easy steam cake recipe | eggless steamed sponge chocolate cake

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 70 minutes
  • Total time: 75 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cake
  • Category: cake
  • Cuisine: international

Ingredients

for chocolate cake:

  • ¾ cup (170grams) curd / yogurt
  • ¾ cup (150 grams) sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup 100 grams oil
  • 1¼ cup (190 grams) maida / plain flour
  • ¼ cup (20 grams) cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • pinch of salt
  • ¼ cup milk

for frosting:

  • 2 tbsp (60 grams) butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup (135 grams) powdered sugar / icing sugar
  • ¼ cup (20 grams) cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup heavy cream (chilled)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

  1. transfer the cake batter into the round cake mould (dia: 7 inch, height: 4 inch).
  2. level up the batter and pat the pan twice to remove the air incorporated into the batter.
  3. cover with aluminium foil or place a pate to prevent water from entering while steaming cake.
  4. place the cake pan into a steamer with enough water for 70 minutes.
  5. spread the generous amount of prepared chocolate frosting over cake.
  6. finally, eggless steamed chocolate cake recipe is ready.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.