Dessert Recipes - Tropical Steamer Recipe

Ingredients

• 75 g/3 oz/1/3 cup unsalted (sweet) butter, plus extra for greasing

• 50 g/2 oz/1/4 cup dark brown sugar

• 3 ripe bananas

• 15 ml/1 tbsp dark rum

• 2 eggs, separated

• 175 g/6 oz/1 1/2 cups self-raising flour, sifted

• Dark Rum Sauce, to serve

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Method:

1. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mash two of the bananas with the rum and beat into the butter mixture with the egg yolks. Fold in the flour with a metal spoon.

2. Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then fold into the mixture with a metal spoon.

3. Thinly slice the remaining banana. Spoon half the mixture into a 1 liter/4 1/4 cup greased pudding basin. Top with the banana slices. Spoon over the remaining mixture.

4. Cover with double thickness of greased greaseproof (waxed) paper or foil, with a pleat in the centre to allow for rising. Twist and fold under the rim to secure.

5. Steam for 1 1/2 hours. Loosen the edge and turn out on to a warmed serving plate. Serve with Dark Rum Sauce.