Friday 27 December 2013

Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake in Pressure cooker


The main reason for me to be interested in baking is the new microwave-convention oven that mom got a few months back. But my mom used to bake great cakes when we had no oven, using a pressure cooker! So this time I am posting a recipe for those who do not have an oven but still wish to bake a lovely cake. This method can be used for any cake.

INGREDIENTS:
Maida - 170 grams
Baking Powder - 3 Tsp
White Butter - 70 grams
Milk - 150 ml
Raisins - 30 grams (optional)
Cashew nuts, chopped - 30 grams (optional)
Sugar, powdered - 70 grams
Water - 100 ml
Honey - 1 Tbsp
Vanilla essence - 1 Tsp

METHOD:
1. Sieve flour and baking powder together. Keep aside
2. Beat the butter and sugar together very well till you get a creamy mixture
3. Add honey to this cream and mix well
4. Add in the flour mixture, milk water, raisins and nuts and mix gently. Do not over mix. You could skip the nuts and raisins if you want a plain sponge cake. Tuti fruti could also be added
5. Pour the batter in a greased pan that would fit inside the cooker easily
6. A 5 litre cooker would be ideal to bake this cake. Preferably use an old cooker and also it is better not to use this method for a regular purpose. If you plan to bake regularly, then it is better to go in for an oven
7. An important point to note is to REMOVE the gasket from the pressure cooker lid and also it is not required to used the whistle
8. The cake pan should not touch the bottom of the cooker directly. Hence place the stand with holes (the one that usually comes with a cooker) at the bottom. If you do not have this, then you could also place a steel plate at the bottom
9. DO NOT add water as we are not steaming the cake
10. Now we need to pre-heat the cooker. So, close the pressure cooker lid (without gasket) keep the flame on high for 5 mins
11. Now reduce the flame to medium heat and place the pan with the cake batter inside the cooker
12. Close the lid and after 5 mins, reduce the flame to simmer
13. It will take anywhere between 40 mins - 1 hr for the cake to be finished
14. After 40 mins, check by inserting a toothpick or knife. If it comes out clean, then it is done!
15. Remove the pan from the cooker and let is cool completely before you cut it into pieces


The below pic shows a similar cake that I did recently for my dearest friend's birthday. To make it special, I had melted some chocolate and spread it across 





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