Rich Chocolate-y Goodness
I had been meaning to try this recipe out for a longgggg time, but never seemed to have the time. Or had some reason or other (like, "I'm lazy." >.<)
This holiday though, I resolved myself to make it. It looked absolutely yummy in XinHui's blog when I first saw it, and I was seriously drooling over how moist it looked even in the photos.
Which makes the name of this cake very, very apt:
It is reallyyyyy easy to make. If an amateur like me can make it and it turns out great, it's really a no-brainer ! :D
Here goes:
(A) 180 g butter
200 g caster sugar (I used only 160 g, and it was sweet enough :P)
200 g full cream evaporated milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp rum (Optional in the recipe, but I didn't use any)
(B) 2 eggs, lightly beaten with fork
(C) 100 g plain flour
50 g cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
(Make sure that C is all sieved)
Directions:
1. Combine (A) in a saucepan. Stir it over low heat till sugar and butter is melted and dissolved. Then turn off the fire and keep warm.
2. Add (B) into (1) and stir till well-mixed.
3. Sift (C) into a large mixing bowl, then pour the mixture in the saucepan (2) over your flour and still again till well-mixed. The cake batter should be runny. Don't worry if it's a lil lumpy. Just keep stirring, it will smoothen out. :)
4. Heat up the steamer. (I used a metal rack over boiling water in a wok, covered)
5. Line an 8" round baking pan with greased baking paper.
6. Pour batter into pan and place into the steamer.
7. Cover pan loosely with aluminium foil.
8. Steam over medium heat for 45 minutes. (That's what the recipe says, but I spent almost one and a half hours steaming it instead. I hypothesize that possibly, my fire was on a bit too low. So make sure it's medium heat, ya?)
9. Serve warm. (It is extra yummy then ! No kidding !!! :D)
(Recipe obtained here.)
The cake is realllyyyyy moist and rich. Especially when it is still warm. Simply wonderful ! It is soft, and warm, and almost melts in your mouth as it crumbles in rich chocolate-y goodness, and, as the cake makes contact with your palate, it almost nearly oozes juicy chocolate-y yummyness !!!!
(Does that not make you salivate?????!!!!! xD)
My entire family loved it and gave it a 10 out of 10 !!! :D I didn't expect the cake to turn out this well, since this is my first time making this. But the cake really turned out great. I doubt you can mess up making it, cos it is really quite simple to make. :P
If you are interested in making a sweet, rich dessert for your family/friends, I must insist that you try this ! Oh, and if you're thinking of impressing an *ahem* "important person" (be it boyfriend, girlfriend, or prospective parent-in-law) this is the perfect recipe for you ! It's easy to make and the results are just spectacular ! You won't even believe that you made it !!! xD
Really, really try this ! :D
And gosh, writing this post has given me a craving for it right now. Hm, wonder if I can make this some time soon? Aheh. :P
This holiday though, I resolved myself to make it. It looked absolutely yummy in XinHui's blog when I first saw it, and I was seriously drooling over how moist it looked even in the photos.
Which makes the name of this cake very, very apt:
STEAMED MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE
It is reallyyyyy easy to make. If an amateur like me can make it and it turns out great, it's really a no-brainer ! :D
Here goes:
(A) 180 g butter
200 g caster sugar (I used only 160 g, and it was sweet enough :P)
200 g full cream evaporated milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp rum (Optional in the recipe, but I didn't use any)
(B) 2 eggs, lightly beaten with fork
(C) 100 g plain flour
50 g cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
(Make sure that C is all sieved)
Directions:
1. Combine (A) in a saucepan. Stir it over low heat till sugar and butter is melted and dissolved. Then turn off the fire and keep warm.
2. Add (B) into (1) and stir till well-mixed.
(B): 2 eggs, lightly beaten with fork
(I forgot to take a photo of #1 >.<)
(C): flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda, sieved
It actually looks kinda pretty somehow :P
My cake batter was a lil lumpy. But when I kept stirring it got less lumpy.
And the cake still turned out really well. So no worries ! :D
4. Heat up the steamer. (I used a metal rack over boiling water in a wok, covered)
5. Line an 8" round baking pan with greased baking paper.
6. Pour batter into pan and place into the steamer.
Here's the batter in a greased baking pan, placed in the steamer.
As long as there's steam and it's covered, it can work :)
8. Steam over medium heat for 45 minutes. (That's what the recipe says, but I spent almost one and a half hours steaming it instead. I hypothesize that possibly, my fire was on a bit too low. So make sure it's medium heat, ya?)
9. Serve warm. (It is extra yummy then ! No kidding !!! :D)
(Recipe obtained here.)
Fresh out of the steamer ! AWESOME !! :D
Doesn't it look absolutely gorgeous??!!! :P
The cake is realllyyyyy moist and rich. Especially when it is still warm. Simply wonderful ! It is soft, and warm, and almost melts in your mouth as it crumbles in rich chocolate-y goodness, and, as the cake makes contact with your palate, it almost nearly oozes juicy chocolate-y yummyness !!!!
(Does that not make you salivate?????!!!!! xD)
My entire family loved it and gave it a 10 out of 10 !!! :D I didn't expect the cake to turn out this well, since this is my first time making this. But the cake really turned out great. I doubt you can mess up making it, cos it is really quite simple to make. :P
If you are interested in making a sweet, rich dessert for your family/friends, I must insist that you try this ! Oh, and if you're thinking of impressing an *ahem* "important person" (be it boyfriend, girlfriend, or prospective parent-in-law) this is the perfect recipe for you ! It's easy to make and the results are just spectacular ! You won't even believe that you made it !!! xD
Really, really try this ! :D
And gosh, writing this post has given me a craving for it right now. Hm, wonder if I can make this some time soon? Aheh. :P
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