Betty’s Plum & Carrot Pudding (Steamed Cake)

Name: How to cook Betty’s Plum & Carrot Pudding (Steamed Cake) - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 18cm OR smaller Round Cake Tin
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Hiroko Liston

Betty’s Plum & Carrot Pudding (Steamed Cake)

Betty is my husband’s grandfather Theo’s sister. If you know my recipe ‘Lorna’s Scones’, Betty is Lorna’s older sister. Lorna was a great cook, and so was Betty. This is one of her recipes. This pudding is supposed to be steamed in the traditional method, that takes 2 & 1/2 hours. That is not energy efficient. I steamed it in my method and it took 40 minutes today, and I was happy with the result. However, the cake was very sweet and I decided to reduce the amount of Sugar for this recipe, but my husband said it was delicious as it was.

Ingredient

Food ration :

18cm OR smaller Round Cake Tin

1 cup

Mixed Fruit

3/4 cup

Sugar *can be reduced to 1/2 cup

1/2 cup

grated Carrot *You would need 1 medium Carrot

40 g

(2 Australian tablespoons) Butter

1 cup

Milk

1 teaspoon

Mixed Spice *OR mix of Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Clove, etc

1 teaspoon

Bi-Carb Soda

1 cup

Self-Raising Flour

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Place all ingredients except for Self-Raising Flour, that you will add at the end, in a saucepan, bring to the boil, then remove from the heat. Set aside and cool slightly.

* Step 2

Line the base and sides of a cake tin with baking paper. If you use a Pudding Mould, butter the inside very well.

* Step 3

When the mixture is slightly cooled, but it should be still warm, sift in Self-Raising Flour, and mix well. Pour into the prepared cake tin.

* Step 4

Heat the steamer with plenty of water. I used a large pot with a steaming rack. *Note: You can add boiling water while steaming.

* Step 5

Carefully place the cake tin into the steamer, cover with lid and cook for 40-50 minutes OR until cooked through. *Note: I recommend to wrap the lid with tea towel or large cloth, so that water won’t drip onto the cake. Make sure the tea towel won’t touch the cake.