Sponge Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup cake flour or 1 cup pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup coconut milk

Recipe

• 1 line the bottom of a 10" cake pan with parchment paper.
• 2 prepare a wok for steaming by putting a bit of water and a rack in the inside, and bring to a boil.
• 3 place the flour in a medium bowl.
• 4 sift the baking powder and salt into the fluor and set aside.
• 5 in a separate bowl, add the sugar to the eggs and beat until they are frothy (about 3 minutes).
• 6 stir in the almond extract.
• 7 gradually add the flour mix to the egg mixture, stirring.
• 8 add the coconut milk.
• 9 stir until you have a smooth batter that is thoroughly mixed, but do not beat.
• 10 pour the batter into the pan (ideally it should only come 2/3 to 3/4 up the side of the pan).
• 11 add additional water to wok if water has reduced, and allow it to boil, and then reduce heat a bit.
• 12 place cake pan on the rack or however you have rigged it, and cover.
• 13 steam for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 14 cool and remove from the pan, turning the cake over.
• 15 cut the cake into squares or diamond shapes.