Baked Chinese Egg Cakes (Ji Dan Gao)
About Baked Chinese Egg Cakes (Ji Dan Gao)
Light, fluffy, tender egg cakes you will find in every bakery in China ! You just can't stop at one ! Adapted from a Chinese recipe.
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Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp Corn Flour
- 3.5 tbsp Castor Sugar (do not use icing Sugar or powdered Sugar)
- 1 tsp Oil
- 1 Lemon Zest (of 1 lemon, optional - but do add if you are not a fan of egg smell)
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees centigrade.
- Add eggs and castor sugar in a bowl of a stand mixer. Whip at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- This may take 12- 15 minutes until the mixture reach the ribbon stage so do not rush.
- Sift flour and cornflour in the egg sugar mixture. Combine well using cut and fold method with the help of a spatula.
- Add the oil and zest and mix until combined.
- Prepare a muffin tin with 12 paper liners and pour the batter in up to 2/3rd of the liner.
- Bake for 19 to 20 minutes until the top is browned.
Recipe Notes
- Store at room temperature for 4-5 days.
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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Yum! This recipe is a must-try.
Such a delicious dish! Thank you.
This is so inspiring! Can’t wait to cook it.
Lovely and perfect cake!!
