STEAMED RAINBOW CUPCAKES

Steamed Rainbow Cupcakes image

This is a traditional Indonesian cake, called bolu kukus, or steamed cake. As the name indicates, it's steamed, not baked. After it's done, the cupcake will bloom and look like a flower. The cake itself is so soft and fluffy.

Provided by Venessa

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indonesian

Time 40m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ¼ cups white sugar
5 egg yolks
4 egg whites
¾ cup soda water
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
5 drops yellow food coloring, or as needed
5 drops green food coloring, or as needed
5 drops red food coloring, or as needed

Steps:

Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Line 20 small muffin cups or ramekins with paper liners.
Sift flour and baking soda together in a bowl.
Beat sugar, egg yolks, egg whites, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer in a separate bowl until very fluffy. Stir the flour mixture and soda in gradually; mix well. Place yellow, green, and red food coloring into 3 separate bowls. Mix about 4 tablespoons of batter into each bowl.
Fill the muffin cups 3/4-full with the original batter. Drizzle with the yellow, green, and red batters. Carefully place the muffin cups into the steamer. Place a clean kitchen cloth below the lid to prevent steam from dripping onto the cakes. Cook, covered, until tops spring back when pressed, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 118.1 calories, Carbohydrate 23.8 g, Cholesterol 51.2 mg, Fat 1.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 45.1 mg, Sugar 12.6 g