***Featuring guest blogger/cake aficionado/avid eater George!***
If you like cake and you’re in a hurry, then boy howdy Betty Crocker Warm Delights microwave cake is the dessert for you. At first I was extremely skeptical. I am not one to mess around regarding sugary comestibles. That’s why when I removed the shrink wrap and found a plastic bowl and a package of dry, supposedly microwavable cake mix, I was less than enthused. I added the required amount of water to the powder, and stirred thoroughly to remove any lumps of powder left swimming in the mixture. I then added the package of “fudge” to the top of the now thick solution. Knowing my microwave to be extremely weak (it’s a hand-me-down), I set the timer for a little over the recommended cooking time. Following the important directions from the back of the box, I did “not leave [the] microwave unattended.”
Watching the cake bubble though the almost opaque glass lessened my expectations for the cake even further, especially once I started the smell the slightly burnt aroma beginning to come out of the fans in the back of the microwave. When it was finally done, I removed it, burning my hands on the thin plastic bowl that was basically full of near molten almost done cake. The directions called for leaving the cake to stand on a heatproof surface for five minutes, so I went in the other room and watched some television. When I returned to my kitchen, I found that the previously puffy looking cake had flatted significantly, and was actually starting to resemble something I might try and eat. I grabbed a fork and took my first bite.
The cake was fantastic. Well, it was about as good as one might think a microwave cake could be. Due to my awful microwave, the cake was right on that thin line between gooey and cakey, something I have often striven for in my own conventional baking. Not only was the consistency good, but it was still warm from the oven, something I’ve always liked from a good dessert. All that, complied with the fact that I bought the cake on sale at Giant at a price of three for five dollars on a half joke, half bet, left me feeling pretty damn good. And to think, I still have six other flavors left to try.
Price: $1.50-$3.00
Where: most supermarkets
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-George