HUAT KUIH（Steamed cupcakes)

What can one bakes or cooks in 30 minutes? Well this morning I managed to steam this HUAT KUIH within 30 minutes. This was a short cut of making this traditional Chinese cupcakes by using baking powder instead of yeast , so there was no  fermentation process, which would take hours of waiting for the batter to rise. ( My late mom made very nice HUAT KUIH using fermentation method).

I was happy to see my HUAT KUIH smile to me!( a successful Chinese cupcakes should have smiles after steaming... Smile means having cracks on the cake!). Didn't take photos of the steps of preparing this as I was rushing for prayer.  Here is the recipe...

HUAT KUIH(Steamed Cupcake)

Ingredients

A.

250 ml warm water

180 g caster sugar( will reduce to 150g the next time when I do  again)

B.

250 g all purpose flour

50 g rice flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp double action baking powder.

C.

1 drop of pink coloring

Method

1. Prepare steamer for steaming. Arrange cups for steaming  in the steamer. I used porcelain cups.

2. Mix ingredients A and set aside to let it cool down.

3. Sieve ingredients B together in a mixing bowl.

4. Pour ingredients A into the flour mixture. Mix well, make sure there is no lumps.

5. Scoop up 5 tablespoons of the batter into a bowl. Put in a drop of pink coloring. Mix well.

6. Spoon uncolored batter into the cups. Followed by the pink batter on top.

7. Steam for 18 minutes.

***make sure the water is fast boiling or else the HUAT KUIH won't smile to you hehe!

     Very very happy to see my HUAT KUIHs smile to me when I opened the steamer.

With this recipe I got 5 big ones and 4 small one. Just enough for offerings during prayers.

    Just love the combination of the colors. It Is so sweet. Don't you think so?

     Hope you like the post today. Cheers and have a blessed day ahead.

       Wishing you good luck in making this HUAT KUIH ...do let me know whether your HUAT KUIH    

        smile to you or not hehe.....

          😘 from Kim

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