BEIJING - Henri Mumba, Malawi's deputy ambassador to China, had never tried baking a cake by himself before.

But he did entertain 20 people with a chocolate cake made in less than 2 minutes on his first trial, by applying a special type of cake flour produced in China.

"The instant flour has made life so much easier," Mumba said when visiting Beijing Grain Group on Wednesday, "and seriously, I am considering introducing the technology to my country".