Steamed Moist Chocolate Cake


The weather these days are too hot and I'm trying to avoid baking cake. I've decided to make this steamed chocolate cake & skip the ganache ( fattening). Hmm..... just nice for a dessert after dinner.^^



Packed some for my neighbor~~Hum family and some for my daughter's friend.

Ingredients : (*** this recipe can be halved easily)

250 gm of butter OR Corn Oil 
2 cups of castor sugar
1 can of Evaporated Milk
4 Eggs,lightly beaten with a folk
2 cups of Plain flour 
1 cup of Cocoa powder
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence


Method:
  1. Combine castor sugar, Evaporated milk, vanilla extract or essence and butter in a saucepan.
  2. Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted, off fire and keep warm.
  3. Add the beaten eggs into the slightly cold Evaporated milk mixture and stir till well mix.
  4. Sift the flour,cocoa powder,baking powder and baking soda into a large mixing bowl then pour the eggs mixture over the flour and stir till well mix (cake batter should be runny).
  5. Heat up the steamer.
  6. Lined and greased a 9 inch baking pan .
  7. Pour the batter into prepared pan and place the pans into the steamer and cover the top of the pan loosely with a piece of aluminium foil.
  8. Steam over medium heat for 1hour 15mins  (35 -40mins for 1/2 recipe/ingredients).
  9. Cool the cake in pan. 


Enjoy Baking^^

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