Moist Chocolate Cake (湿润巧克力蛋糕)

 

Ingredients

180 g butter
170 g caster sugar
200 g full cream evaporated milk
2 eggs, slightly beaten with fork
100 g plain flour
50 g cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda 

1 tsp vanilla essense2 tbsp of rum (optional)

Method

1. Combine caster sugar, evaporated milk, vanilla extract or essense and butter in a saucepan.
2. Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted, turn off the 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 8 or 9 inch round baking pan.
7. 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.
8. Cover the steamer and steam over medium heat for 55 mins.
9. Cool the cake in pan before turning out for further decoration 

Chocolate Fudge Topping
150ml condense milk
1tsp vanilla essense
3tbsp corn oil
20gm cocoa powder (sifted)
a pinch of salt

Method

1. Combine sifted cocoa powder, condense milk and oil
2. Stir over low heat till thicken
3. Add in salt and vanilla essense
4. Cool the chocolate topping a little before spreading on the cake
5. Chilled before served

 

 

Notes

• The sweetness of this cake are just nice, not too sweet and it's very chocolatey taste.
• Greased the pan generously with butter.

Orignial recipe with thanks from Cooking Crave