Microwave-baked Apple Cake

The absence of conventional ovens (gas range) or electric oven limits me from baking cookies, cupcakes, and other fruit cakes. But upon searching the net, I found out that Microwave Oven can be an alternative baking equipment. Simply called Microwave, it is a kitchen appliance that heats foods by dielectric heating accomplished with microwave type electromagnetic radiation that is used to rotate and heat polarized molecules in food (wikipedia). Further information can be read in wikipedia. 

Apple Cake

This is my second time to use Microwave Oven instead of the conventional ovens in preparing a food. First trial was macaroons and since it is only cooked for very few minutes, there was just a little risk with it. Baking in microwave can be a little risky especially if you are not sure whether the container that you’re using is microwaveable or not. In my case, I am not sure about the rectangular container so I divided my baking time with 2 minutes out of the entire required time, so to check every now and then the container itself. But I made sure that the interval will only be a matter of five seconds or less to reach the desired leavening stage without interruption. 

Ingredients:

- 2 pcs apple, shredded (preferably pink lady)

- butter for greasing

- 1 cup sugar

- 2/3 cup oil

- ½ tsp vanilla

- 2 beaten eggs

- 1 cup all purpose flour

- 1 tsp baking soda

- ½ tsp salt

- confectioners sugar (optional)

Procedure:

- get a microwaveable container and grease with butter

- put in the sugar, oil, and vanilla, mix well

- add the beaten egg, mix well

- gradually add the flour, combine well with the mixture

- add baking soda and salt, combine well

- put inside the microwave oven and on medium heat, set the timer to 10minutes

- let stand inside the microwave for 5 minutes

- set the microwave on high heat, and set the timer for 8 minutes

- dust with confectioners sugar if desired