Why is spicy cake called spicy cake? What is the best way to cook?

Spicy cake, English name: Guangdong sponge cake is a traditional Cantonese teahouse snack, which was originally a favorite food of Malays in Singapore. Its original name is "Malay cake". Later, when it was introduced to Hong Kong and Guangdong, it was called "spicy cake" by Guangdong dialect. Hong kong-style spicy cake, also known as ancient spicy cake. The earliest authentic Gumala cake was mixed with flour, eggs, lard and butter, fermented for three days, and then steamed in a steamer, which was rather troublesome. The steamed spicy cake is golden in color. It tastes soft and fluffy just after steaming. It has a faint fragrance, a soft feeling of sponge, and the fragrance of egg cakes. It is similar to muffins, but softer than muffins. Spicy cake was originally a favorite food of Malays in Singapore. Originally called "spicy cake", it was later introduced to Hong Kong and Guangdong before being called "spicy cake" in Guangdong dialect.

Brown sugar spicy cake

Ingredients: brown sugar100g, water 220g, dry yeast 3g, cassava starch 90g, low-gluten flour160t, baking powder 5g, edible oil10g.

Manufacturing steps 1

Add water to brown sugar, and heat it in microwave oven until the brown sugar melts.

If there is no microwave oven, you can cook it in a small pot.

Making step 2

Add brown sugar water until it is warm and cool. Add yeast, tapioca starch and low-gluten flour. Fermentation at room temperature of 25℃ is about 1 hour.

The brown sugar water must be cooled, otherwise it will burn out the yeast and lose its activity.

Making step 3

The batter is fermented about twice as big. Stir the fermented bubbles until they disappear. Add baking powder and oil and stir well.

Hit a few more times, and the texture of the spicy cake will be more delicate.

Making step 4

Pour the oil paper pad into the mold and gently shake the mold to break the bubbles on the surface. Let stand 10 minute.

Making step 5

After the steamer is started, steam for 35 minutes and stew for 5 minutes.

Making step 6

Take it out and air it until it is warm, then cut into pieces.

If you cut it while it is hot, the cut surface will not look good enough, but it will not affect the taste. It's a little spicy, and it tastes soft.