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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