CAKE PANTS RECIPES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a coffee mug. Add water, vanilla and salt and stir until smooth. Add sugar, cocoa powder and flour and stir until all the lumps are out. Cook in the microwave for 30-40 seconds. If you want less "lava" and more cake you can cook it for 10 seconds more. You may have to adjust the cooking time since all microwaves cook at different speeds.

Steps:

• Coat an 8- to 10-cup ring or tube pan with nonstick spray, then flour.
• Combine 3/4 cup flour, the yeast, sugar and salt in large bowl. In a 2-qt saucepan, heat milk and butter until very warm (120° to 130ºF on an instant-read thermometer). Gradually add to flour mixture; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Add eggs, 1 cup flour and the lemon zest; beat 2 minutes on high speed. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup flour until blended.
• Spread dough evenly into prepared pan. Cover with plastic wrap and a clean kitchen towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix sugar and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until syrupy. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and limoncello.
• Heat oven to 375ºF. Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Prick surface with a skewer; brush warm cake with half of the syrup.
• Run knife around edge to release; invert cake onto wire rack set over a pan. Spoon or brush remaining syrup over cake. Let cool completely. Mound berries in center.