CHINESE NEW YEAR STEAM CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• Start your steamer to get it to a fast boil.
• Line your dish / tin with grease proof paper and lightly brush a drop of oil on the top to prevent the cake from sticking to the paper.lined tin with grease proof
• Put the brown sugar bars in a pan with the hot water and heat until all the sugar has dissolved. Leave until cool. I usually submerge the pan half deep in cold water to speed up the cooling process.
• Add the flours into a mixing bowl and with a wooden spoon start adding the cooled sugar water and keep stirring until well combined. If the mixture gets too stiff to mix, add a drop of hot water to loosen it.mix glutinous rice flour and rice flour with sugared water
• Transfer mixture to the dish and place in the steamer.
• Steam for 50 minutes on high. Make sure the steamer does not run out of water.
• Leave to cool. Then turn out and remove the grease proof paper. Wrap in clingfilm and place in the fridge until needed.
• Slice into pieces about 1 cm thick and coat in the beaten egg.
• Put a drop of oil in a frying pan and place the cake slices in the pan. Turn when brown on one side. Once both sides are brown and feel soft, transfer to a plate, have a cup of Jasmine tea and enjoy!

Steps:

• Arrange a large bamboo steamer or a large vegetable steamer over simmering water. Make sure it is large enough to hold the baking pan. Line a 9 inch square pan with waxed paper.
• Separate the eggs. Place the yolks in a large bowl along with the sugar and water. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture has increased about three times in volume. Whisk together the flour and the baking powder; sift this over the egg mixture, and fold in gently. Blend in the extract.
• Whip the egg whites in a clean bowl to stiff, not dry, peaks. Fold into yolk base. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and smooth out to edges. Rap the pan on the counter to get rid of large air bubbles.
• Place the pan into the steamer. Cover the top of the steamer with a kitchen towel, and place the lid on top; the towel will absorb any steam that collects on top from dripping onto the cake. Steam for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioner's sugar.