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Brown Sugar Steamed Cake

Brown Sugar Steamed Cake

A fluffy brown sugar fa gao leavened with yeast and baking powder, steamed until domed and caramel-scented, with a moist, springy crumb and deep molasses sweetness.

Instructions

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    Prepare the ingredients.

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    Dissolve brown sugar and white sugar in 200 grams of warm water.

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    Take 4 grams of yeast powder and add it to 45 grams of warm water, stirring to dissolve.

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    Add baking powder to the flour and mix evenly.

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    Crack in 2 eggs, add the yeast water and sugar water, and mix.

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    Stir evenly until there is no dry powder.

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    Brush a thin layer of oil on the bottom and sides of the inch cake mold.

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    Pour in the batter and cover it to ferment.

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    When fermented to 80% full, decorate with red dates and raisins.

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    Put cold water in the pot, steam for 30 minutes after it boils, then turn off the heat and let it sit for 5 minutes.

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    Demold while it's still hot.

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    Cut into pieces, with evenly distributed pores, soft, fluffy, and sweet.

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    Brown sugar steamed cake.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Flour
    320g
  • Baking powder
    3g
  • Yeast powder
    4g
  • Water
    245g
  • Egg
    2 piece
  • red date
    to taste
  • Raisin
    to taste

Seasonings

  • white sugar
    20g
  • brown sugar
    80g