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Recipe for "Moist Steamed Fruit Cake"

Tips

1. You need to stir quickly & constantly the moment the burnt/caramelised sugar is poured into the batter. This is to prevent the burnt/caramelised sugar from sticking to the side of the bowl, as it hardens almost as soon as it sticks to the side bowl. (Note: The hardened sugar can be scraped from the bowl and added to the batter)

2. Make sure to check from time to time that water will not be dripped in the batter. It is very important to cover the pan properly.

3. Only add hot boiled water in the steamer if the water runs out during 4 hours of steaming

Ingredients

Butter (Softened) 250 gram
Fine/castor Sugar 100 gram
Ground Nutmeg 1 tsp
Orange Essence 1/4 tsp
Vanilla Essence 1/2 tsp
Large Eggs 2
Plain Flour 250 gram
Baking Soda 1 tsp
Cream Of Tartar 1 tsp
Mixed Fruit 100 gram
Dried Black Currants / Sultanah 200 gram
Walnuts (Chopped) 50 gram
Burnt / Caramelised Sugar
Castor Sugar 200 gram

Instructions

1

Heat a steamer over medium heat

2

In a mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, nutmeg, orange & vanilla essence and mix with a wooden spoon

3

Add eggs, one at a time & mix just until well-blended. Do not over mix.

4

Add flour into the butter mixture & mix until well-blended. Then add in fruits, nuts & mix well. Put aside while preparing burnt / caramelised sugar

5

Prepare burnt / caramelised sugar by placing castor sugar into a heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar melts

6

When it becomes very dark brown, remove from heat and carefully pour to the fruit cake mixture

7

Before pouring the burnt / caramelised sugar, make a well in the mixture & pour the burnt sugar into the well

8

Starting from the center, stir the burnt sugar into the mixture. Continue stirring the rest of the mixture.

9

Pour mixture into a lined & greased baking pan (8x8x4"). Cover the pan with aluminium foil, Tuck in the foil, making sure the pan is water-proof.

10

Place the pan on a steamer & steam for 4 hours. Yes, 4 hours!!

11

Once it is cooked, remove pan from steamer. Remove foil & leave pan aside for 10 minutes. Then remove cake from pan. Leave to cool.

12

The texture and taste become more tastier and moist over few days