How to Make Cake in Pressure Cooker? Incredibly Delicious Cake Recipes with Everyday Ingredients You Can Make in the Cooker (2020)!

Baking a cake might seem like a challenging process - a preparation that requires specific kitchen tools such as the oven. However, you would be amazed to know that any cake recipe can be made even in the pressure cooker. There is no different recipe for the cake in the pressure cooker and it is all the same as you do in the oven. Let us further simplify the process for you by telling you few tips for making a cake in a pressure cooker and then a step by step guide for making a chocolate cake in the pressure cooker.

We start right away with few valuable tips before starting with the recipe for yum chocolate cake.

If you have decided to give cake in cooker recipe a try then select a simple recipe at first. When baking the cake in a cooker, you do not have sophisticated features such as digital temperature display etc. It is all about getting hang of it and used to identify the right temperature, time of cooking etc. Starting with a relatively easy recipe will let you take time and understand all above-mentioned gradations of baking cake in a pressure cooker

So this step is required as you are not using water in the pressure cooker. Remove both rubber insulation from the lid and whistle before starting the baking process. Remember, we use water for steaming the food and cake requires baking rather than steaming. Since no steaming is required therefore we take out the whistle and gasket of the cooker. However, this method is right if you are using an aluminum or stainless steel stovetop cooker.

Most of the pressure cookers nowadays come with the stand at the bottom. The stand is kept at the bottom to ensure that heat is distributed evenly. As a result, your cake would be baked evenly and perfectly. In case you do not have the stand then getting a substitute like a thick steel plate would be ideal for making a recipe of cake in a pressure cooker.

It is important to understand the difference between steaming and baking something in the cooker. While baking a cake in a cooker, you should not put water. Just like whistle and gasket water is also used in the cooker to steam the food rather than baking it. Moreover, since you already have taken out the whistle and the gasket, steaming something would not be possible and therefore adding water in the cooker would be dangerous. We will now move towards our recipe where you will learn how to make a soft and spongy chocolate cake in the pressure cooker.

For a very long egg has been an integral part of all the baking recipes but gradually people have discovered other substitutes of the egg. Similarly, baking a cake without an oven was considered as impossible unless pressure cookers started to be seen as a potential substitute for the ovens. Okay, so now you have got a substitute for eggs like baking soda, vinegar, unsweetened Apple sauce etc for providing that softness. Then, we have a cooker for baking the cake and just a few steps will give you a perfectly baked cake. Now, if you are thinking that next, we are going to tell you the substitute for chocolate, then who needs a substitute for one of the most loved food on the earth. So, now that we have the main ingredients at our disposal let’s understand step by step process of making a cake in the cooker.

Now that you have already learned how to make a cake in the pressure cooker, why not try yet another healthy and quick cake recipe. However, there is a bit of twist as you need to steam this cake rather than baking it. Obviously, pressure cooker can do both steaming and baking just perfect. So, let’s get started. About this cake recipe, it is a very healthy recipe and all the ingredients are easily available at home or can be sourced locally. Moreover, you can keep the cake in the fridge and serve it for 1-2 weeks.

Thoroughly wash and cut the cucumber taking seed out of it. Thereafter, grate the cucumber and keep it aside. After giving some rest, you would notice a lot of cucumber juice. This juice can be added in the batter later.

Roast semolina in a pan and keep it aside for cooling down. Make sure that the semolina is not undercooked or overcooked as the consistency is very crucial for the taste of the cucumber cake.

Take a mixing bowl and add grated cucumber, semolina, jiggery powder chopped cashews and grated coconut. Mix thoroughly and add cumin and cardamom powder on the top of it. The final batter should have medium consistency and no lump formation. In case the batter is too thick, you can add some milk.

Heat 3 to 4 cups of water in the pressure cooker and keep it ready. Put the batter in the baking pan and lower it in the cooker.

Remove the whistle and rubber gasket from the lid of the cooker and place it on the cooker. This will start the steaming process and it has to continue till 30 to 40 minutes.

Insert a toothpick or a knife to check if the batter is cooked entirely. Once done, take out the pan and put the cake aside to let it cool. Cut the cake into edible sizes and serve it. The above measures of the ingredients for making a cucumber cake are ideal for serving 3-4 people. You can add and reduce the ingredients in the same proportion depending on the number of people to serve. For the entire preparation, it will take somewhere around 15-20 minutes. Another, 40-45 minutes would be required to bake the cake nicely.