I’ll attempt again, would so love to make it work for me! Just tried these with corn and cheese and they were so good I couldn’t stop eating them!
Hope this helps! Can you cook these cakes in a steam basket.
A quick visit to the kitchen pantry, found all that I needed and true to your words, in 20mins, I was enjoying my very first double choc mushi-pan!!! Sure you can use it.
We hope your baby enjoys it!
No need to put too much as the batter is only a little (for 4 steamed cakes).
Did you change your site ? Thank you and I’m happy to hear you and your husband enjoyed this recipe! Place the glass ramekins in the boiling water and cook covered on the lowest heat for 8 minutes.
Hi Lulumummy! My kids loved them. =). Required fields are marked *. We hope this is helpful. Thank you for the questions hope you make and enjoy. I’m so happy to hear yours came out well.
Hi Vanessa!
Do you know if they come out the same if gluten free flour is used?? I’m dying to make the cheese and corn combi! You. and in some steamed cake that i saw online, some are covered w/ aluminum foil, why is your not, what’s the difference? These look yummy. , I just had another thought – I think I’ll make these again with anko (red bean paste) in the middle!
Hi Dona! For some reason, the double chocolate cupcakes were dry; however, still very flavorful.
I don’t think my photography does enough justice to the real thing, wish I could pass on a slice to you right now! Enjoy banana one! I rather not to use water here.
It’s a no oven cake just a steamed one which makes life easier. cooking involves the oven a lot. Nami-san! Zehi oshiete kudasai, onegaishimasu. , I just checked, and it is under dessert, but I found out that the featured image was a frying pan with boiling water in it (step #2 image) and it wasn’t steamed cake image. I have subtitiuted sugar with 1.5tbsp honey and the cake is great, soft and fluffy. Make sure they are smaller cubes not gigantic ones. We call these Steamed Cakes “Mushi-pan” (蒸しパン) in Japanese. I hope I can cook and share Japanese food that your mom cooks for you. are they ok to use for this steamed cakes? Is this supposed to be the case? Most BP these days is double acting. Serve warm or at room temperature.
The only thing probably was I used an actual teaspoon / tablespoon (instead of a measuring spoon) to measure the amount of oil and milk. Fill the bottom vessel with as much water as possible (depending on the steaming time required), leaving at least a 2-inch gap between the water level and the perforated base of the top vessel. Do you have any solutions to prevent hackers? . Thank you for sharing such a great recipe! What do you think?
Hi Nami, after I tried your green tea cake I tried your chocolate cake too. I made the green tea steamed cakes 3 times already(the recipe is beyond cute-4 little ones) and I just made the cocoa ones this morning and used yogurt instead of milk.
This version already tastes so good, that I can’t wait to try my hand at making ma lai gao the authentic way, next (do look out for it in a future post!). I hope I can try that one day… thank you for your kind feedback!
Thanks for the recipe and your wonderful blog! Aww I’m so happy to hear your daughters enjoyed this recipe!
Hi Loisa!
Thank you very much for sharing your tip with us! Cover the pan with the lid and slowly bring water to a boil. Do you think that maybe banana is just something too moist for this way of preparing little cakes? Hi Nikki! Hey! Last time I only use two aluminum bowl to steam the cake:P. Hi Lydia! Hi Maggie! It was my first time using the electric steamer so I’m not so sure if there was enough steam inside it. Thank you for your kind feedback. They stay fluffy for some reason, which makes me quite happy. I had been feeling a little unwell the past couple of days, and had had way too much bed rest. Did you cover the lid with the towel? Hi Lou!
Thank you for finding my blog and happy to hear you like my recipes! If you pour the batter directly to the ramekin, I think it’ll be harder to remove the cake out of the ramekin. I think my rice cooker comes with steamer option too but I haven’t paid attention to that option yet. Feel free to ask me any questions. The kids love it. Thanks!
Hi! Awww!
This steamed cupcakes look good however she is allergic to eggs. Please let me know.
Sorry if I asked too many question. . Was incredibly simple and delicious! Thank you for trying my recipe! Thank you for using this recipe so many times.
Thank you Mrs.Nami ^_^, Hi Ika! Can you use a bamboo steamer for the mushi-pan instead of a frying pan? Thank you. Can I use cake flour instead of all purpose flour? . xo. You have a neat blog and some really yummy posts - and the art with you child are really cute as well.
Grease the base and sides of an 8-inch (20-cm) round or square cake pan, and line the base and sides with greaseproof paper. Hope this helps! As long as there is water, it won’t burn. Did you make any changes for ingredients, cooking setup, the technique that I wrote in the recipe? It was very quick and easy! Welcome to my little space where I enjoy sharing simple, delicious, everyday Asian food recipes, and more! Thank you so much for trying the recipe!
I hope you enjoyed your partner’s band on NYE. Might be overcooking the cake if it gets so hard. . I have a steam oven and cooked it for 20 min and it worked great. I’m always justonecookbook.com. The recipie has never failed. One important tip to make the cake spongy is to let the cake set and cool completely before frosting and slicing into it. Hi JC! The post was edited and republished in May 2020. . . Thanks for sharing these Japanese Steamed Cakes. You could use a heat-resistant bowl or something too… Does loaf pan will fit in the pan AND you can close the lid properly?
Even my children can make them as long as I help with the steaming. I got raves already from my friends. (Because we are diabetics but i really want this dessert :P) Thanks in advance! I remember someone used it with gluten-free flour and came out well. Your email address will not be published. . As sugar was expensive back then, the Japanese included small chunks of Japanese sweet potatoes (Satsumaimo) to sweeten the steamed cakes. Am wondering if I can substitute the milk with formula milk instead? . My homemade steamed cakes are not the same as those Cheese Mushi-pans. Thanks Nami for another great recipe. Well, cooking time will be longer, and outside will cook faster than inner, so make sure inside is cooked through. Hello, Thank you for the recipe. Is it too much baking powder or I cooked it too long? Thank you so much for your kind feedback! I saw your matcha version, and you used honey and yogurt- would it work for this basic recipe too? For this way of cooking, actually. Your steam cake is not too sweet. Place the glass ramekins in the boiling water and cook covered on the lowest heat for 12-13 minutes. Have you tried this using wholemeal flour before?
So happy you liked this recipe. thank you very much . Yes! Maybe you were expecting this to be super soft while this one is not? Not sure how you steam it, but maybe steam for less time? thanks. I bought cupcake liners and put them on the muffin tin and steam it. Hope that helps. If there was still a lot of water left, we assume that it did not have enough steam in the steamer when you were steaming and didn’t distribute the heat well to your 20 cm round stainless steel pan. Are you using frozen or fresh or canned corn kernels? (mostly mushipan recipe i found is using Cake flour).
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Thank you!!! It looked amazing, after steaming and breaking the cake apart, as the white ball melted.
hi, which kind of milk do u use in the recipe?
Don’t worry about cooking time if your steamed cake came out delicious. , hi – these are called PUTO in the Philippines, they are steamed in molds and sometimes it comes in different colors and flavors as well, the only thing that differs is that this one has a muffin liner…though i tried using a muffin liner, but the outcome always sticks to the liner, can you help me with this?…because i find placing the cakes in liners are neater and easier to eat , Hi Kathy! But it might affect cooking time?
Thanks for your kind feedback.
Hi Giselle, We are sorry to hear your Steamed Cake didn’t turn out great. After you steam it for 1 hour, how was the water level in the steamer?
Hi Debbie! Thanks again!
Ganache in the middle of chocolate steamed cakes sound so delicious! Serve the hot idlies with chutneys. I recommend keeping the sugar for the savory version as a slight sweetness helps to enhance flavor. I also made the IP pork belly recipe from you for dinner, so you were definitely in our thoughts! https://www.thespruceeats.com/chinese-sponge-cake-recipe-694454 Love these! Easy to make and delicious! Thanks again Namiko!
Thank you so much for trying this recipe!