mash and 1 1/2 handfuls of dates/choc chips/sultanas and the coffee granules. Add a splash more milk if the mix is too stiff- it should resemble grainy cake batter.
  • Mix well and cook on high in a microwave for 6 minutes. Open the microwave door and stand back to allow steam to escape.
  • Microwave for another 1 min 30 secs. Leave in the bowl to rest for another couple of minutes before turning out.

Loosen the sides with a knife, and upturn onto a plate and allow to rest for 10 minutes.  If the cake is still too wet, then you can pop it back for another 30 secs in the microwave.
The cake is moist and dense like a ginger cake and works as an English style serving of sponge for pudding, or as a big slice with a cuppa...and of course you can ice and decorate if you wish.


You're Welcome!!


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