There were several packets of Lipton Milk Tea sachets lying in the kitchen cabinet, soon expiring. I remembered baking the Vietnamese Coffee Cottony Cake [see posting on this cake here] where I used the 3 in 1 Vietnamese coffee as flavour. So I used the similar recipe to bake this cake with tea flavour.
The cake turns out well - soft and spongy. Good cake.
Ingredients for Egg Yolk Mixture
[use 9" square tin]
65 gm superfine flour - sifted
65 gm superfine flour - sifted
1/4 tsp salt
5 egg yolks
1 whole egg
60 ml corn oil
1 sachet of 3 in 1 [30g/sachet] Lipton Milk Tea dissolve with 80 ml hot water - set aside to cool
- Place the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl and make well in the centre. Add in eggs, corn oil and milk tea mixture. Using a paddle hook, beat ingredients until creamy and well combined. Set aside.
- Pour 1 and 1/2 cups water into baking tray, place baking rack on the tray and preheat oven at 160 degrees C for 10 minutes.
5 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
65 gm castor sugar
- Using an electric mixer, whisk egg white until frothy, add in cream of tartar and whisk until slightly foamy. Add in sugar in 3 batches. Whisk until soft to stiff peaks formed.
- Using a spatula, fold in 1/2 of the meringue into egg yolk mixture. Lift and fold until well combined, then add to rest of meringue. Fold again until well mix.
- Pour batter into a 9" square tin [line base with baking paper at the bottom only].
- Smooth the surface with a spatula and steam bake in oven at 160 degrees C for 10 minutes, lower heat to 150 degrees C and bake for a further 55-60 minutes. [Note: for the water bath, use 1 and 1/2 cups water for the duration of baking. This way the cake base will not be soggy after baking].
- Invert the cake after baking on a wire rack and let it cool slightly [about 5 minutes] before removing the pan and baking paper [there maybe some vapour on the baking paper].
- Cool cake completely before slicing to serve or refrigerate before slicing to serve later.
I'm linking this post to
Little Thumbs Up August Theme - Eggs organised by Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids and Doreen of My Little Favourite DIY and hosted by Baby Sumo of Eat Your Heart Out
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16 comments:
I love this ogura cake so much. Yours must be so tasty!
Kimmy, you are indeed an expert in cottony cakes!
Hi Kimmy, I tried that teh tarik before, it's really nice and creamy. Must be a very nice addition to the cake. Thx for linking to LTU! ;)
Hi Kimmy, I always wonder what is the height of your cotton cake. Using your recipe, mine looks very short. Please help.
Hi Anonymous, average about 4.5 cm. Sometimes, about 5cm is the cake doesn't shrink much. Today I baked another, it's 4 cm, the cake was soft and spongy.
Hi Jozelyn, almost all the flavours are good. There is really a wide range of flavours. You wouldn't feel tired baking them.
Hi Ivy, paiseh, so far quite happy with the results. Happier when I get positive feedbacks from those who tried the cake. Compliments are hard to come by, hehehe! So I have to judge myself by trying them. some don't even bother to ask what is the flavour.
Hi Baby Sumo, teh tarik is always good. The teh tarik halia [ginger] is even better. Both I liked.
Hi Kimmy! You teh tarik cake looks so soft... and it looks just like the cushion on my dining chairs! :D
Kimmy, looks like the variety is endless and that is a good thing! By the way, you only line the bottom of the pan. Is it easy to remove when the cake sticks to the sides?
Hi Phong Hong, yes, the cake will shrink away from the sides after cooling. Use slim spatula to run along the sides to dislodge the cake.
Hi Alvin, really it's so soft and sometimes I think it's very fragile. Luckily it's spongy.
Thanks for sharing..
I must have a try..
Oolong
Hi Wu, do give it a try. You may like it.
Hi Kimmy,
You are very creative with your Xiang Si cake baking. Your varieties seems endless! As always, this one looks very good too.
Zoe
Hi Zoe, should say I have gone 'crazy' with the flavours for this cake. You are right, there are so many varieties to try but I'm trying with the simple ones first.
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