It’s been quite a while since I last posted a recipe and I am soooo sorry my friends…
Well, I hope to make it up with this interesting recipe today. It is really simple and there is no baking involved for these cakes! No oven, no-preheating, only steaming required and I bet you should have all the ingredients already in your well-stocked kitchen. LOL.
Ingredients (Makes about 20 small cupcakes):
- 4 eggs
- 160 g sugar
- 175 ml soda
- 200 g plain flour
Yes, that’s all the ingredients needed. For soda, you can get ice-cream soda or 7-up. If you wish to add a citrus taste, Fanta orange would be great. I used Kickapoo, a local lime-flavored soda drink which taste somehow like Mountain Dew, for the fun of it. Maybe next time I might try making them with sparkling Ribena for a grapey taste, or even Coca-Cola? Haha. As long as it is a sweet carbonated drink, I think it will still work the same.
Hey, doesn’t this sound fun already before we even start? Get your kids to help in the measurements and blending. I bet they will love it!
Instructions:
Step 1: Crack all the eggs and put the sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Step 2: If you are using a mixer, blend the mixture till it turns frothy and cream in color. I used a whisk instead to beat the eggs and sugar manually. It took me about 20 minutes. Just a rough guide in case you do it by hand too.
Step 3: Add your preferred soda to the mixture and mix well. Lastly, add in the flour bit by bit and mix well too.
Step 4: Lay muffin paper cups on a muffin tray or in my case, I used individual muffin tins. Fill the cup each to its brim with the mixture.
Step 5: Heat up a steamer. Place these cups to steam for about 6-7 minutes.
Step 6: To check if the cup cakes are ready, prick one with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out not sticky, the cup cakes are cooked and ready to be eaten.
Step 7: Place each cup cake aside to cool. Repeat Step 3 again until mixture runs out.
Well, I hope this steamed cup cake recipe gives you another light meal idea of what you can pack for your kid’s lunch box. Top it up with some cheese & ham or steamed vegetables for a balanced and healthy meal.
You can also pack these as an afternoon snack for Hubby or make them for picnic meals.
Hope you like it! 
May 31st, 2009 at 10:53 am
This is a cool idea… I assume you add the fizzy drink after beating the egg and sugar mixture and before spooning them into cups?
I think you missed that bit out.
Thanks for the recipe!
June 3rd, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Yes, yes lynne, I think I missed that step out!! Haha. Thanks a lot for reminding me. LOL
I have added it to the post with step 3 now. Hope you like the cake. Cool huh?
June 30th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Hi, So when did you add the 200 g plain flour ???
July 1st, 2009 at 10:16 am
Sorry, definitely at step 3 my dear!
July 19th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
What a clever idea. I had no idea you could steam cakes…My oven has been dead for some time and I miss a treat in the lunch box…this’ll be a real saver whilst I’m waiting for my replacement. Thanks for this.
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July 19th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Hey doxie, yup, now you can have your cake and eat it too! LOL…and steaming is healthier too. Have fun!
September 28th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Hi, I just tried this out! You must be good at whisking, it took me half an hour before I could even cover the surface with bubbles; then I gave up and added the sprite and flour in
Unfortunately the mould I have is for muffins so I had to steam it for more than 10 mins and the inside still wasn’t cooked!
But its okay, I’ve never baked before and I’m looking forward to the next try with some improvisations!
Thank you so much for sharing!
My all along unenthusiastic mum is also getting excited and offered to help me wash up the electric mixer the next time I bake.
!
September 30th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Hey Jerina,
If you find it too much work to whisk by hand, use a mixer!
The more bubbles the mixture has, the “lighter” the cake will end up to be.
Before you take them out from the steamer, randomly prick one or two with a toothpick. If it is not sticky at the end, it is ready. If it is still sticky, steam it for another 2-3 minutes and test again.
Glad you like the recipe, hope you have better results the next time! Hehe
September 30th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Yup they taste pretty awesome except that I didn’t whisk enough so they were quite heavy~ I’ll try again next time!
Thanks for the great advice and for visiting my blog!