Bake A Cake : Simple & Easy Baking

Ciao all my readers,

Now when I am jotting down my today's recipe in my blog , there is a thunderstorm happening outside ; scaring the hell out of me. This thunderstorm made me remind of all those thunderstorms that I spent cuddling in my moms arms , making me feel so calm and quiet even when it was clash of blastering sounds outside. She would ensure that I was settled and not panicking anymore , only then would she go to the kitchen and come back with a mug of coffee and her homemade cake. Let me tell you she bakes some amazing  cakes. And what could be better than some serious rain happening outside and mom & me chatting  with hot coffee in our hands and those heavenly cakes melting down our throats.We continued this way until  I got married. But I never cared to learn from her ( as in baking and cooking ) , I was not at all girly that way , I was much into sports; kind of a tomboy. Again I thought mom would always be there by my side so whats the need to learn these things , little did I know of the word called " marriage " then.

So finally I made up my mind and called her up  , she was surprised to learn the fact that I called her because I wanted to learn from her how to bake a cake! She was all emotional not because I started showing my girly colours , but because I would have to go through all the hard work of baking a cake from scratch and then only would I be able to have one ; you know how moms are ! But then she shared one of her simplest of baking recipes with me knowing my baking skills.

So, quickly jot down the ingredients that will be required :

sugar : 1 cup

all purpose flour : 2 cups

oil : half cup

butter : half cup

eggs : 4

baking powder : 2 teaspoon

coco powder : 5 tablespoons or more depending upon your taste bugs

vanilla essence : 2 drops

    Now the recipe :

1.  in a microwave safe bowl , add the all purpose flour , to it add the cup of sugar , oil , butter and eggs.

2. mix them well.

3.   add this stage , add baking powder and mix well.

4. add coco powder and mix well. ( you may use a hand blender ).

5. add half cup milk and continue blending.

6. preheat oven 

7. carefully place the bowl in a microwave stand as shown below. remember adding two drops of vanilla essence into the mixture just before placing it inside the oven.

8. microwave it for 45 mins.

9. this is how it looked after 45 mins.  although this was my very first attempt but it turned out to be fair enough.

10. serve with hot coffee. easy enough for a starter like me . is not it ?