Microwave Combi Recipe: 4 Minute Lemon Syrup Dessert Cakes

This recipe couldn’t be easier. When you have unexpected guests, you can whip this recipe up in a flash. I made them in a silicon mini loaf tin which makes for a lovely shape on a dessert plate but you could also make them in silicon muffin tins.

You can also steam this recipe. It will take a lot longer to cook but will give you a great result with a completely different texture

METHOD

1. Melt butter in microwave in a medium sized bowl or glass jug .
2. Use Fast Preheat oven to preheat oven to 160C .
3. Add sugar to butter and stir until melted.
4. Add egg, rind and 2 T of the lemon juice and whisk until well combined.
5. Stir in flour well, making sure to remove any lumps .
6. Spray a 6-pc silicon mini loaf tin with non-stick spray or brush with butter and fill each hole 2/3 full  
7. Place cupcakes on glass tray on any level and Set Oven to Combination Microwave Mode, Fan Forced, 160C, 600W 4 minutes.
8. While the cakes are cooking,  heat the remaining juice and 3T caster sugar in a small saucepan until sugar is dissolved .
9. Immediately on removing cakes from oven, pour over syrup.
10. Dust with icing sugar and serve.  

NOTE: Cooking time will vary depending on the size of the muffin tins used.