STEAMED MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

STEAMED MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

For Ingredients of Cake :

• 3/4 cup butter
  1 cup caster sugar
  1 cup full cream evaporated milk
  2 eggs, slightly beaten
  3/4 cup plain flour
  1/2 cup cocoa powder
  1/2 tsp baking powder
  1/2 tsp baking soda
  1/2 tsp vanilla extract or 1 tsp vanilla essence
  2 tbsp of rum (optional)
  

Methods Of Cooking:

1. Combine caster sugar, evaporated milk, vanilla extract or essence and butter in a saucepan.Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted, turn off the fire and keep warm. 
2. Add the beaten eggs into the slightly cold evaporated milk mixture and stir till well mix.
    
3. 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 - mine is like the batter for brownie)
    
4. Heat up the steamer.
    
5. Lined and greased a 8 or 9 inch round baking pan.
    
6. Pour the batter into the lined pan and place the pan into the steamer and cover the top of the pan loosely with a piece of aluminium foil.
    
7. Cover the steamer and steam over medium heat for 55 mins or until skewer came out clean.
    
8. Cool the cake in pan before turning out for further decoration.
   

For Ingredients of Frosting :

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup milk

Method of cooking :

1. Double boil the chocolate and milk until chocolate is melted. 
2. Pour slowly and evenly onto the cake and chill the cake.
   

Recipe adapted from Cooking Crave.

Photo: bakericious.blogspot.com