Wednesday, 7 October 2020

American Beauty

 

We were watching The Incredibles after dinner and suddenly felt the need for chocolate cake. (I blame the choice of movie. We’d just reached the scene where Mr. Incredible sneaks into the kitchen and swipes the last piece of chocolate cake.) I pulled out my old steam canner and pressed it into service. I cut down an old recipe for steamed chocolate cake so it would make four servings instead of eight, and it was ready to eat before the movie was over.

 

Steamed Chocolate Cake

 

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

 

Beat sugar and butter together, add eggs and stir until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and cocoa. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir until just combined. Turn into buttered seven-inch cake pan. Cook in steamer half an hour, until completely set. Serve warm with whipped cream.


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