Description
Sweet memories of childhood come alive with this Chinese Egg Cake, a delicate dessert that whispers nostalgia from family kitchens. Fluffy, light, and subtly comforting, you’ll fall in love with its simple elegance and warm embrace of home-style baking.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 cup cake flour (sifted)
- 3/4 cup (170 grams) granulated sugar
Liquid Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) whole milk (room temperature)
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) vanilla extract
Seasoning:
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.5 grams) salt
Instructions
- Prepare the baking vessel by greasing an 8-inch round cake pan and lining with parchment paper, ensuring smooth surface release after baking.
- Whip eggs and sugar using an electric mixer at high speed for 10-15 minutes until the mixture becomes pale, voluminous, and creates soft peaks that hold their shape.
- Incorporate vanilla extract, milk, and vegetable oil into the whipped egg mixture, stirring gently to maintain the airy texture.
- Delicately sift cake flour and salt over the liquid ingredients, using a spatula to fold the dry components into the batter with minimal stirring to preserve the trapped air bubbles.
- Transfer the gossamer-light batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the surface with a spatula to create an even layer.
- Place the pan in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) and bake for 25-30 minutes, monitoring until the top turns golden brown and a toothpick inserted at the center emerges clean.
- Remove from the oven and let the cake rest in the pan for 10 minutes to stabilize its structure, then carefully unmold onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Beat eggs and sugar thoroughly until pale and voluminous, which creates the cake’s signature fluffy texture and ensures maximum airiness.
- Use room temperature ingredients to help eggs incorporate smoothly and achieve better volume during mixing.
- Fold flour gently and minimally to prevent deflating the delicate egg mixture, maintaining the cake’s light and tender crumb.
- Try flavor variations by adding citrus zest, almond extract, or replacing some flour with matcha powder for unique twists on the classic recipe.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 186 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 88 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 56 mg