The most common approach is to bake a cake in an oven, although there are other different ways to cook a cake.
If you do not have a toaster oven, you may bake a cake with a stove, a big pot, and a broiler pan basket or glass dish.
The finished product is comparable to an oven-baked cake but more soft and moist.
Select and make your preferred cake batter. You may either make your recipe or utilize a premade mix.
Most cake recipes should work with this approach. 2 to 3 baking pans sprayed with butter.
Make careful to coat the bottom and sides of the pan. If your recipe calls for a different number of pans, use that.
If your recipe calls for a springform pan, substitute two standard cake pans.
The explanation you do not need to use a cheesecake pan is that the hinged and additional length may prevent it from fitting into the pot.
Flour should be sprinkled over each pan. 1.5 tablespoons of flour should be added to each pan.
Rotate and bounce the pan briskly from edge to edge so that the six distributes throughout the bottom.
Turn the pan over and roll it like a circle to paint the sides. Remove the extra flour.
If you run out of six, add 1.5 to 2.5 tablespoons more.
Line the baking sheets with the cookie sheet. Place the pan on a layer of the cookie sheet and trace around it with a pen. Slice a ring out of the parchment paper and place it in the pan.
Repeat this process for every pan you are using.
There is no need to line the edges of the pan with a cookie sheet.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan (s). Spoon every last piece of batter into the pan with a rubber spatula.
If you use numerous pans, make sure the batter is divided equally. Stir the pan(s) lightly from side to side to evenly distribute the batter.
Tap the pan(s) firmly on the countertop a few times. You do not need to do this, but it will aid in the removal of any air bubbles.
Obtain a pot as well as a strainer basket or glassware cooking dish. The steamer basket must have a level bottom and leg to keep it from touching the bottom of the pot or a rim to rest on top of the pot.
A circular glass baking dish can also be used.
Fill the pot halfway with water, then place the basket on top. The water level should be approximately 2 inches (3.5 cm) below the bottom of the casserole.
Fill the saucepan halfway with water, then place the steamer basket on top. As required, add or pour out rainwater.
If you are using a porcelain baking dish, the water level should be 2 inches (3.5 cm) underneath the dish’s bottom.
It does not have to be approximately 2 inches in length (3.5 cm). Said, you do not need water to bubble out of the pot and into the cooker.
Spread a thin layer of dry beans on the bottom of the casserole. It makes no difference what kind of soybeans you use.
Small stones can also be substituted. The beans are merely there to act as a barrier between the basket and the bottom of the cake pan.
If you are using a ceramic baking dish, you will need to do the same thing. Canned beans may be safer for the glassware in this scenario.
If you are using many pans, set up another double-boiler technique. You may utilize the same pot-and-steamer basket combination or a pot-and-glass dish combination.
The cakes may appear a little unique when you are done, but they will still smell the same.
The baking periods for both setups will be the same. The cake will be baked in batches if you do not do this.
Cover the saucepan with a cover and heat the water for 120 seconds on high. Preheating the pot is similar to heating an oven.
Cover the saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, increase the heat to medium, and wait 120 seconds.
Failure to do so is equivalent to placing a cake on a stovetop; the cakes will not bake correctly and may come out under-baked.
Assemble the lid to fit tightly on the steamer basket or glass dish. You do not need any steam to come out. This will be particularly critical once the cake is added.
Allow the cake to cool for 60 seconds before withdrawing it from the pan. Tip the pan onto a flat surface and let the cake drop out. Remove the parchment sheet, then flip the cake over.
After that, the cake is finished. Nevertheless, you may wish to level the top for a more delicate finish.
If you intend to ice the cake, it must cool entirely on a wire rack. The icing will melt if you do not.
Using a kitchen towel, remove the cake from the saucepan. Remove the pot’s lid and parchment paper.
Wrap one hand in a kitchen roll, then pinch the rim of the baking dish and gradually take it out.
This may not be easy, especially if there is little room between the pan and the steamer glass dish. Just give it, you are all.
If the cooking towel is too thin, fold it in half or use a potholder as a substitute. An oven mitt can be too big to fit between the pot and the pan.
__TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___Hi all! I’m Cora Benson, and I’ve been blogging about food, recipes and things that happen in my kitchen since 2019.