Steamed Rice Sponge Cake - Honeycomb Cake - Gluten & Dairy Free 白糖糕简单做法

Steamed Rice Sponge Cake (white sugar cake - bai tang gao) is a popular snack in Asia. It has a distinctive honeycomb shape which contributes to its sponginess. Most people like it because of its mouthfeel sensation when biting into it.

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INGREDIENTS:
1 1/4 cup (188 g) rice flour
1/2 cup (100 g) sugar
1 tsp active dry yeast
2 cups + 2 tbsp (530 ml) water
1 tsp light vanilla essence
1/2 tsp salt

Step 1 - Dissolve the sugar in hot water
Bring 1 1/2 cup of water to a boil.
Pour in sugar to dissolve.
Turn off the heat.
Set it aside.

Step 2 - Prepare the batter
Pour rice flour into a mixing bowl.
Add 1/2 cup of (room temperature) water to moisten it.
Pour in the hot sugar water.
This will partially cook the flour (note: Lightly cooked mixture will be homogenous and therefore no separation of water and flour, this allows fermentation to work properly).
Stir the batter until it is smooth, takes about 2 minutes.
Let it stand for half an hour to cool down to room temperature.

Step 3 - Activate the yeast
In a cup, mix together 2 tbsp of lukewarm water, 1 tsp sugar, and 1 tsp yeast.
Stir to combine.
Yeast will be activated in about 5 minutes.
The mixture will turn foamy.

Step 4 - Ferment the batter, aka “proofing”.
Add the activated yeast to the room temperature batter.
Stir to mix.
Cover the batter with plastic wrap and keep it warm while fermenting. One way to keep it warm is to cover it with a thick towel.
Depending on the temperature of your room, the fermentation normally takes one to one and a half hours.
When you see lots of gas bubbles formed in the bowl, the fermentation is complete.
Add vanilla essence and salt.
Heads up: the longer the fermentation, the more sharp and sour your cake will turn out. Do not ferment it too long.

Step 5 - Steam the cake
Grease a cake pan.
Put some water in a steamer and bring it to a boil.
Pour batter into the cake pan.
Steam on medium heat for 12 minutes (note: do not use high heat or steam it too long).
When the cake has cooled down cut into serving portions.
Enjoy!
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