ESL Recipe - Easy Chocolate Rice Cooker Cake

Rose Sensei
Oct 3, 2025
3 min read

Updated: Dec 16, 2025

Do you love cake but don’t have an oven at home?

Don’t worry — your rice cooker can do the magic for you!

In this post, you’ll learn how to make a soft, moist, and delicious Chocolate Rice Cooker Cake that’s perfect for beginners.

This ESL recipe is simple, fun, and a great way for English learners to practice cooking vocabulary while enjoying something sweet.

Chocolate cake on a white plate, set in a kitchen with a rice cooker. Text: "Learn English Through Easy Recipes," "No Oven—Chocolate Rice Cooker Cake."

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👩🏻‍🍳This is a simple and widely tried recipe. Cooking times may vary depending on your rice cooker model.

ESL Recipe - Easy Chocolate Rice Cooker Cake

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup cocoa powder
¾ cup sugar
2 large eggs
½ cup milk
½ cup melted butter (or vegetable oil)
1 tsp baking powder
A pinch of salt

👉 Tip: You can find quality baking cocoa here on Amazon and a non-stick rice cooker here.

Instructions

Mix dry ingredients – flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt.
Whisk eggs and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.
Add milk and melted butter and stir.
Combine wet and dry ingredients until smooth.
Grease rice cooker pot and pour in the batter.
Press ‘Cook’. If the rice cooker switches to ‘Warm’ before the cake is done, wait a few minutes and press ‘Cook’again.
Bake for about 40–50 minutes, or until a toothpick test comes out clean.
Let cool before serving.

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ESL Learning Corner 📚

Cooking Vocabulary:

whisk, pour, stir, mix, smooth, bake, melt
sweet, moist, soft, rich, delicious

Activity: Put the Steps in Order

a) Pour batter into rice cooker

b) Mix dry ingredients

c) Bake in rice cooker

d) Combine wet and dry ingredients

e) Whisk eggs and sugar

(Answer: b → e → d → a → c)

⭐ Tips & Troubleshooting

Rice cooker switches too soon?
→ Press Cook again until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cake looks too soft in the middle?
→ Leave it in Warm mode for 5–10 minutes to finish cooking.
Want a lighter cake?
→ Separate egg whites and whip them before folding into the batter.
Too sweet?
→ Reduce sugar to ½ cup or serve with unsweetened cream.
Serving idea:
→ Dust with powdered sugar or add fresh fruit for a café-style treat.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

✔ No oven needed

✔ Simple and quick

✔ Great for beginner bakers

✔ Perfect ESL activity for learners

So the next time you crave something chocolatey, skip the oven and try this easy Chocolate Rice Cooker Cake recipe.

You’ll be amazed at how soft and delicious it turns out!

💡 If you love cooking and learning English at the same time, check out our other easy ESL Rice Cooker Recipes [coming soon].

👉 Want to start baking at home? Browse the site and learn new vocabulary for rice cookers, baking cocoa, and other kitchen essentials on Amazon