How to make spongy eggless cake in pressure cooker:
1. first grease a 5.5 inch (diameter) and 2.75 inch (height) pan very well with some butter. keep aside. you can also use 6×6 inches square pan or a 5 inches round pan.
2. place a mixing bowl beneath a sieve. add 1 cup all purpose flour (maida) and ½ teaspoon baking powder in the seive. if using unsalted butter, then you can add a light pinch of salt in the flour.
3. sift once.
4. sprinkle 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or ½ teaspoon vanilla essence all over the flour. you can also add vanilla extract later after mixing the batter.
5. take a 5 to 6 litre pressure cooker. remove the gasket (rubber ring) from the lid. also remove the vent weight (whistle).
6. now place the cooker on a low flame on stove top. keep the flame lowest or sim.
7. also add 1 cup sea salt in the cooker. spread the sea salt evenly in the cooker.
8. in a pan, take ¼ cup salted butter (40 grams).
9. now add ½ cup condensed milk.
10. add 3 tablespoons sugar. i used organic unrefined cane sugar. you can also use regular sugar.
11. add ⅓ cup water.
12. place the pan on stove top and heat this mixture on a low flame.
13. stir with a spatula so that the butter melts. mix everything very well with the spatula.
14. let this mixture come to a boil on a low flame.
15. when this mixture comes to a boil, then immediately add it in the flour mixture.
16. with a wired whisk begin to mix with a light pressure, so that over mixing does not happen. while mixing you will come to know if the batter is going to be thick or too thick. the batter in this recipe is of medium consistency – neither thick nor thin. depending on the quality of flour, you may need to add less or more water. if the batter becomes thick, then do add ¼ cup more hot water. so do keep some hot water handy.
17. whisk to a smooth batter, but don’t over do the mixing. if there are small tiny lumps in the batter, then its fine.
18. now pour the batter in the pan. gently shake the pan or tap the sides.
19. keep a heat proof stand or rack in the cooker.
20. place the cake pan in the cooker.
21. secure the lid firmly and tightly on the cooker. do remember to remove the vent weight (whistle).
22. bake on a low flame or sim, till the cake turns golden. it took about 50 minutes for the cake to bake in the 5 litre pressure cooker i used. so consider an average time of 35 minutes to 50 minutes, depending on the size of the cooker, the size & quality of the cake pan and the intensity of the flame. you can check the cake while its baking, by removing the lid.
23. the top should be golden and when you insert a tooth pick in the center of the cake, it should come out clean or with a few cake crumbs, with no sticky batter on it.
24. let the cake become warm or cool down at room temperature. then remove the cake gently from the mould.
25. serve eggless sponge cake warm or at room temperature. if you want, you can also frost the cake with any icing of your choice. refrigerate the leftovers.
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