Bookings and Miracle Chocolate Cake

[ChefBeckyD]

I just did spice cake with cream cheese frosting and I'm not impressed. The cake does NOT look pretty or even like a regular cake. How do yours turn out everyone?

I'm not a fan at all of the Micro cakes - but I have a host on Mon. who requested the Rice-Cooker cake (heard about it from someone else) so I tried one today.....I did a Chocolate Fudge Cake w/ Choc. Fudge frosting.....my DH & DS ate it no problem....but you are right....it looked yucky, and sorta rubbery - don't think it tasted rubbery, but it just looked that way - not something I would serve to guests! That has always been my issue w/ the micro cakes....they just are not pretty at all! I just can't imagine doing one at a show, presenting it and saying "Ta Da!"....I'll stick w/ the skillet cakes!

 

[nicki25]

I make the rice cooker cake at alot of my shows. Everyone has always loved the cake. They are always so surprised at how moist it taste. I love the chocolate with chocolate icing.

 

[heat123]

The two times I did the lava cake were not pretty and no one touched it the first time at a party. The 2nd one at least people said it was good, although they were not raving over it. But the German chocolate looked better and people said it was good.

 

[Grandmarita]

I've had really good results by "baking" the cake in the microwave, and letting
it cool (in the rice cooke - in the microwave for 5 minutes). After you turn it out onto the Celebrate plate, THEN use about 4 small scoops of frosting out of a can, and spread on the warm cake and let it drizzle down the sides. It looks like a gourmet cake that is about 6" high, and would cost $7 to 9 in some of the local grocery stores.

You can decorate it with sliced strawberries on the frosting if you want it to
have move eye appeal. I'm more than satisfied with the appearance and the flavor and moistness have brought raves at my parties. I've only done Chocolate with Chocolate frosting.

 

[rebeccastt]

I did the chocolate cake with chocolate frosting last night for a show and it turned out MUCH better than the spice cake with cream cheese frosting. Everyone raved how yummy it was!

 

[PamperChefCarol]

I'm not a fan at all of the Micro cakes - but I have a host on Mon. who requested the Rice-Cooker cake (heard about it from someone else) so I tried one today.....I did a Chocolate Fudge Cake w/ Choc. Fudge frosting.....my DH & DS ate it no problem....but you are right....it looked yucky, and sorta rubbery - don't think it tasted rubbery, but it just looked that way - not something I would serve to guests! That has always been my issue w/ the micro cakes....they just are not pretty at all! I just can't imagine doing one at a show, presenting it and saying "Ta Da!"....I'll stick w/ the skillet cakes!

I have done the microwave 12 min cake in the fluted stone pan several times. After I invert it, I always "jazz" it up a bit by squirting some caramel, raspberry, white chocolate, etc sauce on top of it. I have had the best success with chocolate/chocolate. I am making one of these as a second recipe next Friday night. I am bringing some white chocolate sauce and raspberries. It doesn't look like a perfect cake, but it's warm, gooey, and chocolate. And I always sell fluted pans when I make it.

Could be the cake, could be the other ideas I give along with it.

Did you know... the easiest way to get corn off the cob: stand the cob on the top of the middle thing in the fluted pan. Cut the corn off from the top of the cob down. The kernels fall into the fluted pan. Yes, you could do this on a cutting board, but it gives the fluted pan another use. Plus you can do a version of beer can chicken on the fluted pan. No beer required! The fluted stoneware pan.. not just for cakes anymore.

 

[krafty119]

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[chef131doreen]

I have been making the 13 min cake for a while now ssssssssssoooooooo easy they love it I have a Valentine's brunh tomarow this is what the host said to me when I asked her what she wants me to demo

" I don't care as long as you make that freaken micowave cake I am still shocked that was awsome " I guess I booked that show cause of that cake !

Wait till I tell them they can have the cake in 8 min in the rice cooker now

 

[Krista Burson]

Ok, just a question.... I've done this cake, and when flipped, it creates a HUGE mess. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[zmom58]

Krista,
Are you talking about the cake with the Rice Cooker OR the Fluted Pan? If you mean the rice cooker, but sure to only use the 4 to 5 med. scoops of frosting, if you use the whole can you will have frosting everywhere, trust me, I know! Also, use a big enough plate to catch the excess frosting. I used a med. square plate and a whole can of frosting the first time I made the Rice Cooker cake, frosting everywhere!! Also, don't forget to let the cake "rest" for the 5 minutes, I think this lets the frosting set up just a bit, so it's not so runny. Hope this helps.
Deb

 

[gailz2]

Also, don't make the cake in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer. Mine came out a mess the first time having used both a mixer and an entire can of frosting! But delicious. Now I mix it in the rice cooker and only add about 1/2 can.