So fluffy and rich you’d never guess it was made in a pan — and without an oven 😍 This cake has become my go-to treat, and everyone keeps asking for the recipe 🤫 It’s way easier than it looks… Full step-by-step in the article below 👇🧁🔥
If you make a cake using the recipe below, we’re pretty sure your neighbors won’t believe it was made without using an oven. This cake always comes out soft, moist, and super tasty.
Here’s what you’ll need for the batter:
– 130 ml of milk
– 260 grams of flour
– 10 grams of cocoa powder
– 10 grams of baking powder
– 100 ml of hot water
– A pinch of salt
– 2 eggs
– 200 grams of sugar
– 50 ml of plain sunflower oil (without flavor)
– 1 tablespoon of vinegar
– 1 teaspoon of baking soda
For the cream filling:
– 500 ml of thick sour cream (best if it’s homemade)
– 6 tablespoons of sugar
Now let’s go through the steps to make this cake:
Start by sifting the cocoa powder, baking powder, and flour into a bowl. Then mix in the sugar and salt.
Next, add the eggs, sunflower oil, and cold milk to the dry ingredients. Stir everything with a whisk until it’s smooth. Heat a frying pan well — I use a pancake pan that’s 26 cm wide.
In a small glass, combine the baking soda and vinegar until it starts to fizz. Add this mixture to the batter just before cooking. Stir quickly, then pour in the 100 ml of boiling water. The batter will be a bit thicker than what you’d use for regular pancakes.
Now cook the cake layers one by one in the dry pan. Cover it with a lid and cook on medium heat for about two minutes per side. Once one side looks cooked and firm, flip it over.
From this amount of batter, you should get around 10 layers. Keep the last one on the pan a little longer so it dries out more than the others — you’ll need it later for the topping.
To prepare the cream, simply whip the sour cream and sugar together until the mixture is smooth.
Once the layers have cooled, start spreading the cream between them, skipping the driest layer. Don’t forget to cover the top and sides of the cake with cream too.
Take the last, driest layer and crush it into crumbs. You can either blend it or put it in a bag and smash it with a rolling pin.
Sprinkle the crumbs all over the cake. Then put it in the fridge for a few hours so it can soak and set.
This cake is a big hit in our house — give it a try, and it might become a favorite in yours too!
