Ingredients:
- 8 eggs
- 100g caster sugar
- 140g self raising flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 3g custard powder
- 130g milk
- 60g oil
Equipment:
- 12 baking cups
- Electric mixer
- Sieve
- Spatula
- Mixing bowl
Prep time:
30mins
Cooking time:
40mins
Steps:
- Line the baking cups with baking paper — see the attached photos for instructions.
- Preheat the oven to 170°C.
- Separate 8 egg yolks and egg white.
- Add 50g of caster sugar into the egg white, whisk gently.
- Sieve 140g of self raising flour, 1tsp of baking powder and 3g of custard powder into the mixture, mix well.
- Add 130g of milk and 60g of oil into the batter, mix well.
- Whisk the egg white with an electric mixer whilst adding 50g of sugar gradually until you get a stiff peak.
- Gently fold in 1/3 of the egg white into the mixture, repeat until all the egg white is added and that the mixture is mixed well using a spatula.
- Transfer the batter into the baking cups placed in a baking tray, add water to the baking tray to bake the paper wrapped cakes in bain-marie.
- Bake at 170°C for 30mins, then open the oven door and bake for another 10mins at 150°C.
Tips
- Tap the tray on the kitchen counter for a few times to release any air pockets in the filling before baking the paper wrapped cake.