Basic Microwaveable Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup shortening

Recipe

• 1 in mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and vanilla.
• 2 add eggs, milk and shortening.
• 3 beat at low speed till mixed.
• 4 beat at medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• 5 spread batter in a 8-by-1 1/2 waxed-paper lined round cake dish.
• 6 micro-cook, uncovered, on medium 6 minutes, rotating a quarter turn every 2 minutes.
• 7 increase power to 100 percent.
• 8 micro-cook, uncovered, 1 1/2 to 5 minutes or until done.
• 9 cool on a wire rack 5 to 10 minutes.
• 10 remove from pan; cool thoroughly on rack.
• 11 notes: you'll love the silken texture of this dessert.
• 12 other flavorings can be substituted for the mint, or it can be left out entirely.