Green Tea Steamed Sponge Cake

 

Ingredients

Plain Flour 75g
Green Tea Powder ¾ tsp
Baking Powder 1½ tsp
Raw Sugar 25g (2 tbsp)
Egg 1 piece
Skimmed Milk 60 ml
Oil 1½ tbps
Banana slices 32 g (8 slices)

 

Procedure

  1. Beat together egg and sugar, mix in milk and oil,
  2. Sieve flour, green tea powder and baking powder into a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre, pour in the egg mixture.
  3. Line 8 tart shells (2 inches diameter) with paper cups and half filled with the batter, put a slice of banana and fill with batter to the top of the paper cups
  4. Steam over medium high heat for about 10 minutes.

 

Cooking Tips

  1. Do not over beat the egg and sugar.
  2. When steaming the cake, open the lid of the steamer or pot after 5 minutes so as to avoid over rising of the cake.

 

Remarks

  1. Banana is used as an ingredient for its natural sweetness; the sponge cake can be used as dessert or snack.
  2. Each cake contains 85 Kcal, 11g CHO, 3.2g fat, 2 g protein, 0.4g fibre, 27.7 mg calcium

 


By Registered Dietitian (UK) Selina Khor 2010
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