By Laura Tomah, Contributing writer
Being away from home in a dorm room certainly has its disadvantages, one of the biggest being missing your mom’s or grandma’s cooking. I particularly miss the smell of my grandma’s cooking, especially all of her delicious baked goods.
Aside from missing my grandma’s baked goods, I miss being able to cook and bake while residing in the dorms. I grew up participating in 4-H and entering numerous cooking and baking competitions, and have even competed on a state level.
While sitting in the newsroom one day, it occurred to me that many students may feel the same way, so I have decided to try to come up with easy, cheap microwave meals for Southeastern students to prepare in the comfort of their dorm rooms.
Before attempting this recipe, there are a few things that need to be kept in mind, such as never putting aluminum foil or metal pans in the microwave; this can lead to a messy catastrophe at best, a burn unit at worst.
Also, some plastic and even certain glass dishes are not meant for microwave use. To be on the safe side, check the container you plan to use. Almost all cookware will be labeled as either microwave safe or not meant for microwave use.
Feel free to try different cake mixes, as well as various pie fillings; I haven’t found a bad combination yet. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I have. Have fun!
Microwave Cake
Ingredients
• 1 (18.25 ounce) pack-age yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling (or other flavor you want to try)
• 1/2 cup applesauce
Directions
• Mix the box of cake mix, eggs, pie filling and applesauce until moist. Use a microwave safe bunt pan or substitute a microwave safe bowl that has a microwave safe cup or cone placed in the middle of it (to mimic a bunt pan). Pour mixture into the bowl around the cup.
• Bake on high for six minutes 30 seconds, turn and bake for another six minutes 30 seconds on high. Remove from oven, cover bowl with a dish and let stand for 5 minutes (this finishes the cooking process).
• Turn cake over onto dish and remove cone (cup) for a delicious quick dessert. This is good while hot with vanilla ice cream or some other whipped topping.