I learnt everything
about Baking without an oven from the only school that counts – i“The school of Hard Knocks”f. Thanks to the epileptic power
supply and also being a typical Nigerian, learning to be innovative with ideas
wasn’t a difficult task.
Now this method of baking without an oven is a method
I’ve used over a gazillion times especially in the village where electricity
and gas are scarce. The good thing about this method is, you wouldn’t have to
be bothered about power failure or having to open the electric oven door while
the baking is going on in event of Nepa/Phcn magic a as it could spell doom for the cake. Plus, it’s a very good way to save gas ;). The difference between this new pot baking method and the conventional Pot baking method with sand is there isn’t
any sand involved. I don’t know if it’s just me but sand makes whatever is
being baked have a funny dusty taste.
Utensils
•1 aluminum
pot (An old one preferably)
•1 Flat
aluminum plate or Baking pan
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• Queen cake
cups
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• A Stove /
Gas / Electric cooker
Procedure
1. Place the
pot on the burner ( Stove, Gas or electric cooker) and reduce to medium heat
2. Turn the
aluminum plate upside down and place in the pot if you are making large “whole” cakes. If you want to make cupcakes like in the pictures, you would
have to substitute the Aluminum plate for a clean baking pan to get a larger
surface area.
3. Line your
Queen cup cake pans with Baking Sheets. If you don't have baking sheets, you can simply grease the cup cake pans with little margarine and dust with flour. This would make the cakes come out easily once done.
4. Place the
cupcakes on top of the overturned baking pan and cover.
5. While baking,
DON’T open the pot as this would make the cakes collapse. Only open when the
baking time elapses (One sure way to know if the cake is ready is when the
aroma starts filtering out).
6. Here's the recipe for these chocolate raisin cupcakes i made. Also, subscribe
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| This is how the chocolate raisin cupcakes looked after icing. |
thanks a million
ReplyDeleteYou r welcome anon
DeleteHi Dobby, marry me?! Lol. Like your blog.
ReplyDeletelol! thanks sommie :)
DeleteWOW, this is really cool & creative..it looks amazing & yummy! Happy new year wishing you all the best in all of your endeavors!
ReplyDeleteP.s is that your photo at the right side of the blog? if it is you look very familiar did you go to high school at Kankon?
Yes i did attend Kankon :), thanks for the compliments. Wishing you a wonderful year ahead.
DeleteI don't understand the information is so sketchy.
ReplyDeleteHow long is the baking time?
Are you saying i should put an empty pot on the gas for 45mins if the recipe calls for that?
please fill us in more and show us a picture of the cake in the pot ready to bake.
Yes Anon 15:26 i meant you should place the empty pot on the burner. it takes about 30-35mins to bake.I've outlined the procedure and recipe on how i made these chocolate cakes here >>>> http://dobbyssignature.blogspot.com/2013/01/chocolate-raisin-cupcakes.html
DeleteNice jab dobby.am loving loving ya work. I trust that ya recipes and procedure will make me and ma wife a wonderfull sunday night.. We love cake..and it will be owesome to bake by our selves..gud jab. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThank you uzzo.
DeleteDobby i love ur post,really makes things easier.can i use a new pot?and does it have to be alluminium i.e pot made with baking pan material,(alluminium).
ReplyDeleteThanks anon!yes you can use a New aluminium pot like the one in the pic (Tower aluminium brand) but I wouldn't advise you to get any pot made with baking pan material as those types aren't durable(The bottom part erodes after one or two uses). Also, the baking pan pot doesn't conduct or retain the type of heat required for baking like the normal aluminium pot.you also wouldn't have to worry when using the normal pot as it wouldn't erode or get dirty.
DeleteCool post! A great idea for those who want to bake and do not have an oven.
ReplyDeleteThank you mama's dish. Glad you stopped by.
DeleteHey dobby. I luhv ur blog. I hv nva bakd soufflé b4 and I wnt to try it. I wuhz wndrn if ur baking a caking without an oven method would work for me. Plz I nid ur advice as quickly as posible. Danke!! Mucho graçias..merçi beacoup!
ReplyDeleteThank you en-jay. Baking a cake without an oven would definitely work perfectly for you with the method above.
DeleteAm Kenyan and i just love this blog. i have been trying to find out how to bake a cake without an oven since i do not own one to no avail. after reading this ill definately try it out. good work
ReplyDeleteThank you felly :)
DeleteLove to try this. I also made a chocolate cake without using an oven.
ReplyDeleteIts quite easy once you try it out
DeleteHi Dobby, i was thrill when i saw u can bake cakes without sand bt with aluminium flat plate bt can a stainless flat plate be use cos this days u can hardly see dat kind of plate. Keep on with the good work thanks
ReplyDeleteSure it can anon. Plus, stainless and aluminium are interchangeable terms for almost the same thing in nigeria :). You should check the local markets for the plate cos they are every where.
DeleteSo thrilled to see this.
ReplyDeleteCan I just place my stainless baking pan normally inside the pot when am making a big pan cake or do I need to over-turn as you described and then place the main pan ontop?
Can I also use this method for meatpie? Please help
If you are making a big pan cake, its advisable to place an overturned 'stainless plate' into the pot before placing the big baking pan with cake mixture on top of it. The overturned baking pan is used when you need a larger surface area for your baking. And Yes...you can use this method for meat pie too.
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