Ramadan Iftar Recipes | Tasty Food From Malaysia

Today, we feature a recipe for a steamed almong cake, which is a popular way of making a cake in Malaysia. People use a large bamboo steamer or a large vegetable metal steamer over simmering water. The steamer should be large enough to hold the baking pan.

Steamed Almond Cake Recipe

Metal Steamer

Bamboo Steamer

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
0.5 tsp. baking powder
6 eggs
1.5 cups castor sugar
3 tbs. almonds (cut into strips)

Method:

1) Put flour in a bowl and steam for 10 mins. Remove and spread on a piece of paper to cool.

2) Mix baking powder with flour and sift twice.

3) Beat eggs for 30 mins, adding sugar gradually.

4) Fold in flour and mix well.

5) Grease and line a round baking tin with greaseproof paper, cut larger than the bottom of tin.

6) Pour mixture into the tin and steam covered for 10 mins. Remove cover and sprinkle top with almonds. Cover again and steam for another 10-20mins.

7) Remove cake from tin. Cut into neat slices and serve hot or cold.

Almond Cake Batter

Steamed Almond Cake