Submitted by Cathy
Grandmas Magic Custard Cake
Serving: 8
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, separated, at room temperature
- 1 Tbsp water
- ½ cup + 2 Tablespoons (5.3 oz, 150 g) sugar
- 1 stick (125 g) butter, melted
- ¾ cup (4 oz, 115 g) plain flour
- 2 cups (500 ml) milk, lukewarm
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Mix egg whites until stiff.
- In another bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar, water and vanilla until light. Add melted butter and continue beating for another minute. Then add the flour and mix it in.
- Add the milk (it has to be lukewarm, otherwise the butter will harden) and beat until well incorporated.
- Gently fold in beaten egg whites using a spatula.
- Pour batter into a paper lined crock pot.
- Place tea towel between slow cooker and lid to absorb condensation.
- I cooked on low 3 hours and 1 hour high. Used a Kmart crock pot so I'm sure times will vary. I just kept checking.
- Cool in the pan.Serve sprinkled with powdered sugar.
- The mixture is runny so don't worry, I know I did.
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I’ve cooked this twice now using different SC. The first time it cooked much faster and set much firmer *more like a custard slice). The second time took an extra 2 hours (!!) but was more like a Portuguese tart, especially when warm.
Both were really good though and I will definitely be making this again.
I have a large rectangular slowcooker can you bake in a Pyrex dish inside slowcooker. Thanks in advance
This turned out perfectly for me! Three beautiful layers; a fluffy, bubbly top, baked custard middle, and a dense, chewy, delicious base.
My mum has since made it with Aldi’s gluten free flour and it worked perfectly for her as well.
Could you kindly tell me what size slow cooker you used for this recipe…thanks
I think most are using 6L slow cookers for this one Delyse 🙂
How does it turn into 3 layers
My grandmother never owned a slow cooker .. she never had anything electric how else can this be cooked
We only focus on slow cooking here I’m afraid 🙂
Made this in my aldi 3L following recipe exactly and turned out great. Layers appeared like magic
Could l use a cake pan or silicone
Was lovely! Will be making it again…
Delicious cake! I used gluten free plain flour and it has come out perfect. I used a 7l Russell Hobbs slow cooker and put on low for about 2hrs 10 mins then about 1 hour on high. I probably could have done a bit longer on low and less time on high. I took it out when it was still a bit wobbly in the middle but the underneath was set when I put a fork in
So happy you enjoyed it too Lesley! Thanks for leaving your feedback 🙂