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Seeing that favorite chocolate cupcake recipe and you can’t get your mind off it because you are without an oven? I say sit back, relax, and enjoy as I’m about to tell you how to make cupcakes at home without an oven. Cupcakes, just like chocolate chip cookies are special delicacies.
There are many ways you can bake at home without an oven:
1. Sand method
2. Stones method
3. Wire rack method
This method is a slow cooking method and transmits heat to the baking pan.
STEP 1: Take a big pot and place it on a stovetop or gas top. Make sure the pot is clean and dry. (The stovetop is available on Amazon, Jumia, and Vevor)
STEP 2: Add in sand, either clay or sandy, till it gets to the middle of the pot.
STEP 3: Turn on the heat, cover the pot, and preheat it for 20 minutes.
STEP 4: Carefully place the cake pan with the batter on the sand so as to avoid pouring. (The cake pan is available on Amazon and Jumia)
STEP 5: That’s it; you can bake now.
The stone method is quite similar to the sand, as it gives heat from the bottom to the top. The cake, in turn, absorbs heat, which helps in rising and baking it.
STEP 1: Take a big pot and place it on a stovetop or gas top. Make sure the pot is clean and dry.
STEP 2: Add in stones until it gets to the middle of the pot.
STEP 3: Turn on the heat, cover the pot, and preheat it for 20 minutes.
STEP 4: Place your cake pan on the stones carefully to prevent it from pouring.
STEP 5: That’s how to make cupcakes at home without an oven. Just by using stones, it’s that easy.
This is quite simple and easy, as you’ll just be using a wire rack as a means of transmitting heat. (The wire rack is available on Amazon and Jumia)
STEP 1: Take a big pot and place it on a stovetop or gas top. Make sure the pot is clean and dry.
STEP 2: Place a wire rack on the pot.
STEP 3: Turn on the heat, cover the pot, and preheat it for 20 minutes.
STEP 4: Place your cake batter gently on the rack.
STEP 5: Wait while the rack does the baking.
Now that you know the method to use, go ahead and make a selection.
1. But remember to reduce the heat from high to medium when you commence with the baking.
2. Another precaution is to add parchment paper to the pan before pouring the batter so as to stop it from burning. (The parchment paper is available on Amazon and Jumia)
3. Remember to grease the pan with butter before pouring the batter into the cupcake liners.
4. To check the doneness of cupcakes, poke a hole into an empty toothpick or skewer. (The skewers are available on Amazon and Jumia). If it comes out clean, you’re done. The cakes are ready!
5. Time varies for baking, but 20–45 minutes should do the trick, depending on the recipe and quantity.
Below is a recipe for how to make cupcakes at home without an oven.
1 1/2 cups of flour
1 1/4 teaspoons of salt
1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
2 large eggs
2/3 cups of sugar
12 tablespoons melted butter
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of milk
STEP 1: In a bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt. (The bowl is available on Amazon and Jumia).
STEP 2: In a different bowl, beat eggs and sugar with a mixer or by hand till soft, doubled in size, and fluffy. (The bowl is available on Amazon and Jumia).
STEP 3: Once the butter is soft and fluffy, add melted butter and vanilla extract.
STEP 4: Add in the flour bit by bit until well mixed with the batter.
STEP 5: Add in milk and give this a light mix. Don’t put in too much pressure so as not to over-mix the batter.
STEP 6: Grease your pan and get ready to bake with the sand, stones, or wire rack method. Tada! That’s how you make cupcakes without an oven at home.
Making cupcakes is quite easy now, don’t you think so? If the cake gets burned, simply level out the burned part using a knife or a cake scraper. Nothing to worry about; get baking!
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