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Cakes, Desserts and Slices
Q
UICK
M
IX
C
HOCOLATE
C
AKE
Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients:
1 cup
self-raising
fl
our
1 cup
caster sugar
2 tablespoons
cocoa
3 tablespoons
butter, softened
2 eggs
⅓
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
Med-High for 8 to 10 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.
C
INNAMON
P
OACHED
P
EARS
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
½ cup
water
½cup
caster sugar
½ 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.
P
EACH
C
RUMBLE
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients:
125
g
butter
1 cup
fl
our
½ cup
caster sugar
2 cups
toasted muesli
1 cup
shredded coconut
1 teaspoon
cinnamon
810
g
can peach slices, drained
Method:
Place butter in a 2-litre jug. Cook on Medium for
1 minute. Add
fl
our, sugar, muesli, coconut and
cinnamon, stir until combined. Place peaches into a
2-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.
B
ANANA
L
OAF
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients:
90
g
butter
¾ cup
brown sugar
1 egg
2
ripe bananas, mashed well
¾ cup
grated carrot
1½ cups
self-raising
fl
our
⅓
cup
milk
Method:
Cream butter and sugar until light and
fl
uffy. Add egg
and beat well. Add banana and carrot. Add sifted
fl
our 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.
A
PPLE
C
RUMBLE
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
780
g
can pie apples
½ cup
rolled oats
¼ cup
plain
fl
our
½ cup
desiccated coconut
½ 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.
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