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Cakes, Desserts and Slices
QUICK MIX CHOCOLATE CAKE
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
1 cup self-raising flour
1 cup caster sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
3 tablespoons butter, softened
2 eggs
1
⁄3 cup milk
Method:
Sift all dry ingredients into a bowl. Add butter, eggs
and milk. Beat with wire whisk for 1 to 2 minutes.
Grease a 2-litre plastic ring mould and line with
paper towel. Pour mixture into mould and cook on
Medium-High for 5 to 7 minutes. Stand, covered, for
5 minutes before turning out. Cool on wire rack.
Tip: To soften butter cook on Medium for 10 to 20
seconds.
CINNAMON POACHED PEARS
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1
⁄2 cup water
1
⁄4 cup caster sugar
1
⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 pears, peeled and sliced
Method:
Combine water, caster sugar and cinnamon in a 1-
litre jug. Cook on High for 2 minutes. Place the pears
in a 2-litre dish. Pour over syrup and cover. Cook on
High for 6 to 8 minutes.
BANANA LOAF
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
90 g butter
3
⁄4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 ripe bananas, mashed well
3
⁄4 cup grated carrot
1
1
⁄2 cups self-raising flour
1
⁄3 cup milk
Method:
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg
and beat well. Add banana and carrot. Add sifted flour
and milk to mixture alternately. Mix until well combined.
Grease and line with grease proof paper, 20 cm x 10
cm loaf dish. Pour batter into dish and cook on Medium
for 9 to 11 minutes. Stand, covered, with plastic wrap
on wire rack to cool.
Tip: To prevent corners from overcooking, cover
ends carefully with foil.
HINT:
TO MELT CHOCOLATE:
Place 100 g broken chocolate in a 4-cup glass jug
and heat on Medium for 1 to 2 minutes. As
chocolate holds its shape after heating, stir and
stand before adding extra cooking time.
APPLE CRUMBLE
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
780 g can pie apples
1
⁄2 cup rolled oats
1
⁄4 cup plain flour
1
⁄2 cup desiccated coconut
1
⁄2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
60 g butter
Method:
Place apples in the base of 1-litre casserole dish.
Place remaining ingredients (except butter) in mixing
bowl. Melt butter in 2-cup jug on High for 40 to 60
seconds. Combine melted butter with dry ingredients
and mix well. Spread evenly over apples. Cook on
High for 5 to 8 minutes.
PEACH AND MUESLI CRUMBLE
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients:
80 g butter
1
⁄2 cup flour
1
⁄4 cup caster sugar
1
1
⁄2 cups toasted muesli
1
⁄2 cup shredded coconut
1
⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
810 g can peach slices, drained
Method:
Place butter in a 2-litre jug. Cook on Medium for 1
minute. Add flour, sugar, muesli, coconut and
cinnamon, stir until combined. Place peaches into a
1-litre casserole dish. Place crumble mixture on top
of peaches and cook on High for 10 to 12 minutes.
Serve with cream or ice cream.
COCONUT CREAMED RICE
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1 cup arborio rice
300 ml coconut milk
20 g unsalted butter
1
⁄2 cup sugar
100 ml coconut milk, extra to serve
1 banana, to serve
1
⁄
2 cup shredded coconut, toasted
Method:
Wash and drain rice. Place rice, 300ml of coconut
milk, 300ml water, butter and sugar into a 2.5L deep
microwave safe bowl or jug, stir to combine.
Microwave uncovered on High for 21 minutes,
stirring every 7 minutes. Remove and stir well, stand
for 5 minutes.
Note: Rice will absorb excess liquid on standing.
Serve warm in individual bowls drizzled with extra
coconut milk, banana slices and shredded coconut.