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| Steamed orange chocolate cake |
Laced with a hint of citrus, this moist chocolate cake will
surely make heart go aflutter. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream to make
it even better. The best part? You don't need an oven to make it
Serves 2 Perp Time 15 minutes Cooking Time 45 minutes
GRAB: 1/4 cup butter. 1/2 cup sugar. 1/2 cup evaporated
milk. Zest from half an orange. 2 tablespoons orange juice. 1 large egg. 1/2
teaspoon vanilla. 1/2 cup all-propose flour. 1/4 cup coco powder. 1/2 teaspoon
baking soda. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
For the Ganache
GRAB: 1 cup whipping cream. Zest from half an orange. 3
tablespoons orange juice. 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
MAKE: 1-combine butter, sugar, evaporated, milk, orange,
zest and juice in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until sugar is
dissolved. 2-In a bowl, lightly beat egg and vanilla. Add butter-sugar mixture.
Whisk together until combined. 3-sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking
soda, and baking powder. Gradually add ingredients to milk-egg mixture. 4- pour
cake batter into a 5-inch cake pan and cover with foil. Place a wire rack
inside a large pot. Pour in enough water to create steam. Place cake pan on top
of the rack and cover the pot with a lid. Steam over medium heat for 30 to 35
minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Set aside to cool. 5-Meanwhile,
make the ganache: Combine cream, orange zest, and orange juice in a saucepan.
Cook over medium heat until warmed. Pour hot cream over chocolate chops and
stir until chocolate has melted. 6-Place chocolate cake on a wire rack. Pour
ganache over cake, making sure to glaze all sides. Let stand at room temperature
to set
TIP: Not a fan of the chocolate and orange flavor combo?
Simply omit the zest and orange juice from both the batter and ganache.
Instead, you can add more flavor by serving the cake with some coffee or
caramel ice cream on the side. If you're using a bigger pan to steam the cake,
shorten the cooking time. We tested it with 8-inch cake pan and only needed 10
to 15 minutes
