China

Ma Lai Go

Name: Ma Lai Go
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 pieces
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 200 g Flour; 120 g Brown sugar; 3 Eggs; 3 tbsp Sweetened condensed milk; 1 tsp Baking powder; 3 tbsp Oil

Steamed Malay sponge cake from Hong Kong

Ma lai go is an airy steamed cake that belongs to Cantonese dim sum and gets its amber-brown colour from brown sugar.

The batter rests for hours so that it develops a spongy, moist crumb when steamed.

Servings8 pieces

Time60 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Flour200 g
Brown sugar120 g
Eggs3
Sweetened condensed milk3 tbsp
Baking powder1 tsp
Oil3 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Whisk eggs with brown sugar until fluffy.
Stir in condensed milk and oil.
Gently fold in flour and baking powder.
Let the batter rest, covered, for two hours.
Fill into moulds and steam for 20 minutes.

Make it original

Brown sugar and condensed milk are in the Asia Boutique.

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