Chocolate Cake-French

Melt chocolate with 2 tsp of water in a glass bowl ( microwave safe) in microwave oven for 2 mins(high).

Add butter to it and melt it (run microwave for 1 min) (high).

Sieve well the flour and baking powder together.

In a bowl, beat eggs well with sugar, till it becomes white.

Add milk(prefarably cold).

Allow it to cool before adding chocolate butter since the eggs will get cooked.

Add chocolate-butter and mix well.

Add sieved flour-baking powder and mix or beat well, until it is uniformly mixed and soft.

Microwave style cooking:- 9)Choose a mould which is microwave safe.

Add the cake mixture to it after buttering it.

Cook it for 5 mins at half power (low) and then 5 mins at full power (high).

:- Check whether it is cooked well by inserting a knife. It has to come out clean, if it is cooked well. If it is not cooked well, cook again at high (for one minute), till it is well cooked. don`t overcook, it will become hard.

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Oven or grill style cooking:- 9)Take a mould and apply a thin layer of butter on the mould.

Put the cake mixture to it and bake it at 190ªC for 30 mins.

:- You can cover it with an aluminium foil to avoid burning the top a lot.

:- Check whether it is cooked well. You can insert a clean knife into the cake and if it comes out clean, the cake is well cooked. If not, cook it for some more time.

:- Time required is 30 mins for preparation and 10 - 12 mins for baking in Microwave oven.