INGREDIENTS
All purpose flour: 1.25 cup
Oil: 1/2 cup
Dry fruits, canned cherry, walnut, badam, dates, prunes,etc: 1 cup
Water: 1/2 cup
Coco powder: 3 teaspoon
Baking soda: 1/2 teaspoon
Honey or dates syrup: 1/4 cup
Sugar: 1/2 cup
METHOD
1. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave half cup water for one minute.
2. Soak dry fruits, walnuts, cashew, dates, prunes for 5 minutes in this water.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together all purpose flour, baking soda and coca powder. Sift three times and keep it aside.
4. Take the soaked dry fruits, add honey, sugar and oil and mix well until the sugar is dissolved.
5. Add sifted flour mixture to the honey-sugar dryfruits mixture and fold flour mixture well to prepare cake batter.
6. In microwave-safe dish, equally divide this mixture into two dishes and microwave for 5 minutes.
7. Let the mixturesit for 5 minutes and then keep in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Notes
- Don't cook for more than five minutes (microwave using high power for 5 mins)
- Some times when kept in fridge, the cake will be a little hard. When it is microwaved for 40-50 seconds, it will soften
- Nutella can replace cocoa powder. You may use vegetable oil, Dalda, etc
- All dry fruits mentioned can be replaced with your choice: you can select cashew, almond, walnut etc.
- You can add some orange zest or canned cherry
