Name: Steamed chocolate cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Desserts & Baking
Ingredients: butter, softened 125g,sugar 125g,free-range eggs 2,self-raising flour 100 g,cocoa powder 2 T,vanilla extract 1t,Nutella, for serving ,cream, whipped ,fresh cherries, for serving ,seasonal fruit, for serving

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Serves 10

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

For the cake:

5 free-range eggs, separated
200 g sugar
120 g flour
5½ T milk
2 t baking powder
1 t vanilla extract

For the milk syrup:

1 cup double-thick cream
1 x 380 g can evaporated milk
1 x 385 g can condensed milk
1 t vanilla extract
pulp of 3 granadillas

To decorate:

2 cups whipping cream
1 t vanilla extract
pulp of 1–2 granadillas

Method

For the cake:

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C.

2. Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form, then add 1/3 of the sugar and continue beating until firm peaks form.

3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks with the remaining sugar until pale and smooth.

4. Sift the flour, then fold into the egg yolk mixture. Add the milk, baking powder and vanilla and mix until combined.

5. Fold the egg whites into the batter until just incorporated, taking care not to overmix.

6. Grease a 32 x 23.5 cm ovenproof dish, then pour in the batter and bake for 30–40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted.

7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.

For the milk syrup:

1. Whisk together all the ingredients.

2. Strain through a sieve to remove the granadilla pips and pulp.

To assemble:

1. Once the cake has cooled completely, poke all over with a fork, then gently pour the milk syrup over the cake. If you like, set aside some of the milk syrup for serving.

2. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight to allow the milk to soak into the cake.

3. To decorate, whip the cream with the vanilla extract until soft peaks form, then spoon and smooth over the cake. Spoon over the granadilla pulp.

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Videography: Romy Wilson and Jan Ras
Photography: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Emma Nkunzana

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