Quick Bake Victoria Sponge Cake ( Microwave recipe)

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Comments: This is a microwave cooked cake. Use oven gloves to handle the hot cake and it's container, just like you would if it had been oven baked.
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 6 minutes
Number of servings: About 6 servings


This is a modern cake method, using a microwave to cook the cake mixture. This is a very fast method for cake cooking. You will find that microwave cooking times vary, so adjust times to suit yours. Microwaved cakes do not brown like oven baked cakes, so icing or frosting can be used to make them a bit prettier.

• 6 oz butter
• 6 oz selfraising flour
• 6 oz sugar
• 3 eggs

• mixing bowl
• electric/hand whisk
• bowl,
• fork 
• a jug/ microwaveable bowl to cook it in.

Always wash your hands before preparing food.

1. weigh out yor ingredients
2. cream the butter and sugar
3. beat the eggs one by one and add them to you butter and sugar one by one and give it a tiny stir after you have added each egg
4. add in the flour gradually
5. add a tiny drop of milk to make it more moist than usual
6. tip you mixtre onto some sort of container
7. put it in the micro wave for 6 minutes
8. Tip - if your cake looks like it isnt cooked put it in the micro wave for one minute each time till you think it is cooked

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Name: Harry	24th August 2016
Hey i was wondering i want to make this looks amazing and easy to make nothing specal needed but i was wondering what size bowl are we talking? like a mouring cereal bowl or a big bowl like a 5inch tall bowl or a 15 inch bowl please repond asap i want to make this for my mum she not sick or anything just want to make it for her

Name: Anele	21st February 2016
Oz is the abreviation for ounces, you have the equivalent in grammes too. Self raising flour is substituted by regular flour with baking powder added.

Name: Valma	13th February 2016
Hi there wanne make the cake but not sure what 6oz means.Can you explain please would appreciate it. Regards

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