Easter Archives - Steam & Bake

Twisted Cinnamon Bread (Babka) with Honey Syrup

Breads, Breakfast, Cakes and Baking, Combination Steam, Dessert, Easter

Twisted Cinnamon Bread nods to traditional European babka, but here it comes in the form of a giant cinnamon-roll-inspired loaf with honey syrup brushed over the top.

a round chocolate cake with two cut pieces on a dark plate

Flourless Chocolate Cake (gluten, nut and grain free)

Cakes and Baking, Chocolate, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Dessert, Easter

This flourless chocolate cake is insanely rich, with a smooth and slightly fudgy texture. It’s the kind of special occasion dessert almost no one says no to.

Steam Oven Raspberry and Dark Chocolate Cake

Cakes and Baking, Chocolate, Combination Steam, Dessert, Easter

A tender loaf cake perfect for lunchboxes. Simple to mix and bake in your steam oven and studded with generous handfuls of raspberries and chunks of chocolate.

a triple layered apple spice cake with pale yellow frosting and decorative apple slices

Steam Oven Apple Spice Cake

Cakes and Baking, Combination Steam, Dessert, Easter

This is the (updated) cake of my childhood. Baked in a steam oven and covered with swathes of cream cheese frosting, my Nanna’s recipe gets a bump into the modern era.

Steam oven almond crumbed fish with sweet potato chips, lemon wedge and mayo

Steam Oven Fish with Almond Crumbs and Sweet Potato Chips

Combination Steam, Easter, Easy Dinners, Mains, Seafood, Vegetarian, Weeknight Dinners

Cooked hot and fast in the steam oven, the crumb topping on this fish turns super crispy, hiding gorgeous tender flakes underneath. The sweet potato chips, with their golden, chewy edges, are perfumed with roasted garlic and herbs, and the whole lot is served with a cheat’s lemon mayonnaise for an easy crowd-pleaser of a dinner.

three slices of a decadent moist chocolate truffle cake

Steam Oven Chocolate Truffle Cake (4 ingredients!)

Cakes and Baking, Chocolate, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Combination Steam, Dessert, Easter

If you like your chocolate cakes rich, dense and silky, this might be the best dessert recipe you’ve ever made in your steam oven. It comes together in just a few minutes, and tastes even better a day or two after baking.

A casserole dish with roast meat and vegetables

Combi Steam Oven Roast Dinner

Basics, Combination Steam, Easter, Easy Dinners, Mains, Meat, Roasting

My easiest ever guide to a combi steam oven roast dinner. This recipe is adaptable for roasting beef, pork or lamb in a steam oven, and you’ll find yourself coming back to it again and again.

two individual steamed lemon puddings garnished with cream and lemon with dessert fork and a halved lemon on a dark surface

Individual Steam Oven Lemon Puddings

Cakes and Baking, Dessert, Easter, Just Steam

Classic steamed lemon puddings made easy. A simple steam oven recipe, these impressive little desserts can be adapted to create lots of different flavour combinations.

Combi Steam Chocolate and Ricotta Cake

Cakes and Baking, Chocolate, Combination Steam, Dessert, Easter

Easter baking calls and I’m making this Combi Steam Chocolate Cake. Dense chocolate batter marbled with super moist ricotta filling leaves me happier than any chocolate egg could.

vibrant, glossy green beans and almonds in a steel baking dish

Steam Oven Green Beans with Almonds and Balsamic Dressing

Appetizers, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Easter, Just Steam, Salads, Sides, Vegetarian

The simplest last-minute addition to your Christmas table in the form of bright green beans, deeply toasted almonds and a sharp vinegar dressing.