STEAMED CHOCOLATE CAKE

STEAMED CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients
1 cup corn oil
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup hot water

A
3 grade A eggs (or 4-5 smaller ones)
2 cups castor sugar

B
2 cups superfine wheat flour
1 cup Van Houten cocoa powder
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (aka baking soda)
½ teaspoon baking powder

STEPS
1. Beat A together with an electric mixer for 15 minutes until the mixture expands. Put the electric mixer aside, everything from now onwards is by hand.
2. Preheat the steamer.
3. Sieve and mix B together in another container. Put aside.
4. Add the corn oil and evaporated milk into A, alternating between the two, 1/3 at a time, mixing it thoroughly. Stir until the mixture is smooth.
5. Add B into A 3 tablespoons at a time, cutting and folding into the mixture with a spatula until well mixed.
6. Add hot water into the mix 1/3 at a time and mix evenly.
7. Pour the mix into a baking tin.
8. Steam it for an hour or until cooked.