Microwave Chocolate And Hazelnut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cake ingredients
150 g butter, chopped
3/4 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon strawberry jam
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
100 g ground hazelnut meal
2 eggs
chocolate ganache
200 g dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
125 ml cream
100 g hazelnuts, toasted
cocoa, for dusting

Preparation

combine butter, sugar, water and jam into microwave jug. cover and microwave for 3 minutes on high(800watts). uncover and set aside.
sift flour, cocoa and bicarb soda into a mixing bowl. stir in hazelnut meal.
make a well in the middle and crack in the eggs. pour in the butter mixture and stir until combined (do not overbeat).
poor mix into a lightly greased microwave cake container, elevate and microwave for 10 minutes on high(650watt). stand for 5 minutes and turn out. cool cake completely.
to make ganache, place chocolate and cream into a microwave jug. microwave uncovered on high(800watts) for 1 1/2 minutes. remove and mix until smooth.
cut cake in half horizontally and place half the ganache over the top of the bottom half. sandwhich layers together.
spread the remaining ganache over the top and decorate with toasted hazelnuts and dust with cocoa.