Pressure Cooker Chocolate Cake: baking a chocolate cake is probably on every novice baker's to-do list. While baking can be a bit daunting to get started with due to all the required ingredients and equipment, you can make cakes that need no oven. There are a few different methods to be used here and my favourites are baking cake in a pressure cooker and steaming cakes until fluffy and soft. Both methods have yielded wonderful results for me so if you are looking for how to make a cooker cake, read on.
I have detailed information on how to use a pressure cooker to make cake so do check that post first before proceeding with this chocolate cake recipe. I had previously tried an eggless sponge cake in a cooker and decided to try a different recipe, a chocolate cake, with eggs this time. This recipe will work in an oven too but it worked wonderfully well in my cooker so I hope you try this out too.
The cooking time can vary depending on the size of the pan and amount of batter you are using. I make a fairly small cake that got me about 10 large sizes and it took me roughly 50 minutes to bake it right. I used a 5 litre aluminium Premier pressure cooker.
Tips to Note:
- Do not use water in the pressure cooker
- Do not use the gasket (the rubber ring around the rim of the lid of your pressure cooker)
- Always place a plate or stand at the bottom of the pressure cooker to make sure heat is spread evenly while cooking
- Keep flame to a simmer so that the cooker doesn't heat up too much
- Always be super careful when using your pressure cooker to make a cake.
- This is obviously not the intended purpose of a cooker and it can result in injury or worse if you don't follow the instructions carefully.
- Please check my detailed post on using a pressure cooker for baking to make sure you are following the right method, I can't stress on this enough.
Click here for eggless cake recipe made in pressure cooker.
Related Chocolate Recipes:
- Chocolate cake made in microwave
- Steamed chocolate cake with no eggs
- Double chocolate biscotti
- One bowl easy chocolate cake
- Eggless chocolate olive oil cake
Pressure Cooker Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- ¾ cup of plain flour
- ¾ teaspoon of baking soda soda bi carb
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 3 tablespoon of cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoon of butter softened at room temperature
- ½ cup of sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup of water
- ¼ cup of milk
- ½ teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk the flour, salt and baking soda together until well combined
- Set aside until needed
- In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar with a whisk until it comes together. You don't need an electric beater, just do this step by hand until the butter and sugar are well incorporated
- Add the egg to this and beat again well until the mixture is a bit fluffy
- Now add water and cocoa to this and mix well until the cocoa powder has fully blended in
- Add the vinegar or lemon juice and the vanilla, mix again
- Add milk and mix gently again
- Now add the flour mixture in two additions, folding gently after each addition. Do not overmix at this stage, just mix until you don't see any traces of flour remaining and the batter is lump free (small lumps should be okay, they will disappear on baking)
- Grease a small 6" cake pan with butter and pour the batter in
- Tap the cake pan firmly on the kitchen counter a couple of times to remove any air bubbles in the batter
- Preheat the pressure cooker by placing the plate or tray at the bottom of the pressure pan and closing the lid (no water needed, no gasket needed on the lid)
- Heat on medium flame for about 2 minutes until the cooker is hot
- Gently lower the cake pan with a pot holder into the pressure pan
- Close the lid and keep the flame very low (simmer)
- Cook for about 45-50 minutes until the a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. The cake will also leave the sides of the pan, which is a good indication that it's cooked
- Remove from inside the cooker and cool for 10 minutes in the cake pan
- Then, gently invert onto a cooling rack or plate and cool the cake completely before cutting and serving
- You can also use this cake as a base and frost it, make multiple layers, etc
Step by Step Pictures for Making a Cooker Cake (No-Oven Cake)
In a bowl, whisk the flour, salt and baking soda together until well combined
Place the butter and sugars in another dry bowl
Beat well with a whisk until it comes together. You can use an electric beater but it's not necessary to use one
Add the egg
Beat well again until the mixture turns a bit fluffy
Now add water
and cocoa powder
Mix well making sure there are no lumps.
You can sift the chocolate if needed, this makes the mixing a lot easier without any lumps.
Next, add the milk and beat again until well combined. Follow with the vinegar (or lemon juice) and vanilla. Beat again.
Now add half the flour mixture, fold until you don’t see any more streaks of flour, add the remaining flour, and fold again. Do not over mix at this stage.
The batter is now ready
Pour into a buttered 6″ cake pan
Tap the pan firmly on the kitchen counter to remove any air bubbles in the batter.
Prepare the pressure cooker by placing a plate or pot stand at the bottom of the pressure pan.
Close the lid and heat on medium flame for 2 minutes until the pressure cooker is nicely heated up.
Making a cake without an oven in a pressure cooker is really a simple procedure and if you follow the steps closely, I guarantee a soft and spongy chocolate cake.
You can easily double the recipe for a larger cake, just use an 8" or 9" cake pan if that's the case and make sure your pressure cooker is large enough to hold it. You can also bake this cake in an oven, check if it's done in about 30-40 minutes since baking times will vary.
If you try this recipe, please leave a comment to let me know your thoughts. Thanks for baking with me!
Ammara
What else can b used in place of cake pan? Non stick utensils can b used or not?
Hima Sarma
I have made the cake and really it so much soft and fluffy.. Thank u sooooo much for this recipe....
nags
glad you liked it 🙂
Tanvi
Hi, I followed your recipe but wrongly used baking powder instead of baking soda so taste changed a bit.
nags
oh yes they are not typically interchangeable. hope you try again
Aparna
Dear Nags may I please know that while moisting this cake, should the original sweetness of cake be controlled so that while adding the sugar syrup it does not taste too sweett if yes what is the proposed proportion of sweetness?.
PARVATHI P
i made my first cake today .
It was a soft and spongy cake, but its sides were a little dry
the cake was sticking at the bottom of the pan a little(i have buttered the pan), so little difficult to come off, can you please tell me why?
but overall it was good and everybody liked it, even with these flaws
thank you for the recipe
Aparna
May I know if I could add frosting to the cake? If yes which would you suggest for this?
nags
yes you can can definitely frost this cake. I would recommend a simple buttercream (you can google for the recipe)
PARVATHI P
one more question can i use amul butter, its bit salty
nags
I don't recommend any salted butter in this recipe because the cake may end up too salty.
PARVATHI P
Hi Nags iam Parvathi
should we use powdered sugar for cake and then measure it
iam first time baking
nags
for this recipe, you can just measure out regular sugar and use. some recipes call for powdered sugar but usually it is specified as such
prity
My mom is pure vegetarian..She don't eat egg..is there any solution?What can i use in substitute of egg??Please hepl!!
nags
Just try this eggless chocolate sponge cake recipe
suprity
I have pillsburry Milk Choco Spread...Can i use that in substitute of cocoa powder??
nags
no you can't use a spread in place of cocoa powder. Cocoa powder used here is without sugar. I would recommend buying a small packet. It's easily available and not so expensive