Quick and easy microwave sponge pudding

I've been living here in Santiago for two months now. I really like it as a place, but not so much as a place to live. The city is really beautiful, but I haven't really settled in. But never mind, at least I have cake to cheer me up!

This one is really quick and easy, but still just as tasty as usual.

Yum yum yum...

• Sift together 225g self raising flour, 115g sugar, 1 heaped tsp baking powder and optional 30g cocoa in a big, microwave proof bowl.
• Mix in 235ml water, 100ml vegetable oil (not olive oil) and optional handful of raisins.
• Drop 1 heaped tbsp syrup into the bowl and it should sink to the bottom.
• Stretch PVC cling film (non PVC will melt) over the bowl and pierce it with a fork.
• Microwave on full power for 7 minutes.
• Leave to stand for 2 minutes.
• Enjoy with soya ice cream or custard.

 Recipe source: The good old 'Cake Scoffer'

Oh, and just some quick news on the ice cream front...

Chocolate, coconut and vanilla ice cream from Mercadona

Pancake day/week/month...

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/Supper

Everyone got pretty excited about pancake day a couple of weeks ago; several of my friends had them for every meal of the day. I only had them once, at Veggie Soc, when we made savoury pancakes, but they were super tasty. I'd had vegan pancakes before but they never really quite as good as non-vegan ones. This time, though, they were better! Since pancake day, I've had them a couple of times for breakfast but have managed to resist the temptation to eat them every morning... For now...

• Mix together 1 cup flour, 1 tsp sugar, 2 tsp baking powder (and optional1/4 tsp ground cinnamon). I also added a handleful of raisins for breakfast pancakes.
• In a separate bowl, mix 1 cup soya milk, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 tbsp water (and optional 1 tsp vanilla extract).
• Add the dry and wet ingredients together. The recipe says it's fine for there to be lumps.
• Melt a small amount of suflower spread in a pan.
• Ladle some of the mixture into the pan and cook on both sides at a medium heat.
• This recipe makes about 6 small pancakes, so you have plenty of time to practise flipping!

Recipe source: Madhuram's Eggless Cooking (Thanks Puja for sending me the link!)