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pan fried sweet rice cake

Sweet Rice Cake

Enjoy the authentic taste of Chinese sweet rice cake. crafted from brown sugar and glutinous rice flour, is surprisingly simple to make!
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Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: asian, Chinese
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 635kcal
Author: Lei

Ingredients

  • 150 g glutinous rice flour
  • 50 g rice flour
  • 60 g brown sugar or adjust to your liking
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  • Making the cake batter: dissolve the brown sugar in one cup of warm water in the mixing bowl. Sift in the glutinous rice flour and rice flour, then add 1 tablespoon of oil. Mix well with the handheld mixer.
  • Steaming the cake: Grease the cake container with a little oil and pour in the cake batter. Cover the container and steam for 45 minutes to one hour.
  • Cooling off the cake: Cool off the cake in the fridge overnight then cut it into 1cm thick slices.
  • Pan-frying the cake slices: Add 2 tablespoons of oil to a non-stick pan. Heat it over medium heat. Dip the cake slice into the egg batter and then fry till soft.

Notes

    • Glutinous Rice flour: Glutinous rice flour is made from sticky rice. It has a chewy texture that works best in desserts. Despite the name, it is gluten-free.
    • Rice flour: It is made from long-grain rice. It helps to firm up the cake, so add more or less to your liking.  Start with a 3:1 ratio of glutinous rice flour to rice flour.
    • Brown Sugar: Asian brown sugar is much darker than the usual brown sugar. It is very similar to molasses. You can substitute it with molasses and it will work just fine.
    • Oil:  To make the cake extra moist, a few drops of oil will do the trick.
    • Removing air bubbles: A quick and easy way to remove air bubbles from the batter before steaming is by dropping it lightly on a hard surface.
    • Storage: The cake slices can last a week or two in the fridge or can be frozen in portions.
    • Adding more flavors: This cake mixture is a very basic version, you can add dates, Goji berries, coconut, ginger, or nuts.

Nutrition

Calories: 635kcal | Carbohydrates: 110g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 46mg | Potassium: 146mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 119IU | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg