40 express chocolate cakes

We want an easy express chocolate cake!

Generally speaking, preparing a chocolate cake is pretty easy. Usually composed of eggs, sugar, flour, butter and obviously chocolate, with these five basic ingredients you can do wonders. In addition, the chocolate cake changes texture depending on the cooking time: undercooked we obtain a chocolate coulant, cooked to perfection a fondant, and if we prolong the cooking, the cake becomes soft.

What can you replace butter with in a chocolate cake?

Chocolate cake is a rich dessert, that’s a fact, and that’s why it’s so addictive! However, if you are trying to reduce the calories in your dessert, don’t worry, many other ingredients can replace butter. This is the case of grated zucchini which blends wonderfully into a brownie, homemade applesauce to slip into your cake batter, or even black beans which will be perfect in a vegan chocolate fondant.

The microwave, the dream solution for an express chocolate cake

Of course, when we talk about speed and extremely short cooking times, what better device than the microwave? We must admit that by baking a chocolate mug cake in just 1 minute 20 minutes, we have rarely seen better! However, it is better to have a close eye on the cooking, because this appliance has the disadvantage of its advantage. If it cooks quickly, it overcooks even faster. It is therefore better to cook your mug cake in increments of 10 seconds, to be sure of obtaining the expected result. Especially if you want a cake with a runny heart!

For inspiration, here is a selection of 40 cocoa recipes, prepared in the blink of an eye before being slipped into the oven. Are you ready to treat yourself?