When the cake was done and kids saw this, they just couldn't wait. They even skipped their lunch and wanted to have this.I guess that's chocolate power!
I know I am tempted to try this Pressure Cooker method again, I know it takes time to really adapt well. However when Oven is not handy, baking in Pressure cooker works out very well.
Eggless Pressure Cooker Chocolate Cake
Ingredients Needed:
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp
Condensed Milk - 2 tbsp
Curds - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 1 & 1/4 cup
Butter - 1/4 cup
Baking Powder - 1 & 1/4 tsp
Vanilla Essence few drops
Salt a pinch
Chocolate Chips for garnish
How to bake the cake
In a bowl, take the powdered sugar, butter and cream well.
Next add the cocoa, condensed milk, curds and mix well. Now add the flour, salt, essence and finally the baking powder. Gently blend well.
Have the pressure cooker with enough water on low flame with the plate placed on water.
Transfer the batter into a greased mould, top with chocolate chips and place on the plate in cooker. Cover with lid without gasket and without the whistle.
Cook for 40 mins.
Once the cooking time is done, cool the pan for 10 mins and serve
Notes:
Make sure you cool the cake really well before slicing.
The cake tends to become very dense as the sugar was little too much and very chocolaty.
Half way through the water in the base got over and the bottom started giving out burnt smell. I had to refill the water in the base with another cup of water.
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Priya Srinivasan says
I still don't have the courage to try baking in pressure cooker valli!!! Cake looks yum!!!
Suma Gandlur says
Good one, Valli.
I get to bookmark so many pressure cooker cake recipes as I had excepted when I saw the theme announced. 🙂
Usha's version said not to use any water at the base and I was worried about burning my cooker.
divya says
looks very tempting n soft cake..
Ramya Venkat says
Yummy cake who says no to this yummy choco cake
Briju Parthasarathy says
Yummy cake, long time have not baked anything in PC, shall surely do some very soon
Sapana Behl says
Cake in pressure cooker , I am yet to try . This one looks incredible !
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
want to make cakes in cooker.. but I have never dared to try!! this looks interesting.. one question, most of the pressure cooker bakes I see have sand in the bottom, you have used water.. can you give the details of the difference between using sand and water?
Srivalli says
Sowmya, Though I remember my mom and neighbours using sand for baking cakes, personally I have never done, so have no idea on how and what proportion or difference there is.
Usha says
I did not use water and the base did not burn. But my cooker is an old one and it is not as white and clean as yours. So even if it burnt a lit, I did not notice it.
I made the cake in the pressure cooker for the first time, last week and was surprised how well the cake bakes in a pressure cooker
Nalini's Kitchen says
Perfectly baked cake Valli,cake looks so moist and soft.I tried a cake last week with putting water in the cooker but it turned out very mushy and gooey yours has come out very well.
Chef Mireille says
cake looks so soft
Archana Potdar says
Love the cake. In fact I feel cakes baked on gas taste better than in the oven. This is one example.
Padmajha PJ says
Now that my oven is non existent, I think it is time to try out a cake in the cooker. Cake looks superb Srivalli...
Harini-Jaya R says
A very good idea..I have always used water in the pressure cooker for baking..never had any issues.
Pavani N says
We used to bake cakes in the cooker years ago with sand in the bottom. Was there a noticeable difference in the texture from a regular baked cake?