Serves 6
Ingredients:
Cake:
- Magarine, 150 grams (softened)
- Caster Sugar, 100 grams
- Self-raising Flour, 150 grams
- Baking Powder, 1 teaspoon
- Milk, 30ml
- Egg, 3 (lightly beaten)
- Lemon Zest, 1 tablespoon (finely grated)
Lemon Drizzle Sauce:
- Lemon, 2
- Caster Sugar, 60 grams
- Honey, 2 tablespoons
Tools:
- Whisk, 1
- Round Baking Tin, 1 (greased with margarine)
- Steaming Rack, 1
- Aluminium Foil
- Sauce Pan, 1
- Wooden Skewer
Instructions:
Cake:
- In a large bowl, add in softened margarine and sugar. Whisk until it comes pale in colour. (about 3 minutes)
- Add in self-raising flour, baking powder and milk. Whisk until combined.
- Add in beaten eggs slowly and continue whisking until well combined. Mix in lemon zest.
- Pour the cake mixture into the prepared baking tin and cover with aluminium foil.
- In a Thermos® 4.5L Shuttle Chef® inner pot, place in the steaming rack, add water till 1/3 full and place the baking tin with cake mixture onto the steaming rack.
- Bring the water in the inner pot to a boil. Once boiling, let it simmer for another 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, transfer it to the Shuttle Chef® outer pot and let it sit aside to continue cooking for at least 3 hours.
Lemon Drizzle Sauce:
- Juice and finely grate the lemon zest from 2 lemons.
- In a sauce pan, add in lemon juice, lemon zest, caster sugar and honey. Mix well and bring contents to a boil until sugar dissolves. Set aside for later use.
- After 3 hours, remove the cake and prick several holes with a wooden skewer.
- Pour the lemon drizzle sauce over the cake and garnish with lemon zest.
- Let it cool down completely before serving. Enjoy!
Notes:
- This recipe is based on using the Thermos® Shuttle Chef® TCRA-4500. You may adjust the ingredient quantities based on the capacity of the Shuttle Chef®.
- Both steaming rack and baking tin have to fit well into the Shuttle Chef® inner pot when the lid is closed, and the baking tin must be easily placed into the Shuttle Chef® when filled with contents.
Photos and recipe courtesy of Thermos Singapore team.