Stovetop Chocolate Cake Recipe - Gemma's Bigger Bolder Baking (2024)

FAQs

How can I bake a cake without an oven? ›

Another way to bake a cake without an oven is to use a slow cooker. Simply mix your cake ingredients and then place them in a slow cooker set to low. Cook for a few hours, or until the cake is cooked through. Again, the exact time will depend on your slow cooker and the ingredients you're using.

It is hard to tell how much you will need to adjust the time by as this will depend on the size difference but for a larger pan start checking 10-15 minutes prior to the stated time, and for a smaller pan add time in 5-minute increments until it is baked.

If you mix incorrect measurements of sugar, butter, and eggs, the cake will become rubbery. You will notice that you have overmixed, the batter when the dough produces a smooth or watery texture.

Microwaves, countertop ovens, toaster ovens, cooktops and slow cookers can all work to supplement the use of an oven for many dishes. Keep reading to learn more about cooking your favorite dishes without an oven.

Best of all, your kitchen should smell heavenly when the cake is done baking. For the Classic Birthday Cake made in a 9” x 13” pan, bake it for 45 to 48 minutes at 325°F until it tests done.

#1 Read through the recipe

Make sure to quickly skim the recipe before you start baking to understand the general flow and key steps. You can even make notes on the recipe or highlight key points to help you along.

Using a larger cake pan than specified in a recipe can lead to a drier cake if the baking time is not adjusted for a thinner cake layer.

Room Temperature Butter / Don't Over-Cream

Most cakes begin with creaming butter and sugar together. Butter is capable of holding air and the creaming process is when butter traps that air. While baking, that trapped air expands and produces a fluffy cake. No properly creamed butter = no air = no fluffiness.

Too Much or Too Soft of Butter

If the butter yields too easily to pressure and appears melted and oily, it will produce a silky batter that rises too soon and collapses. Your cake will have big air pockets and an uneven texture.

What makes a cake moist and fluffy? ›

Use “bottom heat' for baking a cake. “Top heat” which is commonly called broiling is only good for when you want to brown the top of whatever you are cooking. If you broil a cake, the cake will end up burnt on top, undercooked on the sides and bottom and raw in the middle.

Cooling a pound cake for too long in a pan can cause it to become overly damp and stick to the pan. Transfer it to a wire rack and place it in the refrigerator.

The center oven rack is ideal for baking cakes and other desserts. However, to achieve the flaky and crispy underside of a pie, positioning the racks lower in your oven can help avoid an undercooked crust.

Yes but you will need to guess and time and temperature adjustments depending on the depth of the batter in the casserole dish.

An OTG is best used for baking, toasting, and grilling. For example, you can bake cakes, grill meat, and toast bread with ease. A convection microwave can perform all these functions and reheat, cook, and de-freeze as well, which an OTG cannot.

You can prepare a cake in the standard heating mode if your microwave does not include a convection setting. You should use microwave-safe glass cookware instead of a steel rack. It requires approx 5 to 8 minutes to bake a cake at the standard temperature.