Pressure Cooker Moist Butter Cake

As I was craving for something buttery and along with my friend's birthday is approaching, there comes the butter cake! I've used a pressure cooker this time to bake the cake instead of an oven. Oh well, my mom was in a bad mood and she disallowed me from using the kitchen. I had to borrow my hostel mate's pressure cooker since no one that I known of has an oven to borrow me. ;-; It didn't turn out as what I expect it is, still it's a nice try using pressure cooker to bake. XD

Recipe adapted from MariasMenu

1. Butter – 125 gm, softened
2. Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
3. Caster sugar – 1 1/4 cups, (275 gm)
4. Eggs – 3, at room temp
5. Plain flour – 1 cup, (150 gm)
6. Self-raising flour – 1/2 cup, (75 gm)
7. Bicarbonate of soda – 1/4 tsp
8. Milk – 1/2 cup (125 ml) at room temp

Preheat oven to 180 C, 10 mins before baking. Grease a deep 20 cm/8 inch round cake tin; line base with baking paper. Beat ingredients in medium bowl on low speed with electric mixer until just combined. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth and changed to a paler colour. Pour mixture into prepared pan.

Bake cake in the preheated oven for 40-50 mins or until the skewer inserted comes out clean. Stand cake 5 minutes then turn onto wire rack; turn cake top-side up to cool. Dust cake with a little sifted icing sugar, if desired.

Notes: The batter might look curdled, but its ok, go ahead and bake it. If you want a caramel flavor, substitute 1 1/3 cups (275 gm) firmly packed brown sugar for the caster sugar.

Substitutes:

Substitution for self raising flour – to get 1 cup self-raising flour, add 1 1/2 tsp baking powder+ 1/4 tsp salt to 1 cup all purpose flour. (source: http://www.joyofbaking.com/IngredientSubstitution.html)

Substitution for caster sugar: to get 1 cup caster sugar. process 1 cup granulated sugar (usual sugar) in a food processor/mixer until fine, but don’t powder it like icing sugar. (source: http://www.joyofbaking.com/IngredientSubstitution.html)

I don't really know how to deal with the pressured cooker. I'm using electric pressure cooker instead of the stove top type, yet all recipe out there are for stove top pressure cooker. oTL So? Screw it, anyhow bake! LOL!





I've prepared the dry ingredients all together at home and pack it into one container to bring it to my hostel.




My hand being very itchy, I've added a teaspoon of cocoa powder and sprinkle of cinnamon powder. That's why the cake became caramel color. XD

No picture of the whole cake because I didn't manage to snap a picture of it before it is chopped into pieces.. >_>;

Baked it at high pressure for 5 minute and low pressure for roughly 50minute. I didn't close the cover tight enough, so I'm not sure if that affected my end product. D=

The cake is indeed MOIST, like steamed cake. >_>; It is not underbaked, but it felt dense like.. Banana cake? My friends says it's nice but I'm unsure about it myself. Personally I didn't quite like it... >_>; Not buttery enough! D:<
Guess I'll just go with a different recipe next time! With pressure cooker if possible. XD

I didn't quite enjoy this recipe, so well I hope you enjoyed reading the post instead! XDDDD

Have a nice day!

With love,
Aiko