i found a recipe of traditional way of baking Ji Dan Gao which requires only eggs, flour, baking powder and water and steamed in a bamboo steamer (the one that they use to make pao- the one that you can normally see in chinese shops).
i have the confidence that my cake will come out perfectly because i followed every steps given in the recipe and also i found a fruit basket under the kitchen table (a bamboo basket that we used to put fruits) and used it for steaming.
i mixed 3 eggs with sugar and beat them in high speed until fluffy- very fluffy, and pour in the water. i used 7up (one can also use ice-cream soda or milk or just plain water) to get more air in my batter, so that the cake will rise beautifully. then, i put in the flour with baking powder and mixed them slowly with spatula, instead of using the beater so that the air in the batter will still be maintained.
then, i poured the batter into the bamboo-fruit-basket-turned-into-bamboo-steamer lined with greaseproof paper and i sprinkled sugar over batter in the shape of cross so that the cake will crack open to form flower shape, and it will be a beautiful-perfect cake.
i steamed the cake in a covered wok for 25 minutes. after 25 minutes, i opened the cover and saw my cake was still flat..no flower and not even a bud..
i took the cake out of the wok and let it cool. then, i turned the cake over to take the greaseproof paper out. after i took the paper out, i can see a lot of hardened bubbles, and in every bubble, THERE’S UNDISSOLVED FLOUR trapped inside them. NIGHTMARE! i cant imagine my cake turned out to be like this. Huhu~
i am so disappointed and sadly, I went to bed.
this morning, my neighbour’s daughter came to my house and kakak let her try my disastrous cake. i was preparing my breakfast and suddenly i heard the little girl said, Lagi.. haha! she wants more.. i cant believe that she said that..poor little girl..
i have the confidence that my cake will come out perfectly because i followed every steps given in the recipe and also i found a fruit basket under the kitchen table (a bamboo basket that we used to put fruits) and used it for steaming.
i mixed 3 eggs with sugar and beat them in high speed until fluffy- very fluffy, and pour in the water. i used 7up (one can also use ice-cream soda or milk or just plain water) to get more air in my batter, so that the cake will rise beautifully. then, i put in the flour with baking powder and mixed them slowly with spatula, instead of using the beater so that the air in the batter will still be maintained.
then, i poured the batter into the bamboo-fruit-basket-turned-into-bamboo-steamer lined with greaseproof paper and i sprinkled sugar over batter in the shape of cross so that the cake will crack open to form flower shape, and it will be a beautiful-perfect cake.
i steamed the cake in a covered wok for 25 minutes. after 25 minutes, i opened the cover and saw my cake was still flat..no flower and not even a bud..
i took the cake out of the wok and let it cool. then, i turned the cake over to take the greaseproof paper out. after i took the paper out, i can see a lot of hardened bubbles, and in every bubble, THERE’S UNDISSOLVED FLOUR trapped inside them. NIGHTMARE! i cant imagine my cake turned out to be like this. Huhu~
i am so disappointed and sadly, I went to bed.
this morning, my neighbour’s daughter came to my house and kakak let her try my disastrous cake. i was preparing my breakfast and suddenly i heard the little girl said, Lagi.. haha! she wants more.. i cant believe that she said that..poor little girl..
1 comment:
haha..the little girl proved that no matter how unsuccessful my cake is, it is still edible and delicious..
no lah, of course, kakak gave her the part without the undissolved flour..we are not that bad lar, edwin..
would you like to try my cake?
haha!
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