Cakes whipped up in 10 seconds.. now that's fast food

I love a tasty cake and icing sugar, jam and cream shouldn't really make up the taste.While a working mother the "like mother used to make " cakes that involved creaming butter and sugar, delicate addition of eggs were replaced by packet mixes and/or reduced for quick sale bought cakes.
While packet cakes have come a long way  I object to paying over three dollars for a box of what basically amounted to flour and some artificial flavouring especially when you were then asked to then add oil, milk and several eggs.
Since buying my Thermomix I'm in cake heaven. I'm loving the 10 second, 20 second  and thirty second all in cakes such as the Coconut bread, Golden syrup cake and the 30 Second Orange cake.

Since buying my Thermomix I'm in cake heaven.

As a regular volunteer at several places now it nice to take a little morning tea treat to fellow volunteers or an afternoon snack or freshly baked  little lunch to the grandkids' house.

Here's my favourites

(10 second) Coconut bread- cost  $1.75 approx
If this cake lasts long enough it toasts up quite well like banana bread. The toasted coconut smell is amazing. This  10 Second Coconut Bread recipe was originally found here but here's my Nanny version.. I reckon you could easily add chocolate chips or raspberries for a nice alternative. I'm waiting for some nice frozen Aussie ones to come on the market.
Prep: line a loaf tin with baking paper and preheat over to 180 degrees C

80g desiccated coconut
90g sugar
150g self raising flour
35g oil
250g milk

Method:

Measure ingredients into Thermomix bowl

(This is why it is called The 10 Second Cake) Mix for 10 seconds on speed 5

Pour your batter into the tin and bake for 20-25 minutes at 180 degrees. You can test the cake with a skewer to see if it is cooked through

Ice if desired when cool - some tropical flavour such as lemon or lime or orange would be nice

Coconut Bread

(10 second) Marmalade cake: cost $2.04 approx
Having a surplus of homemade marmalade and no time to ice cakes saw this little invention. Yum

Prep:Line a large loaf tin with foil. Spray or grease the foil. Spread a layer of marmalade over the bottom of the tin. sprinkle a handful of coconut over the marmalade. Heat oven to 180 degrees C.

Ingredients:

400g SR flour
500g milk 

90g oil
80g golden syrup
50g sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method:

(How easy is this?)
Measure all the ingredients into your Thermomix bowl .
Mix on speed 6 until combined.
Pour onto your marmalade and coconut mix.
Bake for 40-60 minutes .
Carefully peel off the foil, cool and enjoy.

The volunteers looooved this one....

20 Second Yoghurt Coffee Cake: cost $2.01  approx
This cake was a modification of another yoghurt cake after an impulse purchase of reduced for quick sale coffee flavoured yoghurt 4 tubs for a $1. You could add chocolate chips for a mocha twist.
Prep: grease a large ring tin and preheat oven to 170 degrees C

Ingredients:
165 g raw sugar
2Tb instant coffee mixed in a little water
2 eggs
180 g yoghurt, Natural or coffee flavoured
130 g vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla essence
275 g plain flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarb soda

Method:

Place all the batter ingredients into the Thermomix bowl and blend for 20 seconds on Speed 5.
Check  the mix, scrape the bowl and mix a few extra seconds if necessary
Pour into the prepared tin.
Bake at 170C for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out dry.
Ice with coffee or chocolate icing if desired.

Save a little from the tin for a Yoghurt Coffee Muffin

The volunteers also loved the 30 second Orange Cake found on theThermomix Recipe Community  It's a great use of all those spare citrus at this time of year and yes... you do throw in the whole (quartered ) orange skin and all. One word sums up this cake. Delicious.

Happy cooking...See my next story on the Muffins.