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Recipe Room Home » Low Carb Recipes » Cakes and Pies « Previous Recipe · Next Recipe » 3 Minute Chocolate Cake Reviews Views Date of last review 68 55159 Tue June 24, 2008 Recommended By Average Rating 91% of reviewers 8.6 Description: Ingredients: 1/4 C Soy Flour 1 T Cocoa Powder 1/4 t Baking Powder 5 Packets Splenda 2 T Melted Butter 1 T Water 1 Egg How To Prepare: In 2-Cup Pyrex baking dish blend well left column (flour, cocoa, baking powder, splenda). Add water, melted butter and egg. Blend thoroughly with fork. Cover with plastic wrap (To vent, cut small slit in center of plastic wrap). Microwave on high 1 minute or until knife comes out clean. Cool a bit; eat warm with whipped cream or cool completely to ice. Number of Servings: 2 Carbs per serving - include all nutritional information if known: 5.5g Carbs 2g Fiber 1g Sugar Preparation Time: 3 minutes Effort (Easy, Average, Difficult): Easy Source: Grandma Lee

Author sjl330 Blabbermouth!!! Registered: June 2003 Location: Middle America Posts: 5928 Review Date: Sun February 1, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: very quick and easy and tasty too Cons: This was very good. The only bad thing is 1/2 of it is 8 net carbs and I think it would be too easy to eat it all. ozone Junior LCF Member Registered: February 2004 Posts: 20 Review Date: Fri February 6, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Quick and very good! Cons: This was so good! This will be my - we lost 10 lbs so my hubby and I will have some cake! xmasbaby Junior LCF Member Registered: April 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 2 Review Date: Tue February 17, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 6    Pros: Excellent Cons: Not easy to remove cake from pan to divide I don't understand how this can be 8 carbs net per serving, when the recipe says it's 5.5 carbs and 2 g of fibre. Don't you deduct the 2 from the 5.5? Also how do you get it out of the baking dish? Mine sure didn't look like the picture:( Review Date: Thu March 4, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 0    Pros: Cons: Do you know what can I substitute the soy flour with? can i use powdered soy milk? They don't sell soy flour where I live. I'm also on induction ...would it be possible for me to have tiny slices of this recipe or should I avoid it at all? Thank you bryarsmom Senior LCF Member Registered: February 2004 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 126 Review Date: Fri March 5, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 9    Pros: Assembles in less than 5 min-satisfys chocolate cravings! Cons: None. Made last nite-while assembling supper. So fast-so delicious! A perfect size for 2 after a lite meal-really hits the spot! Deep chocolatey smell and flavor. I used almond flour-I made my own from almonds I pulsed in my Cuisinart.Worked like a charm. I freezed unused flour for a later cake! Don't put off this simple & heavenly little gem! silje Junior LCF Member Registered: February 2004 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 11 Review Date: Tue April 13, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Quick and yummy! Cons: This one is quick and easy! Choose your flavour by adding more sugar or more cocoa, I don't like my cake very strong, but sweet! I use a whole heap of whipped cream to it, to make it a real treat, quick and "legal" on the diet! kesposito Junior LCF Member Registered: April 2004 Posts: 1 Review Date: Wed April 14, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Soooo easy and fast! Cons: None Oh my GOSH! I had given up on low-carb cakes, but this is awesome. Who knew you could make a tasty, moist cake in the Microwave? Great flavor and texture (I too used almonds ground into powder in my food processor for the flour). I can't wait to put some whip cream and strawberry slices on top and serve to my husband! Thanks so much for the recipie! J_G_S_L Senior LCF Member Registered: April 2004 Location: Thunder Bay Ontario Canada Posts: 159 Review Date: Fri April 16, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? No | Rating: 0    Pros: Cons: so if ots 5.5 carbs for the whole cake and 2 filber G is it 3.5 carbs for the whole cake or half the cake lmk thx wantingtoloose Senior LCF Member Registered: March 2004 Location: SC. Posts: 213 Review Date: Fri April 16, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Very moiste Cons: None The photo says it all This was so good my husband even fought me the last bite.:) the only thing is that I needed more than a minut in the microwave actually tried 3, but this is a keeper thanks so much.. Pami Way too much time on my hands! Registered: July 2002 Posts: 26458 Review Date: Mon May 17, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Fast, easy, tastes decadent! Cons: The recipe (as written) comes out to 401 Calories; 32g Fat (70.8% calories from fat); 14g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 249mg Cholesterol; 417mg Sodium for the whole thing (per MasterCook). I never made mine this way; I hate soy, so I use half almond flour, half WPI, among other substitutions. Italianchic Junior LCF Member Registered: March 2004 Posts: 2 Review Date: Wed June 9, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: yummy and easy Cons: none Super easy! I make a bunch of them and cut them in half and freeze. They are great in the morning with coffee. dsly Junior LCF Member Registered: May 2004 Posts: 4 Review Date: Sun June 13, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Nothing could be easier or tastier Cons: None I actually make mine in a 2 cup glass pyrex measuring cup. So neat to only have to use one dish to make it. julieloubert Guest Registered: June 2004 Location: Flint, MI Posts: 7 Review Date: Sat June 26, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 9    Pros: Wow! Chocolate cake! Cons: I can't wait for my chocolate cake-loving sister to try this one... It felt like I was eating the real thing. I think that I will try the almond flour idea next time, though, because the soy flour left an after-taste. Sobe203 Junior LCF Member Registered: July 2004 Location: Athens, Ohio Posts: 9 Review Date: Wed July 7, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? No | Rating: 4    Pros: It's cake Cons: Not chocolatey enough Have you guys forgotten what real chocolate cake tastes like already? I made two batches of this recipe - one following the recipe as is, and one with a few extra packets of Splenda and an extra tablespoon of cocoa powder (I like a rich, chocolatey cake). Both came out bland, void of flavor. It seems like no matter how much sweetener or cocoa you put in, nothing can save the flavor. arly Senior LCF Member Registered: March 2001 Location: Silver spring, Md. USA Posts: 686 Review Date: Fri July 9, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 6    Pros: Cons: needs flavor boost....see below If you add just 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract ,it's just the lift the flavor needs. Vanilla adds so much to chocolate anything. Try it. Review Date: Thu July 15, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Quick and easy to make Cons: as written needs more flavor I played with this a bit and came up with something that I now can't stop eating. Here's what I finished with: I found the soy by itself a bit bland, and the almond by itself too moist (more like a custard) so I split the difference and did 1/8 cup of each. I added a dash(about 1/8 to 1/4 tsp) of Vanilla, and upped the Cocoa Powder to 1 1/2 Tbp. I also can't use Splenda or Aspertame (equal) so I used 4 pkts of sweet-n-low. I'm not sure how much this effects the carb count, but all in all I'm NOW eating this far too much. I make up a batch for breakfast and cut it in quarters to have whenever I need a quick chocolate fix. regandy MAJOR LCF POSTER! Registered: November 2002 Location: East Texas Posts: 1279 Review Date: Fri July 23, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Quick and very easy Cons: None at all I was surprised how quick it was to make. It is more like a brownie than a "cake". I followed the advice of the other posts and tweaked it a bit. Changed to 1/8 cup soy flour & 1/8 cup almond flour (finely ground almonds) and also added 1/2 tsp vanilla. I own a bakery and fixed this for a few of my low carb customers. They really liked it. dmoore3141 Junior LCF Member Registered: May 2004 Location: Nashville, TN Area Posts: 13 Review Date: Fri July 30, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Delicious!!! Cons: Too Easy to make! (grin) I added a few extra packets of splenda cause dh has a severe sweet tooth, and used atkins chocolate syrup instead of the water. This was absolutely the best LC sweet treat I have made in the last 14 months! Highly recommended. Oh, I also used 1/8 cup soy flour and 1/8 cup almond flour instead of all soy. Aediekins MAJOR LCF POSTER! Registered: September 2004 Location: La La Land Posts: 1106 Review Date: Mon September 27, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? No | Rating: 3    Pros: While it was warm the texture was amazingly cake-like Cons: It had no flavor!!! And when it cooled, it turned dry and brick-like I followed the recipe exactly and it had no flavor. Sorry! But the texture was very cakey when it first came out of the microwave. I tried changing the ingredients a bit ( half almond flour, half soy powder, and eliminating the cocoa altogether and going for a vanilla cake using vanilla extract and vanilla syrup instead of water. It was a little better.) Something seems to missing in the flavor. AmelieWannabe Junior LCF Member Registered: October 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1 Review Date: Tue October 12, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 7    Pros: good chocolate flavor, moist Cons: soy flour left an aftertaste I substituted hazelnut meal for the soy flour and then the recipe was perfect. My family went absolutely nuts for the cake once I made the substitution. We used the recipe renovation to make pancakes, too! Migi103 Senior LCF Member Registered: September 2004 Posts: 100 Review Date: Wed November 3, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 8    Pros: Fast and Easy Cons: This is great and easy. I use WPI and almond flour - not soy. HolyRowly Junior LCF Member Registered: October 2003 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 6 Review Date: Sun November 14, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Very Tasty Cons: This is great with Carolina Frosting!!! sherdi MAJOR LCF POSTER! Registered: November 2004 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1246 Review Date: Fri December 31, 2004 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 9    Pros: I loved it! Cons: I didn't have any soy flour so I used Atkins Bake mix flour instead. I also didn't use the melted butter, instead I used olive oil. I made the mix and separated it into 2 small serving dishes for myself and my Boyfriend. Topped it with a bit of ricotta cream (ricotta with some sf choc syryp)! It was great! It rose right to the top of the dishes and it satisfied me! Great recipe! RJsMomCReed Junior LCF Member Registered: March 2004 Location: Low Carb Zone Posts: 7 Review Date: Mon January 24, 2005 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 9    Pros: very little ingredients, easy to make, can add in healthy nutrients Cons: Nothing although I modified the recipe a little GREAT low carb snack when you want something sweet. I used 0 carb whip cream in a spray can by Land O Lakes on top of it. I used 1/8th Almond flour and 1/8th Soy flour instead of the 1/4 cup soy flour, and added 1 tsp vanilla and an extra 2 tsp. splenda and 1/2 tbl cocoa. It's still low carb that way and gives it some extra flavor, and lots of protein in the almond and soy flours. Once I even added about 2 tbls of unprocessed wheat bran to it to give it lots of fiber. Next I'm going to add some of my husband's chocolate protein powder to it. And you can add flax seed meal to it to add essential Omega 3 fat. This can really turn out to be a healthy snack, you just have to use your imagination! seashell Junior LCF Member Registered: January 2005 Posts: 55 Review Date: Mon January 24, 2005 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 8    Pros: It was a good fix Cons: a little bland, will do again with tweaking We made it in a bowl and poured 1/2 the batter in seperate glass cups (the short kind). It was really cool how it puffed up to the top of the glass in 1 minute in the microwave. I thought it tasted good but my husband thought that it needed a lot more chocolate flavor. Unfortunately, ours did not look like the picture at all. Ours wasn't as dark and cake like looking. We plan on making it again but doing some substituting for lessen the carb count and make it more chocolately. I would say to definately try this, then do what you want with it. Unregistered Review Date: Tue January 25, 2005 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Texture, much like a muffin, quic and easy Cons: few, 3 minutes is from the time you set it in the microwave to cook I had done this recipe with chocolate many times, had tweaked it to my taste, loved it. I have found it takes, (in my microwave) 3 minutes to cook it, in a 2 cup pyrex measuring cup. Today to my dismay I was out of all kinds unsweetened chocolate, no powder, no chunks none!!! So I tried making this into a Spice Cake. It worked well. I do use the ground nut flour 1/8 cup and 1/8 cup of soy. Then added spices to taste, more Splenda and also more water. I only cooked one cup of the batter and viola' I had a cute little spice muffin to snack on, made up some strawberry cream cheese and a cup of hot coffee and I was all set. Just goes to show that you dont have to have just chocolate in this recipe. Shelak Junior LCF Member Registered: October 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 4 Review Date: Tue January 25, 2005 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes | Rating: 10    Pros: Cons: I did the spice cake review, dont know why it listed me as unregiestered! I used cinnamon, ground cloves and nutmeg. kudzu Senior LCF Member Registered: February 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 170 Review Date: Fri February 4, 2005 Would you recommend the Recipe? Yes