Microwave Eggless Black Forest Cake

Some of my friends asked me to post microwave cake recipe. The first thing came into my mind is to make a Black Forest cake in microwave, because it is one of the cake which take lots of time. So I wanted to make a quick version of it.
     The result was amazing. the cake turned out juicy and moist. It tasted so yummmmyyy...
So try this out and let me know how it turns out...

Black Forest Cake

Preparation time: 25 minutes
Baking time: 5 minutes
Setting time: 2 hours
Serving: 5 to 6 slices

INGREDIENTS:-

• Maida/All purpose flour- 3/4 cup
• Castor sugar- 1/2 cup
• Milk- 1/2 cup
• Baking powder- 1/4 tsp
• Baking soda- 1/4 tsp
• Cocoa powder- 2 tbsp
• Oil- 2 tbsp
• Vanilla essence-1 tsp
• Lemon juice/vinegar- 1.5 tsp
• Whipping cream- 1/2 cup

INGREDIENTS FOR SYRUP:-

• Sugar- 2 tbsp
• Water 1/2 cup
• Vanilla essence-1/2 tsp

INGREDIENTS FOR DECORATING:-

• Cherries- 1/2 cup
• Dark chocolate bar for curls and grates

METHOD:-

1. Take maida, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder together in a sifter and sieve it twice so that everything is mixed well. Keep it aside.
2. Take sugar, milk, oil and vanilla essence together in a bowl and mix it well till sugar is dissolved completely.
3. Now add in flour mixture in parts and mix well. Add vinegar and blend it well.
4. Take a microwave safe bowl. Grease it well with oil.
5. Pour half of the batter in the bowl and place it inside microwave for 2 and a half minutes. Once it is baked, remove it from oven and let it cool for 2 minutes. Invert it on a plate.
6. Now bake another cake using the remaining cake batter like the same way. Let both the cakes cool completely.
7. Now make whipped cream. Take whipping cream in a bowl. Beat it till thick and stiff.
8. Make sugar syrup- take sugar, water, vanilla essence in a bowl and mix well till sugar is dissolved.
9. Now take chocolate bar and use a peeler to make curls and grate it to make chocolate grates.
10. Now take the cooled cake. Slit it in half. Brush the half cake with sugar syrup generously.
11. Spread whipped cream over the cake. Top with some crushed cherries. Place another part of the cake on top, brush with sugar syrup again, then spread whipped cream and top with some cherries. Repeat the same with another 2 parts of the cake.Total four layers.
12. Now spread whipped cream all over the cake. Top with chocolate grates and spread on the sides of the cake. Top with crushed cherries.
13. Now chill this whole cake for 2 to 3 hours. Slice and serve.

NOTES:

• Bake the cake in normal micro mode. This cake cannot be done in convection mode.
• Bake it accordingly. If you overbake it, then it will turn hard.