The Portlander Esteam Cake
A white cake filled with marionberries and cream, topped with hazelnut fondant.
Batter
- 200g Eggs (separate whites and yolks)
- 185g Sugar
- 200g Cake Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 110g Water
Filling
- 100g Marionberry Jam
Directions
- Grease the 9” ring baking pan. Get the steamer ready.
- Beat egg whites and sugar until firm peaks. Set aside
- In another bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder. Add in the egg yolks, water and oil and mix well. Scrap the sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Fold in the egg whites.
- Pour into the ring baking pan.
- Place half of the batter into steamer and steam for 10 mins.
- Pipe the jam on top of the cake, and pour in the remaining batter.
- Steam for 20 mins.
- Remove the cake from the steamer and drop it onto the counter (5” fall)
- Cool the cake for 30 mins before removing it from the pan.
Marionberry Cream
- 150g Powdered Sugar
- 600g Whipping Cream
- 2pk Gelatin
- 1/2 cups Cold Water
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 50g Marionberry Jam
- 150g Crushed Hazelnuts
Directions
- Dissolve the gelatin in the cold water.
- Heat it in the microwave till it dissolves (about 1.5-2min). Set aside.
- Place the powdered sugar into the mixing bowl with the whipping cream.
- Add the vanilla and kirsch
- Whip until firm peaks are obtained.
- Pour in the cooled gelatin mixture.
Hazeldant
- 160g Hazelnut Flour
- 50g Corn Syrup
- 150g Powdered Sugar
- 15g Water
- Purple color
Directions
- Mix everything in the mixer with a paddle until you get a homogenous mixture. Roll it into a ball.
- Flour the surface of the table with icing sugar.
- Start rolling the Hazeldant into a circle.
Building the Esteam Cake
- Place the ring of cake on a plate or cake board.
- Pipe a layer of cream in the center
- Place in the marionberries
- Pipe the cream on top of the marionberries
- Repeat this step until all the marionberries are used up.
- Cover the entire cake with the cream.
- Cool the entire cake for 2 hrs.
- Place the Hazeldant on top to cover the entire cake
- Decorate with the remaining marion berry cream.
- Cool and set in the fridge.