Easy and fun recipes you can make in less than 20 minutes
You know when you get that urge to cook or bake when you see a cooking show on TV? Well then, this is the story for you. With these simple and delicious treats that you can make at home, you’ll definitely want to keep reading.
Chocolate Cake
First off, a chocolate cake capable of holding 10 servings. The ingredients you will be needing are:
¾ cup of flour
¼ cup of baking powder
1 cup of Muscovado sugar
¾ cup of softened butter
3 eggs
1 tsp of vanilla extract
⅓ cup of melted dark chocolate
If you want to make the accompanying icing, you will end up needing:
1 cup of softened butter
1 cup of icing sugar
1 cup of melted dark chocolate
For starters, you will want to have your oven preheated to 350°F, and have buttered up 2 cake pans.. Now for the actual baking part- you will want to pour all of your cake ingredients into a large mixing bowl, and whisk them all together. . If your batter is a little stiff, you can add 1-2 tablespoons of water into the mixture to make it less tense. After your batter is all mixed together, you will want to divide the cake batter into your slicked up cake pans. These will be in the oven for about 20 minutes. Once it is out of the oven, you can put that aside, for now. While it cools, you can go ahead and start making the icing. To get your icing started, you want to be mixing your butter and your icing sugar together. Once they are together you can then add the melted dark chocolate. When that is all mixed up, you can start building the cake. You're going to put the cake on a cake board or a flat plate. Put a touch of icing in the middle so the cake does not go anywhere. After that you can put one of the two pieces of cake on there. You can then level it out with a long knife but be careful, you might want a parent there. After that add some more icing on the top (BUT NOT ALL OF IT). Finally you can add the other piece and ta da go ahead and decorate it however you want.
This is simple, easy and so delicious. It was even fun to make with my family.
Mug Cake
The next really easy thing to bake is a mug cake. This cake-in-a-cup recipe can be made in almost no time at all, and is perfect for a small sweet treat. The ingredients are:
¼ cup flour
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
⅛ teaspoon baking soda
⅛ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon water
The first step is to mix all the ingredients together in a mug. The last step is to put the mug into the microwave for about 1 minute and 45 seconds.
This is one of the easiest sweet things to make. I always make it on a bad day and it always cheers me up.
Next for our fun desserts is chocolate muffin. This recipe makes 12 muffins.
To make chocolate muffins you need:
2 cups flour
⅓ cup cocoa powder
½ tsp salt
⅔ cup caster sugar
2 tsp baking powder
¼ cup brown sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
¾ cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup milk chocolate chunks
The first step is to preheat the oven to 350°F and line your muffin tin with paper cases. Secondly, you want to mix all of the ingredients with a whisk. Once everything is mixed, fold in the chocolate chunks. Step three, spoon the mixture into each tin. For the final step you want to put it into the oven for 20 minutes or until springy, and make sure you let them cool off!
One of my favorite things that I loved to eat as a child was cookie dough, but it ended up being bad for me. So recently I looked into edible cookie balls. As cooking flour is just as bad as raw eggs, you must cook just the flour to ensure that everyone will be safe. This recipe can make 24 balls.
The ingredients you will need to make this delicious cookie dough are:
¼ cup flour
½ cup unsalted butter
½ light brown sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ half & half
1 tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup chocolate chips.
The first step is to preheat the oven to 350°F and sprinkle the flour evenly onto a baking pan. Bake just the flour for 5 minutes. Secondly, mix the butter, brown sugar, sugar, and salt till pale and fluffy with a whisk . Third, stir in the half & half ½ tbsp at a time till it looks like dough with a wooden spoon. Then, you can add my favorite part, the chocolate chips. Finally, you can scoop the dough out and just eat it or you can scoop it into balls and keep them in an airtight container in the fridge.
Lastly, if you love Harry Potter then you will love this next recipe. BUTTERBEER!
For this recipe, you will need:
½ cup butterscotch syrup (ice cream topping)
½ tbsp butter
heavy whipping cream (OPTIONAL)
1 cup cream soda
This recipe will make about two cups of Butterbeer.
Step 1 is to pour the butterscotch syrup into a bowl. Step 2, Add softened butter. Step 3 pour the cream soda into the mixture. The next step is for if you are using the heavy whipping cream. Whip the cream until it forms stiff peaks. Finally, pour the mixture into cups and finish off with the whipped cream.
Baking can be a joy, but it can also be overwhelming. Whenever you feel the desire to make a sweet treat, remember these five simple recipes, and make sure to share your creations with friends!
This is Kennedy's first year on The Edge team and her second year here at Edgewood. She is on the JV volleyball team and does figure skating in her free time. You can always catch her nose in a book or talking to her friends.