Monday, October 20, 2008

Steamed Milk Cake







Makes about 7 cupcakes.

Ingredients:

170 gm. Fresh Milk
75 gm. sugar
100 gm. cake flour
20 gm. rice flour
2 tsp. double-action baking powder

Method:

(1) Use a hand whisk to whisk fresh milk with sugar until the sugar has dissolved.
(2) Add in remaining ingredients and stir well.
(3) Spoon int small cups lined with paper cups.
(4) Steam at high heat for 15 mins. or until cooked.
(5) Remove and cool on wire rack.

65 comments:

Anonymous said...

hi aunty yochana,
i am dreaming to be like you- very talented baker i have ever known. please share this steamed milk cake. seemed you were very busy today.novia-indonesia.

Unknown said...

hi aunty yochana! this steamed milk cake looks fabulous and healthy too.. do you mind sharing the recipe with me? my email is ruffledwaffles@gmail.com. thanks a million!

Yan said...

all hands and legs up to support... indeed it is pure delight looking at this steamed milk cake....

Aunty : can courier some over to me... westend of spore... not that far lah... hor...

hahhaha

Little Corner of Mine said...

Hi aunty,
Would you mind sharing this recipe? Looks fabulous!

Or you can e-mail me. Thanks!

Forelle said...

Please sharing the recipe. Thanks, skirmav@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Yochana, can you divulge whether you use what kind of milk? Fresh milk (Whole/ skim/ 1%) or powdered baby ones?
Thanks !

Anonymous said...

Aunty,
Good morning, what a lovely steamed cake, you are really talented & your cakes whether steamed or baked always looks soft & light, hope that I could do that too. Ha! Ha! Please share the recipe. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Dear Aunty,
I love ur blog ....God bless ur soul.. do u give away these goodies for charity? I would like to help in anyway I can ... pls mail me to sni_s@yahoo.com. could u pls send me the recipe for this cake..

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi theswit,

I used fresh milk.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,

Can i have the recipe to this? Would love to make these for my girl! Thanks in advance. My email add is

niboryam@hotmail.com

Mavis

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,

Can i have the recipe to this? Would love to make these for my girl! Thanks in advance. My email add is

niboryam@hotmail.com

Mavis

green said...

hi Aunty yo,

possible to change the rice flour with other flour? if so, what kind of flor is the best replacement as i don't have rice flour at hand at the moment and i wanna meke this now. :) hehehe

and possible to share how does this lovely cake taste? not sweet?

Would appreciate your advise once again...

Best regards...

Cookie said...

Aunty Yochana,

Thanks for posting the recipe.

Does this cake rise alot? Do we fill 80% full or all the way to the rim to get the pretty dome liek yours?

Regards.

Anonymous said...

Very interesting. Do you use the fresh milk cold from the fridge or do you need to let it come to room temperature?

Cher said...

Thank you so much for sharing the recipe Aunty Lucy!

Rgs,
Choo

Aunty Yochana said...

Oh you're most welcome Cheryl...don't forget my peking duck.JOKING LAH..

rgds

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi anonymous,

actually room temp is better but I took it straight from the fridge.

rgds

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Cookie,

fill up to 3/4 will do.
rgds

ProFlower said...

Hi Aunty,
what is double-action baking powder?

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi proflower,

For steaming, better to use double action baking powder. It's leavening gases ar released once in contact with moisture and another time during steaming.

rgds

green said...

Hi Aunty Yo,

would like to ask if it is possible to replace the rice flour w/ other flour? or rice flour is a must for this recipe?

do u mind sharing the taste of this lovely cake?

would appreciate your answers once again..

Best regards...

Aunty Yochana said...

hi green,

Just omit the rice flour, I don't know what to replace and taste is subjective. After all the ingredients is very small and cheap, no harm trying it out.

rgds

ProFlower said...

Thank you so much, Aunty.
Sophie
proflower@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

hi aunty!

whats the difference btw double action baking powder and the normal baking powder? can the usual baking powder be used instead?

Anonymous said...

thank you for sharing the recipe. can't wait another. novia-indonesia.

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi icy,

I've explained to proflower about the doube-action baking powder.

Single baking powder is just one time action (leavening gases) - during mixing with moisture.

rgds

Anonymous said...

hi aunty
thank you so much for posting the recipe aunty...

Anonymous said...

hi Aunty,
Thanks for the recipe! The cake look so..ooooo cute!

regards
feifei

Aunty Yochana said...

Hahaha feifei,

It looks like a group of bald headed men.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Thank you Aunty !
Thank you Aunty !

Anonymous said...

hi Aunty,

I think cannot.. too white.. the bald headed men head is a bit close to brownish.. hahaha

regards
feifei

Cher said...

Sniff sniff, I was so tired when I got here I had no time to go hunt for duck :(

Big-Girlicious said...

HiHi Aunty Yochana!

I had been ur silent reader for quite awhile! =D

I steamed this milk cake and it turned out not fluffy..and really heavy...And bcome huat kuehs!!

HAHA..do u know why??? =D

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Big-Girlicious,

mm....huat kueh...burst into flower? I also don't know why. This is the first time I made this too. It's not supposed to burst. I just stir all the ingredients together.
check your ingredients again.

rgds

Big-Girlicious said...

HEHE.i beat the batter abit, so mayb its bcos of that?
thank u very much for sharing ur recipe
=)
In the end i used the "huat kueh"to pray to God..HEHEHE..

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Big Girlicious.

At least the kueh is not wasted.

rgds

Anonymous said...

hello aunty

i tried steaming this milk cake today..but looks like "fa gao" to me..hahaha..as in, the top is smiling. can you pls advise what could be wrong?

thanks!

cheers
joyce

Anonymous said...

Hi, aunty yochana! i tried your recipe made 8 pcs of steamed Milk Cake this afternoon, it looks like "huatkueh".very nice to eat.
Thanks for your kind sharing.

Regards,
Regina

Aunty Yochana said...

Huh...how come all of you get the fatt gou look? while mine is botak??

I can't understand.

rgds

Anonymous said...

i've just steamed the milk cake... the recipe yield 8 huat kuey!!! all luffing at me! hahahaha...

my mum would be very happy with my 'huat' results!!! hahahha...

i subst. double baking powder with only normal baking powder... the end texture is very nice though... fluffy and light... with a tinge of milk taste. I'm using magnolia fresh milk. :)

but ur botak look looks cuter leh... :)

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty

I jus tried, my kueh is so sticky! I steamed for a long time and when tested with stick, it come out clean.
Really like kueh! Some crack, some remain botak. I omitted the rice flour and added some milo though.

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi SB,

The milo might have caused the stickiness.

rgds

Aunty Yochana said...

mmm...strange..

how come mine is botak??? Could it be because I'm old already then create all the botak head? Young ppl will huat lah..

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty

Thank you for your advise. I will try again.

SB

CHRISTOH said...

Hi Aunty Lucy,
Funny leh. I also had the "huat kueh" effect this morning when i tried this recipe. Must say beautiful "huat kueh" though:). Maybe it's a sign, recession coming, more "huat huat" luck needed for everyone to pull through tough times. *Wink Wink". Regards, Chris

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Chris,

Recession must see "Properties" - CASH IS KING not at bald heated kueh.

Anyway, *scratch* *scratch*....still can't understand.

rgds

Anonymous said...

hi Aunty,

My friend told me that her cup cake is also become huat kueh.. then hor.. I guess lah.. may be the heat is too high.. that's all huat lah..

hehehe

regards
feifei

Aunty Yochana said...

ya feifei, you've got a point...

The heat is very high...

rgds

Cookie said...

Hi Aunty, Pls don't mind me ka-poh here. I think the reason why the cupcake all become huat kueh is the heat.

If the heat/fire is too high your cake will cooked faster and the surface of the cake will crack open and become dry. Also, centre will rise more, resulting in a dome.

So use med fire for this cake only.
Hope this helps your followers.

Cheers!

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi cheers,

Yeah..you're right.

Thumbs up!!

rgds

Cher said...

Hi Aunty Lucy,

I tried this steamed cake and my results were like dense kueh, not fluffy like yours.
I used chwee kueh moulds and steamed my cakes on med heat. After whisking the sugar & milk by hand, I added the sifted flours and baking pwd (all sifted together) into the milk gradually and stirred to mix with hand whisk. Did i go wrong somewhr? Appreciate your advice.

Rgds,
Choo

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Cheryl,

You stirred too much. Just stir to just combined will do.

rgds

Cher said...

Thanks Aunty Lucy. I wanna rid of the flour lumps to create a smooth batter. Must have over stirred as a consequence. Thank you so much for your reply.

Rgds,
Choo

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing this recipe. Just did it and mine oso didn't become huat kueh after steaming. I believed kids will like it for the milk taste.

SGPmum said...

dear aunty yochana,
thanks for this wonderful recipe. I let my 2 year old girl make it for breakfast this morning (with my help of cos) and it was a great success. We made a second batch after dinner using soy milk, but this time the cake was more dense. Thanks alot.
http://contented-baby.blogspot.com/2008/10/culinery-steam-milk-cupcake.html

Anonymous said...

Hi Aunty Lucy,
I made this last night for breakfast this morning. DD1 loves it! My cake didn't "huat" like the rest, it's dome-shape like yours but crack slightly. Texture is softer than Huat Kueh.

Aunty Yochana said...

Thumbs up Reena!!

Glad your DD1 loves it.

rgds

green said...

Hi aunty yo,

have tried it and easy to do, and have tried different versions already hehehe..this cake is close to our PUTO in Phils. and have added some cheese on top...

Thanks once again...

best regards.

Anonymous said...

Hi aunty,

I have been your silent follower for a while now. I check your blog religiously everyday. I wish I live in the same country as yours so I can attend your class. Anyhow, I have a question. Lately, I just cant seem to find the plain version of cake flour in the supermarket. I live in Australia. Is it possible to use the self raising version of the cake flour, and maybe omit the baking powder. Would these results to the same outcome? Your advise would be much appreciated.

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi Junita,

Just use any all-purpose flour to replace cake flour will do.

rgds

Anonymous said...

Hi aunty,

Thanks so much for your prompt reply. Will try and do this recipe tomorrow. I was making your sugar swiss roll today. Taste really good. But I was impatient and started rolling the cake when it was still kinda warmish. So it broke! =( Tastes really good still but not looking so presentable as my husband said.

Cookie said...

Hi Aunty,

I commented on the heat previously... and just posted some of my observations on this recipe in my blog.

Would appreciate your comments, if your schedule permits.

Thanks
Cookie

Aunty Yochana said...

Hi cookie,

That's great, will go into your blog to have a look.

rgds

Berline said...

Hi Aunty Yochana,
I love the look of your steamed milk cake. Do you know how to make steamed milk pudding? If you do, could you post it up too?
Thank You!

Anonymous said...

Could you please share me the recipe for the steamed milk cake? Thanks so much. My email: monida_lim@hotmail.com