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Best Chocolate Cake No Oven Needed
Ingredients
  • 142 grams (1 cup) all-purpose flour
  • 29 grams (⅓ cup) cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 198 grams (1 cup packed) light
  • brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) salted butter,
  • melted
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ■ Cut an 18-inch length of foil and
  • gently scrunch together to form a
  • snake about 1 inch thick. Shape into
  • a circle and set on the bottom of a
  • large Dutch oven. Add enough water
  • to reach three-quarters up the coil.
  • Mist the bottom and sides of a 9-inch
  • round cake pan with cooking spray,
  • line with kitchen parchment, then
  • mist the parchment. Place the prepared
  • pan on top of the coil.
  • ■ Sift the flour, cocoa powder and
  • baking soda into a medium bowl,
  • then whisk in the salt. In a large
  • bowl, whisk the sugar and eggs until
  • slightly lightened, about 30 seconds.
  • Whisk in the water, espresso powder,
  • sour cream, butter and vanilla. Add
  • the flour mixture and whisk gently
  • until just combined.
  • ■ Pour the batter into the prepared
  • pan. Cover and heat on high until the
  • water boils. Reduce heat to low and
  • steam, covered, until a toothpick
  • inserted at the center comes out
  • clean, about 23 minutes.
  • ■ Turn off the heat and carefully
  • remove the lid. Let the cake sit in
  • the Dutch oven until the pan is cool
  • enough to handle. Transfer the pan
  • to a wire rack, then run a paring
  • knife around the edges. Let the cake
  • cool completely, then invert onto a
  • plate and remove the parchment.
  • Invert back onto another plate.
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