Desserts from the microwave

There are nights when I get home from running the kids to school and sports, where I find my self overwhelmed with a scheduled and I look at the calender and remember that I'm hosting dinner for a friend of mine. So I'm short on time and energy and find my self looking at my microwave.

Elegant desserts don't come from a microwave, but I did remember always hearing that a microwave can cook just about anything. So I experiment with a few different ingredients, having my guests in amazement when they were dished up a moist soft cake that I had made in a microwave.

Incredible 15 minute Dump Cake

With three ingredients, a microwave bowl or fluted bowl, you'll have guest so impressed by your fast dessert.

1. Pour cake mix into the microwave bowl. Add 3 eggs and 26oz can of pie filling of choice. Mix with spoon.
2. Put dinner plate over the top of bowl or I use a small platter.
3. Microwave on high for 15 minutes. ^{If the microwave doesn't have a carousel, rotate 1/4 of a turn every 3 minutes.}
4. Let cool for 15 minutes and then invert onto the cake plate and serve.
5. Serve with ice cream or garnish with icing.

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Different Combinations

Caramel apple

1 butter pecan cake mix

1 can apple pie filling

3 eggs

serve with cinnamon, ice cream

Peach cobbler

1 yellow cake mix

1 28oz can of peaches

3 eggs

Fantastic Chocolate Cake

1 Chocolate Cake Mix

3 eggs

1 16oz sour cream

1/2 cup chocolate chips

sprinkle with powdered sugar

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

1 yellow Cake Mix

1 small can of crushed pineapple in it's own juice

3 eggs

Mix all together and set aside. In the microwavable bowl sprinkle with 1/2 cup brown sugar. Arrange a small can of pineapple rings in bottom and place a cherry inside each ring. Then poor batter over top and microwave.

There are lots of great Microwaveable bowls out there that are decorative and look great as a cover over the cake when your done. I love making this when I have a sweet tooth late at night.

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