Рецепт Rajitha’s Eggless Black Forest Cake Using Idli Cooker
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Rajitha’s Eggless Black Forest Cake Using Idli Cooker
One afternoon the kiddos were at Rajitha’s place for playdate.
Regular readers of this blog are familiar with Rajitha…but for the new ones
visiting this post…let me direct you to the earlier post from Rajitha
to know more about her and her cooking. Coming back to the recipe and story
behind making of this innovative recipe is as follows….
As I said kiddos were playing at Rajitha’s place….I went to
check what Lil’M was doing? To my surprise….I saw girls were sitting on a mat
and without a word…..painting neatly in their books….I was really surprised or
rather say shocked to see the girls sitting neatly and doing their work. When I
asked Rajitha what’s the magical spell she has done on them….??? She with a
sweet smile said….yaar nothing….I promised them to make a cake…that too an icy
one….for their silence.
I liked the idea and said…how you are going to make the cake
as your oven is under repair…??? She said I make cake in idli cooker or
sometimes in thick base pressure cooker too. It too me by surprise and said…ok
let me capture making this cake in my camera for my wonderful readers….as I get
lots and lots request to post a cake which can be made without oven. I could not do complete justice to the final
cake pics as the kids became very restless to gulp the cake once the cake has
been assembled. I promise you all…that I will upload some pics once I make this
again in my kitchen…till then enjoy reading and making this wonderful cake…..Surprise
your loved ones making this cake without oven…..
- 2 cups Maida/all
- purpose flour + 2 tbsp. for dusting
- ½ tbsp. Baking
- powder
- ¼ tbsp. Baking soda
- ½ cup Milk
- ½ cup melted Butter + ½ tbsp. for greasing
- 4 tbsp. unsweetened
- Cocoa powder
- ¾ tbsp. Vanilla
- extract
- 3/4 tin Condensed
- Milk
- Pinch of Salt
- FOR ICING:
- 2 cups Whipped
- cream, check NOTES
- 2 tbsp. Icing sugar
- ½ tbsp. Vanilla
- essence
- FOR FILLING &
- GARNISH:
- ½ cup fresh Cherries
- 3-4 tbsp. Dark chocolate shavings
- FOR SUGAR SYRUP:
- ¼ cup Water
- 2 tbsp. Sugar
- ¼ tbsp. Vanilla
essence
FOR BAKING:
4-5 cups Sea salt/fine
sand
PREPARATION:
TO MAKE EGGLESS
BLACK FOREST CAKE:
Add sea salt/fine
sand to ¼ th level of idli/pressure cooker. (If you are using
pressure cooker, don’t keep whistle). Keep a rack on top and cover it with lid.
Leave the cooker on low flame for 10 minutes.
In the meantime sift
flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder all together for 2-3 times.
This process is just to incorporate everything together.
Combine butter,
milk, vanilla extract and condensed milk. Now slowly fold in the sifted flour.
Mix everything gently to avoid lumps.
Take a bowl (aluminium
or steel) which fits exactly in the center of your Idli cooker/pressure cooker and
grease it with butter and then dust it with all purpose flour.
Now pour the batter
into the greased and dusted bowl. Tap around to make sure the batter is
scattered evenly. Make sure to pour the batter up to 2/3rd capacity
of the bowl.
Carefully place
this bowl in the pre-heated cooker and cover with lid. Bake on low flame for
20-25 minutes.
Start to check
whether the cake is done by inserting a wooden skewer or toothpick. If the
toothpick comes out clean then our cake is ready.
Turn off the flame
and leave the cake in the cooker for another 3-4 minutes.
Now slowly but
carefully take out the cake from the cooker and leave it cool, to come down to
room temperature by placing the cake on the wire.
MAKING SUGAR SYRUP:
In small bowl mix
water, sugar and vanilla essence till sugar is completely dissolved.
FOR FILLING:
De-seed cherries and
if you are using canned ones drain the water and set aside the cherries.
MAKING ICING:
Place
your mixing bowl and wire whisk (blades of electric whisker) in fridge for one
hour.
Whisk vanilla essence and sugar with whipped cream until soft peaks. Set
in fridge until use.
TO
ASSEMBLE:
Cut
the cake into 2 or 3 layers horizontally depending on size of the cake.
Now
brush sugar syrup on top of each layer. Gently spread ¼ inch thick icing on top
of first layer and gently place chopped cherries on it.
On
top of this place another cake layer, brush with sugar syrup and spread ¼ inch
thick icing. Gently place chopped cherries and place another cake layer.
Brush
it with sugar syrup and apply then ½ inch thick icing. Gently using pastry
knife spread across the icing around the cake covering the cake completely.
If
you are good at piping, pour icing into a piping bag and make swirls on the
cake.
Garnish
with chopped cherries and shaved dark chocolate.
Leave
the cake to sit in fridge for 30-40 minutes. Serve cool.
Add
love to make this cake taste ‘Yummy’.
ABOUT WHIPPING
CREAM:
She used Instant
Whipped Cream powder in making this trifle. I used 50 gms. pack of BlueBird
Brand of whipped cream which is easily available in many supermarkets or you
can order online @ BlueBird
India.com
Check label on the
packet to know how to whip it up or you can even check BlueBird India
site to know more on the product.