Steamed Golden Syrup Spongecake

Name: Steamed Golden Syrup Spongecake
Prep time: 3 d 3 h
Cook time: 3 d 3 h
Total time: 3 d 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 larges eggs; 59 milliliters Lyles Golden Syrup*, plus additional for drizzling; 79 milliliters superfine granulated sugar; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 315 milliliters self-rising all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters stick unsalted butter, softened, plus additional for greasing bowl; 118 milliliters whole milk

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Steamed Golden Syrup Spongecake a try. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 371 calories, 5g of protein, and 24g of fat. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up heavy cream, butter, milk, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 75 hours.

Instructions

Add 2 inches water to a large wide pot. Set a rack or a few metal cookie cutters in bottom of pot and bring water to a boil. Bring 3 cups additional water to a simmer in a small saucepan.

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Water

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Cookie Cutter

Sauce Pan

Pot

Butter heatproof bowl, then pour 1/4 cup syrup into bottom. Beat together butter and sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then add flour and milk alternately in batches, beating until combined.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Syrup

Egg

Milk

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Pour batter over syrup. Cover bowl with a large round of wax paper, then top with foil, crimping tightly around edge. Tie string around rim to secure.

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Syrup

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Wax Paper

Bowl

Aluminum Foil

Set covered bowl on rack (water should come three fourths of the way up side of bowl; add simmering water if necessary), cover pot, and steam cake over simmering water 1 1/2 hours.

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Water

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Bowl

Pot

Remove bowl from pot and let stand 5 minutes. Discard foil and wax paper. Invert a plate over bowl, then invert cake onto plate.

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Wax Paper

Bowl

Aluminum Foil

Pot

Serve immediately, drizzled with cream and additional syrup.

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Cream

Syrup

*Lyle's Golden syrup has a loyal following in Britain, where it's prized for its salty-sweet, slightly buttery flavor. You can find Lyle's in the baking aisle of many supermarkets, at specialty foods shops, and at ethnicgrocer.com.

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Golden Syrup