Matcha (Green Tea) Steam Cake （蒸抹茶蛋糕）

I love steam cake as it is easy on my waistline (may not be true but who cares...;p) and it is not 'heaty' compare to baking cake.  
In the past I used wok to steam but I find it a hassle as water droplets keep falling on my cake. Okie I admit I'm lazy to go out and buy a huge cloth that can cover my humongous wok lid. Instead I went down to chinatown and buy a steaming basket. Yay! No more water droplets falling on my cake and disfiguring it. Haha.  Furthermore I use gas instead of electricity to steam so cost saving for me too. I want to share with you a matcha steam cake which I often make as it is easy to make. It is moist because of honey and yogurt and is not very sweet. I hate very sweet stuffs. I love this alot and I hope u will too.

Receipe adapted from  justonecookbook

Ingredients (Makes 4 steam cake):
1 large egg
1 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp of plain yogurt
1.5 Tbsp caster sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup (75g) flour
1 tsp matcha powder

Sometimes I added red bean paste and chopped chestnut which comes in vaccum pack that you can buy in supermarket into the steam cake too. YUM!

Method: 

• Start boiling a pot of water for later use.
• I use ramekin and place the cupcake liner inside.
• Sieve flour, baking powder and matcha powder and leave it aside.
• Crack egg in a bowl and whisk it with the oil.
• Add honey and yogurt and mixed well
• Add sugar and whisk it till it dissolve into the batter
• Lastly add the flour mixture slowly into the batter and fold well. (Do not overfold as it would result in tough steam cake  ;p)
• Scoop the batter into the cupcake liner.
• Place the ramekin into the steaming basket and steam for 12 - 14 min under medium low heat. (Remember do not steam under high fire, if not it will become huat kueh..hehe...if you dont mind. For readers using wok or pot to steam, please remember to cover the lid with a cloth to avoid water droplets disfiguring your cake..hehe..)
• Use a skewer to check if there is any batter clinging on it.
• If skewer is clean, remove it and cool on a cooling rack. 

    蒸抹茶蛋糕（4个）

    材料

  鸡蛋     1个（大）
    植物油      1大匙
    蜂蜜     1大匙
    纯酸奶   3大匙
  细砂糖   1.5大匙
  泡打粉   1茶匙
  低筋面粉 75g
  绿茶粉   1茶匙

  **喜爱红豆沙或栗子的朋友都可以加点在面糊里然后送进蒸笼。

    做法

•   蒸锅开始烧一锅水，水必须煮至大滚。  
•   将油力士纸杯放在布丁杯里。
•   将面粉，泡打粉和绿茶粉用汤匙混合均匀过筛。
•   用打蛋器将鸡蛋和油混合在一起。
•   加蜂蜜,纯酸奶和细砂糖混合均匀。
•   最后加入低筋面粉分2次倒进蛋糊里，用快速以切拌的方 式将面粉和蛋糊均匀混合（请注意不要过渡切拌以免蒸出 来的蛋糕变硬。）
•   把面糊均匀放入纸模中送进蒸笼，蒸12-14分钟左右。（如果纸杯比较大，蒸的时间就会延长。）