Microwave Cake

Ingredients
125 g butter
160 ml caster sugar
2 eggs
325 ml self-raising flour
60 ml cocoa
180 ml milk
Syrup
180 ml sugar
180 ml water, hot
20 ml coffee, powder
20 ml coffee liqueur
Method
* Grease a microwave ring pan and line with paper towel by cutting a neat circle in the centre of the paper towel.
(i often just spray it with non stick spray) Cream the butter and castor sugar until light and fluffy.
* Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
* Sift the self-raising flour and cocoa and fold into egg mixture alternately with milk.
* Pour mixture into prepared tin and cook on high for 5 minutes.
* Stand for a minute before turning out onto cooling rack.
* Pour the hot syrup over the hot cake.
* When cool, decorate with whipped cream and fresh fruit or grated chocolate.
Coffee syrup
* Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a jug, except the liqueur.
* Boil in the microwave on high for 3 minutes, stirring often to dissolve the sugar.
* Add coffee liqueur and pour over hot cake