Ma Lai Gao (sponge cake)
Delight in the soft and fluffy goodness of Ma Lai Gao, a classic Chinese steamed cake, conveniently prepared with your Instant Pot. This combines a delicious batter of eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla with a hint of molasses, creating a sweet and airy treat that you can have at any time of the day!
| Prep Time | 20 minutes |
| Cook Time | 100 minutes |
| Servings |
6 people
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Ingredients
- 5 Eggs
- 150 g Brown Sugar
- 125 g Cooking Oil
- 50 ml milk
- 1 tbsp Molasses
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 175 g All-Purpose Flour
- 63 g Corn Starch
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
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Instructions
- Sift the flour, corn starch, and salt in the bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil, milk, molasses and vanilla extract.
- In another separate bowl, beat the eggs and brown sugar until it becomes thick and reaches ribbon stage.
- Fold in your dry ingredients to the egg batter in small amounts at a time until your finish it all.
- Add some of your mixed batter to the oil mixture and whisk together so that it will have the same consistency of the batter.
- Add the oil batter to the main batter and fold.
- Rest your batter for at least an hour.
- Line your basket steamer or metal pan with parchment paper and pour in your batter 3/4 full.
- Pressure cook on high for 35 minutes and do quick release.
- Serve warm and enjoy!