Our recipe for chocolate cake without oven guarantees a delicious, spongy, soft, fluffy, and super moist cake. This stovetop chocolate cake is baked (actually steamed) to perfection in a pan or large wok working as an easy homemade steamer. No convection oven, OTG, microwave oven, pressure cooker, or special equipment is required. All you need to make this easy chocolate cake in cooker is a large deep pan (that acts as the cooker) with a tightly fitting lid that is big enough to hold a 9-inch round baking tin.
Stovetop baking offers certain advantages over dry baking in the oven. It allows the batter to rise up into a rich sponge cake with an incredibly moist texture and lots of body and flavour. Cooking in a wet environment means the steamed chocolate cake is rich and delicate, won’t crack, and won’t dry out.
This yummy no-bake chocolate cake recipe satisfies all your chocolate cravings. It’s a perfect dessert for summer—and for entertaining guests—because you don’t need to heat your oven. And, of course, it’s a great alternative for those who don’t have an oven or microwave.
Since this chocolate cake without oven is all about gooey chocolatey deliciousness, make sure to use good quality cocoa powder or cooking / baking chocolate with a cocoa butter content between 70 and 80 per cent. Also, use good quality vanilla essence or extract. Pure vanilla extract, with its divine flavour and aroma, would be great.
Here are some easy tips on how to make chocolate cake without oven:
To avoid a dense chocolate cake, do not overmix the batter nor steam the cake for too long.
Tap the cake tin firmly on the kitchen counter a few times to remove any air bubbles in the batter.
The small bowl or stand at the bottom of the pan not only elevates the batter above the water that steams it, but also ensures that heat is spread evenly while cooking making for a superb stove top chocolate cake. The gap between the bottom of the pan and the plate or stand allows heat to be evenly distributed.
Do not open the pan / steamer / cooker for the first 20 minutes because a steady temperature is needed for the steamed chocolate cake to cook properly. But do make sure that the water is at a simmer and does not boil away before the cake is cooked. You should see steam rising from the pan. In case you need to uncover the pan to add water, do it as quickly as possible, leaving the pan open for just the shortest time possible, and make sure that the water you add is boiling or at the least very hot.
Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the chocolate cake centre. If it comes out clean, it means the cake is done.
For an easy, simple, and elegant look, decorate the cake with powdered sugar using an easy to make paper stencil. These can be found online quite easily – just type cake stencils. Or use piece of lace fabric as a stencil. After removing the no-bake chocolate cake from the cooker and allowing it to cool, place a piece of lace over the top of the cake and dust with powdered sugar. Remove the lace to reveal the pretty design made of the powdered sugar.
Or you could go with a dusting of cocoa powder on this steamed chocolate cake. Or a sprinkling of berries, crumbled cookies, or toasted nuts. Or a layer of buttercream frosting, chocolate ganache, a scoop of ice cream, or a dollop of whipped cream.
But we think this mouth-watering, gorgeous, decadent chocolate cake without oven can be enjoyed just as it is.
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