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Steamed Blueberry Cake

6

Points®

Total time: 1 hr 40 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 1 hr 30 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy

This cake steams in a saucepan of simmering water like a classic pudding, so you don't have to use the oven at all.

Ingredients

Plain White Flour

80 g, plain white

Caster Sugar

75 g

Bicarbonate of Soda

½ teaspoon(s), level

Baking powder

1½ teaspoon(s), level

Ground Cinnamon

¼ teaspoon(s), level

Egg, whole, raw

1 medium, raw, lightly beaten

Skimmed Milk

60 ml

Low Fat Fruit Yogurt

120 g, vanilla

Rapeseed Oil

2 tablespoon(s)

Vanilla Extract

1 teaspoon(s), level

Blueberries

145 g, fresh

Icing Sugar

4 teaspoon(s), level

Salt

1 pinch

Instructions

1

Combine both flours, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, cinnamon and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Combine the egg, milk, yogurt, oil and vanilla in a separate small bowl. Stir well until combined. Make a well in the flour and fold through the egg mixture until well combined. Carefully stir through the blueberries.

2

Spray a 1-litre capacity soufflé dish with oil. Spoon the cake batter into the dish and level with the back of the spoon. Spray a sheet of foil with oil and cover the dish tightly, oil side down, so that the cake is water tight.

3

Pour 720ml boiling water into the base of a large saucepan. Place the cake in the bottom of the saucepan, cover and simmer on a very low heat for 1 1/2 hours. You may need to add more boiling water during the cooking process, so keep a check on the water levels. Test the cake with a cake skewer and, when cooked, carefully remove from the saucepan. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before turning out onto a cake rack. Sprinkle with the icing sugar and serve.

4

Cut into wedges and accompany with low fat vanilla custard.

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