Three Types of Prosperity Steamed Cakes (Fa Gao) for the Year of the Ox

Name: Three Types of Prosperity Steamed Cakes (Fa Gao) for the Year of the Ox
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 12 Fa Gao cakes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cake flour (about 180 grams); 1/2 tablespoon baking powder (about 5 grams); 1/3 cup sugar (about 70 grams); 1/2 cup hot water (about 130 ml); 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 1/2 cups cake flour (about 180 grams); 1/2 tablespoon baking powder (about 5 grams); 1/3 cup sugar (about 70 grams); 1/2 cup hot water (about 130 ml); 1 teaspoon matcha powder; 1 1/2 cups cake flour (about 180 grams); 1/2 tablespoon baking powder (about 5 grams); 2 tablespoons sugar (about 30 grams); 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar (about 40 grams); 1/2 cup hot water (about 130 ml)

凱茜媽咪の廚房 @Kathy_kitchen

Steamed prosperity cakes made with an electric rice cooker are simple to prepare. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and good luck in the Year of the Ox!

凱茜媽咪の廚房 @Kathy_kitchen

Steamed prosperity cakes made with an electric rice cooker are simple to prepare. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and good luck in the Year of the Ox!

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Ingredients

60 minutes

12 Fa Gao cakes

[Turmeric Fa Gao]
1 1/2 cupscake flour (about 180 grams)
1/2 tablespoonbaking powder (about 5 grams)
1/3 cupsugar (about 70 grams)
1/2 cuphot water (about 130 ml)
1/2 teaspoonturmeric powder
[Matcha Fa Gao]
1 1/2 cupscake flour (about 180 grams)
1/2 tablespoonbaking powder (about 5 grams)
1/3 cupsugar (about 70 grams)
1/2 cuphot water (about 130 ml)
1 teaspoonmatcha powder
[Brown Sugar Fa Gao]
1 1/2 cupscake flour (about 180 grams)
1/2 tablespoonbaking powder (about 5 grams)
2 tablespoonssugar (about 30 grams)
3 tablespoonsdark brown sugar (about 40 grams)
1/2 cuphot water (about 130 ml)
12 small baking ramekins
12 cupcake liners

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Steps

60 minutes

1

Gather all ingredients. This recipe makes three types of Fa Gao, with each set of ingredients making 4 cakes.
2

Prepare 12 small baking ramekins or molds and line each with a cupcake liner.
3

Dissolve the sugar in hot water and let it cool. For the brown sugar Fa Gao, dissolve both types of sugar together and let cool.
4

Weigh and sift the flour and baking powder together.
5

For the turmeric or matcha Fa Gao, mix the turmeric or matcha powder into the dry ingredients first.
6

Add 1 1/2 cups of water to the outer pot of the electric rice cooker and preheat by turning it on.
7

Pour the cooled sugar water into the sifted dry ingredients and stir until smooth with no lumps.
8

Divide the batter evenly among the prepared molds.
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Once the rice cooker is steaming, place the molds inside to steam the cakes.
10

When the rice cooker switches off, carefully tilt the lid to the side to let the steam escape, then remove the cakes.
11

Let the cakes cool slightly, then remove them from the ramekins and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
12

Enjoy your naturally springy and beautiful Fa Gao!
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[Tips]
* 1/2 tablespoon baking powder = 5 grams
* When opening the rice cooker lid, be careful not to let condensation drip onto the cakes.
* Make only one type of batter at a time to ensure the baking powder works at its best.