Rice Cooker Sponge Cake

Can you really bake a cake with a rice cooker?

I was skeptical when my mom said her rice cooker had a "BAKE" function.  I googled "rice cooker cake recipe" and found that there was indeed such a thing!  The rice cooker works like a steamer, so technically, it could work.

Curiosity got the better of me and I promptly searched my trusty BB for my favourite sponge cake recipe.  Would it work in a rice cooker the way it works in a convection oven?  I had to try...

• 2 eggs
• 50g sugar
• 1 tsp condensed milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (I tried maple syrup today)
• 60g cake flour (or 50g plain flour + 10g cornflour)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 25ml milk
• 45ml oil

1 - Whisk eggs till light and fluffy. Then gradually add sugar, condensed milk, and vanilla extract.

2 - Sift flour and baking powder twice.  

3 - Gently fold in flour mixture, alternating with milk and oil. 

4 - Pour into greased rice cooker pan.

5 - Press the BAKE or COOK function on the rice cooker. Sit back & relax.

6 - The cake should be done when the timer goes off.  (Mine took about half hour.)  Remove and cool on a rack.   

It looks just like a sponge.  And feels just like a sponge!  

Add some eyes, nose, and a mouth, and you get spongebob roundpants!  LOL

Here it is, flipped out on a cooling rack.  

You'll get a perfect evenly browned cake in a perfectly symmetrical shape every time!

Enjoy!