can you bake?

Philippines
February 14, 2013 8:21pm CST
is there a way to bake a cake w/o oven?..or microwave. we have a family dinner party and my oven's broken... i was asked to bake cookies. budget so tight, i can't have my oven repaired and i won't buy cookies from the bakeshop... some of it are 'substandards'..so you can't really rely in its taste even if it looks delicious.. any help?
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11 responses
aqirock
@aqirock (855)
• Malaysia
15 Feb 13
I was bake a cake in my gas kitchen and not oven, I ahve no oven at all ut it's just a sponge cake, just open the gas fire in small so it won't burn, close the top with something so the heat will just be in there so your cake can be breed
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
really?how did you do that?...so is just like cooking pancakes?
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
okay i'll try to make a small one as an experiment...i need to make a very good batter or else it will be a mess... i never knew this was possible aqirock! super thanky!
aqirock
@aqirock (855)
• Malaysia
15 Feb 13
how? lolz as I mention just open a small fire in stove, sorry my english not very good, but I never use over or microwave if I bake a sponge cake really it can be done
jhustinian
@jhustinian (612)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
We don't have a baking oven, but my mom bakes by using an oven toaster and a microwave. It's quite a tedious job I think...she would alternately use the oven toaster then the microwave. She even steams some dough at times.
jhustinian
@jhustinian (612)
• Philippines
16 Feb 13
Yeah..it eats up quite a lot...but she only do that when she thinks that's the inside part of the cake or whatever she's cooking isn't cooked yet after the oven toaster. But she uses the latter more frequently...she would turn it off and turn it on again at times to avoid the dough to burn...something like that...
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
an oven toaster hmmm..well i have a small oven toaster but i haven't tried that..your mom's using the oven toaster and microwave alternately? well that eats up a lot of electricity
peavey
@peavey (16936)
• United States
15 Feb 13
You can bake cookies in an electric skillet if you have one. Put the pan on a rack or another pan to hold it off the hot surface. You could make no bake cookies, too. There are several kinds. Here is a site that has some listed: http://busycooks.about.com/od/dessertrecipes/tp/nobakecookybars.htm (NOT a referral link).
peavey
@peavey (16936)
• United States
16 Feb 13
Have fun! And let us know how it turns out.
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
awesome! thanks for the link..i really liked it i think i would try the crispy skillet cookies...it looks easy and yummy!
sid556
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
15 Feb 13
Well, there are always the "no-bake cookies". They are amazing. Cake? I don't know of any that does not require baking. I would either borrow a friends oven, cheat & buy one or just tell the family how it is and offer to bring something hat does not require an oven. They are family so surely thay will understand, right?
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
right!...if i don't have any other option or if i'd run out of time i might just go to marks and spencer..thanks sid556
sender621
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
15 Feb 13
My grandmother taught me o bake before I reached my teenage years. It was something that I enjoyed very much and I still do. Baking brings a sense of comfort and can help to relieve the stress of the day.
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
i agree!..and what's nice about baking is that if you know how to bake you won't buy in bakeshop or pastry shops anymore..you can be very creative with your own cake and do whatever you wanna do with it w/o costing you too much!
mtrguanlao
@mtrguanlao (5522)
• Philippines
16 Feb 13
Hi there! I have no problems when it comes to making cakes or even cookies as I only make no-bake treats and they are so easy to prepare! Since we don't have an oven yet at home, these no bake cakes are really a treat! You can try those recipes. If you like, you can check out my blog in my profile page here for some recipes that you can make for your family.
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
25 Feb 13
what's your blog?
sreejithsreenivas
@sreejithsreenivas (10200)
• India
15 Feb 13
I am not using oven.I think you can use induction cooker to bake cake
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
unfortunately i don't have an induction cooker...but i hear induction cookers are very efficient and safer..
cutepenguin
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
15 Feb 13
I think there are also recipes for cookies that you don't bake, just put them in the refrigerator. I've never tried it, but it should work.
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
yep,i might try "no-bake-recipies", i know how to make a ref cake out of graham..but its so common,i made one just last weekend. i want to bake something new.
waflay
@waflay (2737)
• Nairobi, Kenya
18 Sep 15
Having no answer to this, I will stand afar and watch as suggestions stream in. I guess this is the best I can do for now because one day I will be in your situation and a lesson I'm learning today will be of much help...
edvc77
@edvc77 (2140)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
Yes I bake but I use oven. I haven't tried it in microwave. There are some cookies that are affordable just look for it in some bakeshops or in grocery store.
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
if i won't have time tomorrow, i think i'll just take you're suggestion.. might just go to Marks and Spencers to buy some of their dark chocolate digestive cookies.(my favorite)
extremefun4fun
@extremefun4fun (2908)
• India
15 Feb 13
I have made cake once in deep frying pan, just you need to use lid and very slow flame.
danesmoniz
@danesmoniz (116)
• Philippines
15 Feb 13
never tried that, but in our province they cook rice cakes in a deep frying pan...there are even rice cakes baked in claypots.