All about Cakes & Cookies Baking

[Augmum]

Funz:

I think the 7-up acts like baking soda.


Taste wise it does taste like traditional steamed egg cake with a hint of pandan. It is pretty plain. You can try reducing the sugar and eat it with kaya. Or add raisins or even wolfberry or add a bit instant coffee dissolved in a bit of water. It makes a good base for many possibilities.

I did not have any self raising flour so I substituted with plain flour plus 1 tsp of baking powder. So guess it did not turn out as fluffy as it should. But I actually like this texture. It has a springiness of chewiness to it.

I steamed it for about 15mins on high heat over the stove. If you are using an electric steamer maybe choose a function that uses high heat and just time it yourself.

so does it matter whether with 7-up or not if i use baking soda ??
would like to try it out but no 7-up at home.

one thing abt steamed cake is that the eggy smell is rather strong as compared to baked cake, u think so??

[Augmum]

:imanisland: happy mama.

[Funz]

Augmum:

Funz:

I think the 7-up acts like baking soda.


Taste wise it does taste like traditional steamed egg cake with a hint of pandan. It is pretty plain. You can try reducing the sugar and eat it with kaya. Or add raisins or even wolfberry or add a bit instant coffee dissolved in a bit of water. It makes a good base for many possibilities.

I did not have any self raising flour so I substituted with plain flour plus 1 tsp of baking powder. So guess it did not turn out as fluffy as it should. But I actually like this texture. It has a springiness of chewiness to it.

I steamed it for about 15mins on high heat over the stove. If you are using an electric steamer maybe choose a function that uses high heat and just time it yourself.

so does it matter whether with 7-up or not if i use baking soda ??
would like to try it out but no 7-up at home.

one thing abt steamed cake is that the eggy smell is rather strong as compared to baked cake, u think so??

Guess you can try substituting with a tsp of baking soda. I tried it cos the thought of using 7-up was quite unique. Haha. The kids happily finished the remaining 7-up. They were actually telling my enough oredi mummy, dun put so much, so that they will have more leftovers to drink. :lol:

I think you are right about steamed cakes smelling more eggy, especially for one that does not have much additional flavourings. When fresh out of the steamer the egg smell was pretty strong. But once it cooled, not so eggy.

Wonder if it will taste nice if I make a savoury version. Reduce sugar, add some shredded cheese and bacon bits. Hmmm..... might try out one of these days.

[autumnbronze]

Funz:

I think the 7-up acts like baking soda.


Taste wise it does taste like traditional steamed egg cake with a hint of pandan. It is pretty plain. You can try reducing the sugar and eat it with kaya. Or add raisins or even wolfberry or add a bit instant coffee dissolved in a bit of water. It makes a good base for many possibilities.

I did not have any self raising flour so I substituted with plain flour plus 1 tsp of baking powder. So guess it did not turn out as fluffy as it should. But I actually like this texture. It has a springiness of chewiness to it.

I steamed it for about 15mins on high heat over the stove. If you are using an electric steamer maybe choose a function that uses high heat and just time it yourself.

Okie, noted. Thanks much

[Augmum]

Funz:

Guess you can try substituting with a tsp of baking soda. I tried it cos the thought of using 7-up was quite unique. Haha. The kids happily finished the remaining 7-up. They were actually telling my enough oredi mummy, dun put so much, so that they will have more leftovers to drink. :lol:

I think you are right about steamed cakes smelling more eggy, especially for one that does not have much additional flavourings. When fresh out of the steamer the egg smell was pretty strong. But once it cooled, not so eggy.

Wonder if it will taste nice if I make a savoury version. Reduce sugar, add some shredded cheese and bacon bits.
Hmmm..... might try out one of these days.

i use the same recipe to cook a normal cake using microwave
but when i compare that to using an oven to bake,
the eggy smell is so strong....
ya, u're rite, the worst is when u juz removed from the heat.

shredded cheese and bacon bits in cake, hmm.....never taste b4....
if u try it out, do feedback to us how it tastes.

[Happy Mama]

Augmum:

:imanisland: happy mama.

:imanisland: Augmum...

[Happy Mama]

Funz:

I think the 7-up acts like baking soda.


Taste wise it does taste like traditional steamed egg cake with a hint of pandan. It is pretty plain. You can try reducing the sugar and eat it with kaya. Or add raisins or even wolfberry or add a bit instant coffee dissolved in a bit of water. It makes a good base for many possibilities.

I did not have any self raising flour so I substituted with plain flour plus 1 tsp of baking powder. So guess it did not turn out as fluffy as it should. But I actually like this texture. It has a springiness of chewiness to it.

I steamed it for about 15mins on high heat over the stove. If you are using an electric steamer maybe choose a function that uses high heat and just time it yourself.

Thanks, Funz. :celebrate:

[lostbunny]

Hello all the baking shifus, could you please enlighten me what’s the difference bet vanilla extract and vanilla essence? Where can I get vinalla extract? Is it only available at Phoon Huat? Thanks in advance.

[Funz]

Usually the stuff that we see in supermarts are Vanilla extract, though it may be termed as vanilla essence on the bottle. Vanilla essence is much more concentrated and is usually used by professionals.

[lostbunny]

Funz:

Usually the stuff that we see in supermarts are Vanilla extract, though it may be termed as vanilla essence on the bottle. Vanilla essence is much more concentrated and is usually used by professionals.

oh.. so even though it says vanilla essence, we can still buy and use it as vanilla extract?