Eggless Steamed Chocolate Cake

In my childhood, I remember when there was no oven at our home, my Mum would bake (rather steam) the cakes in her dhokla pot/steamer. Their super soft, moist and melt-in-mouth texture is something that I often yearn for till date. To satiate one such craving with my tea last evening, I went ahead, called my mother and asked her about the method and the recipe she used to prepare my favorite chocolate cake.

A no-fuss recipe with only few basic ingredients needed, my cake turned out absolutely delicious tasting exactly what I was craving for. This recipe is great for beginners and the ones who do not own oven but want to try their hands on homemade cakes. Do STEAM it and I bet, you are simply gonna love it.

Eggless Steamed Chocolate Cake


Ingredients

  • All purpose flour - 1 cup
  • Plain yogurt - 1/2 cup
  • Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp
  • Olive oil - 1/3 cup
  • Milk - 1/8 cup + 1 tbsp
  • Baking powder - 1 tsp
  • Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt - 1/4 tsp
  • Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp
  • Vanilla extract - 1 tsp



Method

  • Grease and flour an 8 inch baking pan and set aside. Also, place your steamer on stove so that water comes to boil till the time we prepare the cake batter.
  • Whisk sugar, olive oil, yogurt, milk and vanilla extract in a bowl until sugar dissolves.
  • In a separate bowl, sift all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Mix in the dry ingredients in wet ingredients until nicely incorporated.
  • Pour the batter in the prepared pan.
  • Lightly cover the pan with a greased aluminium foil, greased side down. This is important as we don't want water dripping down the cake while it is steaming.
  • Place the pan in the steamer and steam for about 35-40 minutes on medium flame. Make sure there is enough water in the steamer as we need to steam it for about 40 minutes. Also, do not open the lid of the steamer for the first 30 minutes as a constant temperature is needed for even cooking.
  • After 35-40 minutes, insert a toothpick to see its doneness. Switch the steamer off.
  • Cool down the cake pan to room temperature.
  • Run a knife around the edges and invert on a plate.
  • Slice and serve warm.


Eggless Steamed Chocolate Cake


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