Chocolate Custard Cake

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Yay It's Thursday!

Aaaannnnd super sunny 馃尀鉂わ笍鉂わ笍馃尀 My kind of day, woo-hoo! Here is hoping wekeend will be as beautiful, maybe I can fill up the 2 new raised bed gardens I got with soil and move the plants out at last馃馃馃馃

Too many projects for this year, and it's May already. Feels like I am running out of time ALREADY 馃槄 How about you?

I have a simple steamed cake recipe to share today. This cake has to be chilled overnight before serving, for the custard to develop flavor and moist-ness 馃槉

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6 eggs
1 tbsp Ovalet (emulsifier)
1/2 c sugar

280 g flour
2 tsp white Ovaltine (or you can use whole milk powder)
1 tsp double acting BP
1 tsp Bsoda

1 tbsp vanilla essence
1/2 c melted butter

1/4 c custard powder
2.5 c milk
5 tbsp sugar
6 dark chocolate pieces

In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, Ovaltine, to combine

In a separate bowl, beat eggs, ovalet, and sugar for 8 minutes, until pale and fluffy

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Stir in dry ingredients, followed with essence and melted butter, pour into a loaf pan

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Preheat steamer, and steam cake for 10 minutes

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Cool cake before applying custard

In a bowl, mix custard powder, milk, and sugar, microwave per container instruction (6 minutes)

Take out from the bowl, stir in chocolate pieces to melt completely. Cool to almost rook temperature, it will be spread consistency

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Spread custard on cake and chill overnight

Slice and serve!

Chocolate Custard Cake | Ecency