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The traditional Chinese steamed egg cake or ji dan gao (Chinese: 鸡蛋糕) recipe is very simple. It has only 3 ingredients, i.e. 1 bowl for each: eggs, sugar and plain flour.
This cake is made using the separated eggs method. The cake has a delicate texture, a soft and fluffy taste, and the aroma of eggs and butter. The good thing of steamed cake is not getting heatiness when you eat more! Add enough water to the steamer and turn on the heat to preheat the steamer.
1 Bring the water of steamer to the boil. 2 Whisk together eggs and sugar. 3 Combine 1000 ml of water with 400 ml of hot water in a large steel bowl to yield warm water with temperature of 45°C/113°F. 4 Dip mixing bowl in warm water bath, whisk egg mixture over medium speed until it starts to thicken, then reduce to low speed and whisk until stiff.
Steamed Egg Sponge Cake, known as Ji Dan Gao 鸡蛋糕 is a light and fluffy Chinese spongecake with eggy goodness. This version of steamed cake is the simplest as it only consists of egg-sugar-flour.
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