Description
This traditional Chinese cake is steamed in the oven for a silky, chewy texture and a mildly sweet milky flavor.
Ingredients
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- 1 pound glutinous rice flour
- 1/4 cup rice flour
- 1 12 oz. can evaporated milk OR 1.5 cups whole milk OR coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 eggs (whole)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup red beans, raisins, or chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
Cue Up The Episode!
- Make sure to listen to Emily on The Storied Recipe Podcast, Sticky Rice Cake Recipe for Chinese New Year while you make her Rice Cake recipe!
Make The Recipe
- Mix all the ingredients and put in a greased/floured 9x13 baking pan OR two cake pans.
- Bake at 350°F / 175°C for 50 minutes, covered with aluminum foil.
- After 50 minutes, take off the foil and let it bake for another 5 minutes.
- Let cool at room temperature.
Notes
- Make sure to listen to Emily on The Storied Recipe Podcast, Sticky Rice Cake Recipe for Chinese New Year while you make her Rice Cake recipe!
- Total time includes the time for cooling.
- Easily make Vegan/Vegetarian by substituting Coconut Milk for Evaporated Milk/Whole Milk.
- Many people like to enjoy the leftovers fried.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Baking, Dessert
- Cuisine: Chinese, East Asian, Taiwanese
Nutrition
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 22
- Sodium: 81
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 47
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 31