Cancer Reading ― 2025/03/04
From my bookshelf.
Until recently, I read a lot about weight loss, believing that if I lost weight, every single problem in my life would disappear. Lately, instead, I found myself reading a lot about ageing and illness. I have been particularly drawn to cancer diaries, most of whose authors eventually die. Not to avoid it or not to die for it, but probably in the hope of staying calm when the time comes.
Steamed Cake ― 2025/03/04
Having had (nearly) everything I had longed for in Fukuoka (and spent most of my budget on it), I returned to my homemade treats.
Today's steamed cakes turned out particularly well, light, fluffy and spongy.
Here's the recipe for my next attempt.
Ingredients
95g plain flour
5g baking powder, sifted together with the flour
35g beet sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 tbsp milk, microwaved for 20 seconds at 600w
1.5 tbsp vegetable oil (I used cheaper olive oil), stirred into the warm milk
Method
1.Beat the egg and sugar with an electric whisk until the mixture forms a soft peak.
2. Fold in the flour.
3. Stir in the milk and oil mixture.
4. Pour the mixture into 6-8 paper-lined mini ramekins.
5. Steam in a steam oven at 100 degrees for 15 minutes.
Note:
Many methods I have seen online do not require the eggs to be beaten so vigorously, but I prefer the soft and airy texture of this version.
These cakes are not as sweet. May be suitable for breakfast. The sugar can be increased to 50g for a more cake-like sweetness.
The plain version (picture, back) may be made into an instant short cake with whipped cream and fresh or tinned fruit.
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