Honey Sponge Cake

Recipe Cuisine: Chinese
Recipe Category: Chinese
Recipe Serves: 1

Recipes Ingredients:

6 Eggs, separated/room temp 1
1/2 ts Baking powder
1 c Granulated sugar
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 c Almond powder (OR
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Almond extract)
4 tb Milk
1 tb Honey
2 tb Melted butter, cooled
1 1/2 c All purpose flour
(OR peanut oil)

Recipe Instructions:

In bowl, sift flour, Baking powder and salt; set aside. In another bowl, beat Egg whites until stiff. With electric mixer, beat Egg yolks; gradually blend in Sugar and almond powder. Cream mixture until smooth, about 5 minutes. Add honey (and almond extract). Mix together milk, Baking soda and cooled melted butter; add to Egg yolk mixture. Gradually add sifted flour mixture. When batter is thoroughly blended, quickly but gently fold in Egg whites. Steaming: Before mixing, bring water in Steamer to boil. Grease bottom only of 9" round flat-bottom, high-sided bowl (or tube pan, bundt pan or cupcake tins). Pour batter into bowl. Steam for 1 hour. Best served steaming hot, Cake can always be resteamed without suffering.