My friend CP is a fantastic baker.
A few weeks ago, I asked her if she would be willing to share some of her recipes with the readers of Rasa Malaysia and she gladly said yes.
I chose four baking recipes from her, which I will be posting in the next few weeks.
They are all great stuff, and I hope you will love what she shares with us.
Spongey Chinese Mini Egg Cake
This mini egg cake or 鸡蛋糕, caught my attention when I was going through her photos.
These mini cakes were my favorite when I was growing up as my mother would always buy them from the market, and I would snack on it the whole day: breakfast, tea, supper… or whenever I am hungry.
So this recipe does bring back a lot of childhood memories.
Ingredients for Mini Egg Cakes
It is an easy recipe and takes less than 1 hour, so everyone can make this.
There are no special ingredients involved so there is no need to stock up on new ingredients.
All you need is:
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Salt
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Oil
Trust me, these mini egg cakes are soft, pillowy, and absolutely tasty.
Enjoy!
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Mini Egg Cake
Mini egg cake. Soft, airy, light sponge cake. Learn how to make these mini cakes.
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 7 oz. castor sugar or fine sugar do not use icing or powderd sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 6 oz. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 oz. Oil
Directions
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1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
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2
Whip eggs, castor sugar and salt with wire whisk at medium speed until light and fluffy.
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3
Fold in sifted flour mixture (all purpose flour and baking powder) with rubber spatula until well combined.
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4
Add oil lastly and mix until well combined.
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5
Pour into greased and floured 3.75 X 2-inch flora cupcake moulds, or paper lined muffin tin.
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6
Bake at the middle rack of the oven for 20 minutes.
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7
Remove cakes from the moulds immediately after baking. Set aside to cool.
Recipe Notes
Oil can be omitted but the cake will taste a bit dry. Please follow the metric measurement for best results.
BEENA
Hi
Wanted to know will it not taste eggy without any essence?
Rasa Malaysia
No taste.
Susan Low
If I just want to make 6 of them, do I just half the recipe amounts ?
Rasa Malaysia
This recipe cannot be half as the texture will be different.
Didier
Where did you get your flora cupcake moulds please?
Rasa Malaysia
Malaysia.
Didier
Thank you. Thought I could buy them online somewhere..
Tillie
Hi! I was just wondering, can you bake these in a normal cupcake pan?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes.
Daisy
Where can I find those flower moulds?
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I bought them in Malaysia.
Ashlei
Hi, can I replace the oil with butter?
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You may but I can’t guarantee the same results because I didn’t try it with butter.
Stacey
Hi can I replace the sugar with honey?
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No. Please don’t change anything.
Yeh Ximin
Maureen
When you mentioned oil, what kind of oil do you use ?
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Any cooking oil is fine!
Li ping
Hi , may I know this mini egg cake sweet ? can I reduce the sugar ?
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It’s not super sweet, yes, you can reduce some.
Ellie
Do you have to put baking powder in
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Yes, please follow the instructions.
Iloym
Can this be made as a whole cake?
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It should be but I haven’t tried so I can’t guarantee results.
Penny
Can I make in a Madeline pan