Man Cooking

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Olive oil? In a cake? In a chocolate cake? An inch of it? And Nesquik? Um ... ok. Right.

I don't do much baking. Basic chocolate cake is easy; been years since I made one but I still remember the basics.

First thing is to forget the idea of mixing it in the pan. No. Just, no. You won't be able to blend it all up properly and half of the mix will end up splattered across the surrounding area. If you're absolutely desperate and don't have any reasonably sized bowls then you should use a large cooking pan which has a similar shape to a bowl. Absolutely do not cook the mix in this pan; it's for mixing only.

Second thing, put the oil down and step away. You want to rub a small amount across the entire inside of the tin you will cook the cake in. Small amount, i.e. enough to coat the metal without any dripping or running at all. Anything else will turn out very badly indeed. Unless you like eating mud-coloured oil slick, that is.

Ingredients are simple: flour, egg, butter, milk, and some form of power which is chocolate flavoured. Drinking chocolate mix is good. I guess Nesquik might do. Is it the powdered or liquid version?

Step 1: Grease the cooking pan up ready and turn the oven on.

Step 2. Put the flour and the chocolate powder into the bowl. Crack the eggs on top, pour on the milk. Now mix it up with a spoon until it is smooth. No lumps allowed, and yes, your arm will ache long before it's done. If the mixture is looking too dry add in a little bit more milk, and keep stirring. Remember: it is easier to add more milk in than to take it out. Make it too sloppy and you're doomed.

NB: If the Nesquik is liquid remember that you will need less milk.

Step 3: Once the mixture is entirely smooth and definitely, properly, really lump free you can pour it into the cooking pan and place it in the oven. Cook it on a medium-high heat. To test whether it is done stick a skewer into the centre of the cake; it should come out dry with no mix sticking to it.

There's one teeny problem, and that is that I can't tell you how much of what to use. I cook by eye instead of measured quantities. I'd guess around 2/3 a small bag of flour, 2 eggs, half a pint of milk, and three large spoonfuls of chocolate powder.

lol, thanks Frogbeast Egg! I got a sauce pan I can mix it in, not sure why I did not think of that. :P It is the powdered type BTW. I will try it and tell you what it comes out like!

Man cooking is a major part of my culture.



Name a land, sea, or air animal, and I'll tell you how you can cook it.

lol, ain't a moving thing out there that I cannot cook. Anything from grilled hamburgers to Chicken Cordon Bleu to Rumroasted Partridge. Thanks for the offer though, but it is not that I have trouble with. My problems start when I come into contact with anything non meat. (or anything that I have to mix - think cake) The only notable exception is fish chowder, I can make a killer chowder.

EDIT: What is your culture BTW? Japanese?