July 3, 2016 / Lyn Jones / 0 Comments
Ingredients:
6 eggs, separated and at room temp
1 cup sugar
¼ cup almond powder (OR 1 teaspoon almond extract)
1 Tab honey
1 ½ cup plain flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp bicarb soda
4 Tab milk
2 Tab butter, melted then cooled
(OR peanut oil)
In Steamer: Before mixing, bring water to boil in pressure cooker.
In bowl: sift flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
In another bowl: beat egg whites until stiff.
1. With electric mixer, beat egg yolks; gradually blend in sugar and almond powder. Cream mixture until smooth, about 5 minutes. Add honey (and almond extract). Mix together milk, baking soda and cooled melted butter; add to egg yolk mixture. Gradually add sifted flour mixture.
2. When batter is thoroughly blended, quickly but gently fold in egg whites.
3. Steaming: Grease bottom only of 9″ round flat-bottom, high-sided bowl (or tube pan, bundt pan or cupcake tins). Pour batter into bowl. Steam for 1 hour.
Best served steaming hot. Cake can always be re-steamed without suffering.
July 3, 2016 / Lyn Jones / 0 Comments
ROLL:
3 eggs
½ cup Arrowroot
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp Cream of Tartar
1 Tab honey (room temp)
½ cup castor sugar (granulated)
1 Tab flour
½ tsp mixed spice
½ tsp bicarb soda
extra castor sugar
HONEY CREAM FILLING:
90g butter
1 Tab sugar
2 Tab honey
- Pre-heat a mod-hot oven 190 C (375 F).
- Beat eggs until thick. Gradually add sugar & continue beating until mixture is thick and will hold its shape–about 10 mins. Sift together 3 times the Arrowroot, Flour, cinnamon, mixed spice, cream of tartar & bicarb.
- Lightly fold this into egg mixture, then add honey, mixing gently until evenly distributed.
- Turn into greased & lined 30 x 25cm (12 x 10 in) swiss roll tin and gently shake to spread the mixture evenly. Bake for 15-20 mins.
- Dust a tea-towel with extra castor sugar. Turn roll onto this, and quickly peel off lining paper and trim the edges. Roll up immediately in the tea-towel from a short side. Allow to cool.
- HONEY CREAM FILLING:
Beat butter until light, then add honey a tablespoon at a time.
Add water and continue beating until mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Unroll cake and spread over the filling. Roll up again.