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The new rice cooker I bought shows that it can bake a cake--like a sponge cake--in a rice cooker. I have also read that cakes turn out misshapen when made in a rice cooker. I've never baked a cake before and don't know too much about it, so using the new rice cooker to bake it is tempting.

My definition of good:

  • Not misshapen
  • Doesn't taste bad
  • is like a cake that is baked normally (not in a rice cooker)

Thanks!

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The first requirement will almost certainly depend on your rice cooker. The second will depend a lot on your cake recipe... – Shog9♦ Mar 15 '11 at 15:00
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I'm only guessing, having never tried it, but I would suspect a sort of "steaming" effect to happen as compared to cooking a cake in an oven. After all, it isn't called a "cake cooker", so it seems unlikely it will be more than moderately successful. – Allison Mar 15 '11 at 17:34
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I'm having trouble seeing much more than a yes or no question here. I think you'll be better off trying the recipe and coming to us if you have problems. – hobodave Mar 15 '11 at 22:52
I agree with hobodave. Try it and come back with results. – Megasaur Mar 17 '11 at 13:37

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I haven't done it myself, but since the "goodness" of a cake is largely subjective, I think you should try it and see what happens.

Be scientific about it: if you don't like it, change a variable and try again.

A cursory search on youtube might also help. Here is one I found: Zojirushi Mother's Day Cake

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