Choose savory or sweet based on the ingredients you use. Sorry…. Great with some extra dulce de leche on the side and whipped cream. ( Please adjust the cooking time, depending on the thickness of your container. ) Hi Juliana! I’m not too sure why the cakes got rubbery. I’m so happy to hear yours come out well! I worry about it losing its beautiful shape if I take it out and transport it in the car…. Turned out soft and not too sweet; it tasted like pancake! Hi Vanessa! Delicious recipe and your instructions made it a lot less intimidating! but wish me luck all the same. Thanks for sharing these Japanese Steamed Cakes. This recipe is so easy and fun to experiment with that I’ve already made four different kinds: chocolate, banana, green tea and corn. Microwave in 30-second increments, stirring gently after each stint in the microwave. xo. However, the flavor and texture will be different. So happy you got to figure it out. Hi Nami, The steam cakes looks so yummy! Nami, someone just shared this recipe with me, she thought I could do it together with my toddler grandson. Make sure they are smaller cubes not gigantic ones. . I will definitely be making this again. It looked amazing, after steaming and breaking the cake apart, as the white ball melted. Thanks in advance and God Bless, Hi Annette! Aww so cute. In the late 1980s, convenience stores in Japan started to sell Cheese Mushi-pan (チーズ蒸しパン) and Chocolate Mushi-pan (チョコ蒸しパン) that became really popular. It’s like a homemade Bakers Joy that you brush onto the pan, made of equal parts flour, oil, and shortening. You can reheat the steamed cake with one of 2 methods. Plus, the custard on top probably helps too. At least thanks to you I’m sure of getting good books! Gave the extra cake away to two other households. In Philippines where i used to live, we had something like these but they weren’t cupcakes. Thank you so much for visiting my website and wow you already made these steamed cakes! A very simple japanese cake recipe. What is your recommendation if you do not have glass ramekins? A quick visit to the kitchen pantry, found all that I needed and true to your words, in 20mins, I was enjoying my very first double choc mushi-pan!!! The chocolate bark on the side of the cake is much easier to make than it looks. But here’s why I love this Easy Chocolate Fudge Cake so much: It’s intensely chocolatey – thanks to the use of both melted chocolate AND cocoa powder. I made this for the first time 3 weeks ago, and i’ve made it 5 times since then. Even though at first I was not sure about steaming, The cakes turned out great. It won’t lose its shape at all once removed from the the pan — promise. I think the batters are too liquid for it to work in one. I’d love to see that! I did enjoy them, Nami! Anyone else have the problem of the cake batter floating above the flan a bit when you ladel the flan on top before baking? If you spend any time on Pinterest or Instagram food searches, and who that hangs out here does not, I bet at least once in the last couple years, your Explore tab led you to the photogenic, decadent world of chocoflans. This is such a good recipe! So weird, but yum! Thank you for your inspiring blog! They’re amazing, but a little not sweet enough my taste since no chocolate chips. Try to use the lower heat – you just need to keep it steaming but doesn’t have to be a strong heat to keep the steam inside the lid. Do will I need tweak the recipe accordingly? That’s very high. A decade ago I made a chocoflan and it was just… ok. And my Choco chip sink to the bottom in the cake. I topped up almost another 1/2cup of milk. Amazing! So am overjoyed to find this recipe. Hi. Make sure it’s a one-piece pan (most are). I ran a knife around the edges and turned the pan over on a plate and gave it a couple shakes and it fell out on the plate intact. The flan batter was much thinner than I was expecting, but I think it was right! Love these! If the batter is dryer than Nami’s photo (Basic Steamed Cake; Step 4), you can add little more milk or puree. Thank you for your kind feedback, Cindy! Deb or other commenters, any thoughts on freezing the baked cake for later defrosting? A fun dessert for a crowd. Set aside until cool, then whisk until smooth. So happy to hear you liked this recipe! xo. Super yummy! Hi Jessie! Because this looks amazing and I need to make it! Follow the recipie and cook for 8 minutes as stated instead of 15. Secondly, in the recipe you told us to: “Add chocolate chips and mix until combined”. Or a savarin mold. I tried with a silicone pan, it was very easy to unmold! I had never never made one before this week because I was sure I’d mess it up in some way — I don’t have a great track record with flans, or bundts, and water baths are a level of fiddly I am happy to leave to the people with patience for them — but when I saw this one in Esteban Castillo’s first cookbook, Chicano Eats: Recipes from My Mexican-American Kitchen, I suddenly felt the confidence to make it. I have a steam oven and cooked it for 20 min and it worked great. But, I made so many mistakes even though I did mise en place to avoid them! Hi Piyathida! Hope you enjoy! It’ll take a bit longer though. Even my children can make them as long as I help with the steaming. We do too! It turned out beautifully!! We hope your next try will be successful.☺️. I put the batter directly into ramekin as I don’t have cupcake liner. Hi Juna! For info, I made the dulce de leche from the sweetened condensed milk and mine took about 2 hours to reach a light caramel color. Maybe it was user error but the cake was super dense, and the coffee and cinnamon flavors that were bursting in the batter mellowed too much in baking. I also splashed some water in the flan when I was pouring hot water in the pan for water bath. You can also freeze buttermilk in portions for future recipes. Thanks. I decided I liked the look. My 2 layer white cake recipe promises a soft and flavorful cake with the fluffiest texture. Whisk well to combine, making … You’re right. Thank you for your support. Hi Shek! It was fully baked when I checked at 1hr 45m. I didn’t have any cupcake liners so I poured the batter straight into the ramekins….they turned out super and oishiiii of course…..thanks once more for sharing the recipe : ). When looking at your pictures I believe you filled the pan with flan (first layer) and then with batter. Thank you for letting me know! Thank you for your advice! One question – my mushipan tends to come out flat or slightly collapsed in the middle. It’s really up to you, but sugar gives the steamed cake moisture and soft so I don’t recommend omitting it completely. Hi Devie! Thank you for your kind feedback, Ren! It turned out beautifully and is so fast and easy to prepare. Gonna try again next week. Two years ago: Minimalist Barbecue Sauce Hey I’m 15 years old and i burnt down my oven lol and I LOVVVE baking. 7. My house will never be cool again, but it will be worth it, I’m sure!! I will try with one more tbsp of sugar to compensate that but I will make more that’s for sure! May I know if I can steam them in a muffin tray? And I just wonder, have you tried with bacon or any savoury filling? The cake is moist, tender, and filled with warm, spiced flavor from cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. But he has not tried cow’s milk yet. Hi Martyna! Hi Mariana! Fingers crossed. All chocolate because the girls like chocolate. Hi, Do we really need to put the cup cake into the boiling water? I sprayed my bundt pan really well. I love mushi-pan and need to make this! Merry Xmas and greetings from Bundaberg, Australia! So happy you liked this recipe. Also any tips: I have never successfully gotten cake out of a bundt before. Maybe I should mention that Japanese steamed cakes are not sweet like cupcakes or muffins. ive done bot the chocolate ones and the plain ones with some honey instead of the sugar, and they turned out amazing! I have questions about the bake time. It doesn’t stick the mouth. Don’t worry about cooking time if your steamed cake came out delicious. It was a hit! Hi! These healthy steamed cakes are soft and easy to digest, so they are perfect for small children! I also used silicon cup cakes mould for steaming. A quick internet search turned up the following: https://food52.com/blog/25012-best-substitutes-for-evaporated-milk. Hope this helps! My liners are not special ones, and they are just typical liners. . You should not over mix AFTER the flour is added. I spray my pans with Baker’s Secret and never have a problem getting them out. Is it too much baking powder or I cooked it too long? Is it okay if I substitute the flour to self raising flour, and only use the egg white? , My toddler devoured these (cheese ones), so it’s a winner for me! Thank you for your kind words! Yes, you can use a regular steamer, but I think it’ll take a bit longer to cook. But if you steam properly, it stays soft? Yes. Eleven years ago: Best Birthday Cake and Arugula, Potato and Green Bean Salad You. I’m really happy that you liked the recipe and thank you for your feedback! Not sure which steamed cake you bought, but the ingredients are different, too. We don’t have Diamond Crystal Salt in Australia . Did you measure your ingredients by scale or cup? I did have to put the pan in hot water to loosen the cake and then it came out of the pan perfectly. Any idea how far in advance I could make it? Soy milk? Or a loose bottom bundt pan? Ah I see. Have you ever tried making Dulce de leche in a pressure cooker? My toddler has cow’s milk allergy. Makes a HUGE difference! I left it resting over a platter and went to freak out to my husband in the other room, and when I came back it had plopped down onto the platter, totally intact and beautiful. Might have to make my daughter a steamed chocolate cake for her birthday as shops are now closed! Welcome to my site, and I’m so glad you found it. Maybe too much flour? They turned out to be tough and dry. I have seen where people just used a regular cake pan because they didn’t have a bundt pan. from kira. Tried making it 5/6times on different day. It’s probably because it’s more like home cooked dish even in Japan and it’s not as popular outside the Japan? Wow, you made 3 times in 5 days! So excited to make this! Can i use sugar sub (like stevia, aspartame etc.) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Let cake layers cool completely before frosting, or freeze the cake overnight. You can steam these but it will take more time for some reason. They're done when a skewer inserted comes out clean without wet batter. Texture was not right? Hi Antonio!, We are so glad to hear you enjoy Japanese steam cake. my girls really liked it. =). Or they have to be sitting in water, Hi Monica! Once you invert it out of the baking pan, you end up with the flan on top and the cake underneath. I tripled the recipe and they turned out great! Thank you for your time! Hi Holly! Hi Miki! I’m confident that this recipe works, as I make this myself often and many readers have successfully made it and shared their creations on social media or via email with us since 2011. Close the pot, bring to a boil and remove from heat after 1 hour. Also, we just started to shoot videos, so check out my recent Castella video recipe. Maybe whisk too much that air is incorporated into batter and came up to surface? It’s a bit of a Devil’s food cake formula, and they rarely dry out, IMHO. Tomorrow I’ll be making the cheese version. I haven’t done it myself so I’m not too sure. Delicious! The flan was perfect and not too “eggy”. And cook in rice cooker sounds excellent! Is there something I could possibly be doing wrong? Thank you! How many days will the steamed cake last before it expires? Use all buttermilk? Yeah I don’t like 1.5 recipe too. And the Mexicans among them were especially happy, because it’s very popular there. These turned out so delicious! Thanks! How would this affect baking time? I think this is due to how we mix the batter – we put too much air in it while whisking. Any suggestions? My cake was done by an hour and 45. I also heard GF flour worked too from some readers. ???? Sue, I’m not sure if it will work. I’ve tried the chocolate steamed cake and the result turned out amazing! Hi Nami, I love your mushipan recipe, in fact I’ve made the green tea one with my daughter, she loves it. Hi Mara! Thank you for this recipe! thanks. It makes the flan more stable and forgiving, plus just a little more rich. I kind of flipped when I saw this, because it looks like a simpler version of the recipe I swooned over almost two years ago. Only possible difference yours and mine are flour and egg. I really hope it’ll work! Hi JC! Hi Kathleen! The condensation might drop on the steamed cake, so make sure to wrap the lid. I’m so glad to hear your children enjoyed this dish! I’m sorry for asking it here, for the matcha mushipan, i wonder if i can use the green tea teabags instead? A lot of people don’t have a steamer, so this is one way they can cook without a steamer and it’s one of common methods in Japan, too. Trader Joe’s makes a nice dulce de leche for those wanting to trim that step. Required fields are marked *. Hello Thankyou for this recipe nami! Just a qn..it came out a little harder than those storebought. Really so easy to do and I like that the quantities are small. It likely won’t as you already have two layers that flip while baking. The cake should not wobble around at all when you shake the pan. Could you explain a little bit more how they failed? I’ll try other variations soon, as they are so easy to do. A little more about the book: Chicano Eats is a vibrant cookbook that celebrates Mexican cuisine from a Mexican-American lens. Thank you for such an easy and quick recipe . Hi! Eight years ago: Peach Pie . I’m so happy to hear your in-laws enjoyed this recipe! This recipe sounds delicious. Steamed cake looks easy..I have give it a try. Thank you for this recipe. I tried adding more baking powder, but to no avail. I have subtitiuted sugar with 1.5tbsp honey and the cake is great, soft and fluffy. Thanks again! My liner is 2″ diameter at the bottom. I would love to make them for my daughter but she has a milk allergy. Would that work? I have a first birthday party coming up for a tiny human too small to order his own flavor, and I love this idea! I also didn’t have ramekins, and a trip to TJ Maxx and Ross’ brought me home with Anchor Hockings 1 c. Glass containers with lids, which came in sets of 4! Hi May! Thank you for your feedback! (But I just put in 1tbsp of sugar because I don’t like it too sweet! . . Hope that helps! Can you leave it in the pan too long? We can do it in a steamer, but ideally, we want to conduct heat gently, which is why we use the water bath method. Then I went on google and found these! My cake also only took 1.5 hours in the oven, and it probably could have come out a bit sooner. Awww! It worked! ive been reading steamed cake recipes for days now but i like your website because even if it doesn’t have video, it has a step by step picture. Thank you so much for letting me know. Just want to ask, if I forgot to check for my steam cake doneness and have taken it out from the steamer, can I resteam it again to cook it as the middle is still wet? Thank you so much for trying my recipe! New here? ☹️ Thank you! The bubble will come up on the surface. I already had a slice because it’s my birthday and I don’t feel like waiting for after dinner. , Is it possible to steam cup cakes in a traditional steamer? Glad to hear you bought the cupcake liners. The entire thing is covered in cake. Yay! I bake occasionally and am still learning, so as you see in my Dessert page, you won’t see too many cakes. And yes, you can use self raising flour. I love it, it’s so easy and quick! I haven’t tried with whole wheat so please adjust the wet ingredients if necessary. No, I haven’t. Even though you only need one can of dulce, and the volume will be the same as the volume of a can of sweetened condensed milk, you lose some volume when you make it, so I recommend making two cans worth. Six months ago: Perfect Vegetable Lasagna I have many different Bundt pans including the one Deb used for this recipe. I’ve never tried it with the muffin tray. Bundts are generally 10-cup or 12-cup. It is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with no wet batter on it. We’re so glad to hear you and your family enjoyed this moist and soft Mushi Pan! Hi Nami, I live in Japan and cannot get all purpose flour. Btw, the Apple idea turned out really well, next time I think I’ll add a touch of cinnamon! Yours is absolutely amazing. I only have Japanese Cheesecake at this point (although we don’t call it so in Japan…). Kentucky Butter Cake is a rich, buttery, crazy moist vanilla poke cake infused with luscious butter sauce that soaks through the cake AND is smothered on the cake leaving an irresistible sugar crust on the outside. That’s great! Some stuck to the top edge, but the rest of the cake fell in, more the texture of a brownie than I had expected with all that leavening. Please help what do I do to prevent this? . . Alternatively, you can place cloth on the bottom. The flavors are not over the top, it wasn’t so rich that I couldn’t finish my slice for breakfast :) I bought a Bundt pan specially for this recipe, and I am glad I did. My cups of flour clock in at 130 grams. Hi! Looks like this: https://www.google.com/search?q=vegetable+oil&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS727US727&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisyt_PvI3WAhXCiFQKHfCsCGIQ_AUICygC&biw=1722&bih=950, I tried your recipe and its seriously delicious and very soft. Hi Rhianna! I apparently have a 12 cup bundt and a 6 cup bundt, and REALLY don’t have space for yet another bundt pan, as lovely as this looks! Can you cook these cakes in a steam basket. I made the green tea steamed cakes 3 times already(the recipe is beyond cute-4 little ones) and I just made the cocoa ones this morning and used yogurt instead of milk. Thank you so much for sharing!!! Hi Situ! The batters actually invert themselves during the bake to the opposite of their original positions. Japanese Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (Video) ロールキャベツ, Green Salad with Blood Orange Vinaigrette, Easy Mother's Day Recipes for Brunch, Tea or Dinner, https://www.justonecookbook.com/sukiyaki/, https://www.justonecookbook.com/how-to-measure-flour/, https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/baking-powder-vs-baking-soda/, https://www.justonecookbook.com/green-tea-steamed-cake/, https://www.justonecookbook.com/search/?q=oyaki. There is another recipe in case you are interested: https://www.justonecookbook.com/recipes/green-tea-steamed-cake/. The coffee is usually to enhance the flavor of the chocolate. Add in the melted butter, milk, egg and vanilla. Just wondering if it really is 2tbsp milk for 1/2cup flour? Well worth it. Worked fine with a new bottle, and turned out great :). I had never tried Kaya before but heard of it many times. We bought a cheap aluminum roasting pan from the grocery store and it worked great. Hi Helene! Next time, please try Nami’s instruction in Step 6 and place the cake pan into the water. Hi Yyumi! . Six years ago: Summer Squash Gratin with Salsa Verde and Bourbon Slush Punch Thank you. Another way to make dulce de leche: if you have a pressure cooker, with a can of condensed milk standing on the pot add enough water to cover it. Hi Sling! It was also Mexican in-law approved. Or the formula will be different? If your middle of the cake came out gooey, it might need to steam longer. 350F is going to be the same as 160C fan or 180C without fan. I’m so happy to hear you liked this recipe! Thanks! !Thank you so much Madam….I love it so much….Truly appreciate all your marvellous recipes..Thanks again…, Hi Tan, Thank you very much for your kind feedback! However, cooking time will be longer, and outside will cook faster than inner, so make sure inside is cooked through. http://www.chicanoeats.com/spiced-pumpkin-chocoflan/?mc_cid=f5ba5dc7fc&mc_eid=8a5e89e108 That one won me second place at the Christmas food contest at my local photo studio, good for 1/2 price tuition for the next semester! Now to find the gumption to make this because I want it in my mouth right now ;), Holy cow! After being a silent reader of your blog for years, I’ve now decided to comment after trying the mushi pan recipe. Maybe worth giving it a shot? Wondering why you don’t discover sugar rush every time you have a cake? I just love seeing food bloggers that I like supporting each other! Hi, I wanted to ask if you can increase the recipe and make this in one big cake pan rather than as cupcakes? This was amazing. I put it straight in the fridge, because it will need to be ready to eat in 3 hours time. I made this today with dulce de leche I purched and it was a fairly straightforward affair. It yielded 16 oh so fluffy corn & cheese muffins. I ate it for breakfast. This fits in either but you can see in my photos that the 10-cup will be very full once baked (but will not overflow). I have no issue with the liners I’ve used in the past. The batter is sticky and not smooth like how it supposed to be. Any suggestions? My in laws love it. but haven’t had a chance to write . One year ago: Zucchini Quesadillas Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on May 4, 2011. I was thrilled to use this as an excuse to revisit the concept, and it was *perfect. I don’t have one…. . They are so easy to make and soooo tasty. My homemade steamed cakes are not the same as those Cheese Mushi-pans. I’m so happy to hear that. Konnichiwa, namiko san. In Japan, we don’t really use this flour much, and all things fluffy – like cake use cake flour (and this is not commonly used in the US even for desserts). What did I done wrongly? Hi Grace! to replace the sugar? After WWII, when a massive amount of wheat flour was imported from the U.S., and the Japanese started to eat more bread. To prepare plum filling: In a small saucepan over low heat, combine plum jam, nutmeg, cloves, ginger and cinnamon, and cook until liquid (alternatively, combine in a microwave … *Place the chocolate in the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds. If I were to add mashed purple sweet potatoes in the center directly before steaming, would I have to steam for a longer period of time? Thank you for your reply and clarifying about the chocolate chips ! I tried the cheese and corn ones and even though they needed a bit more time (around 12 min for me) they turned out very yummy! As a result, the cake batter comes together with pantry ingredients like all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, sugar, and melted coconut oil. My mother made an almost French version, just eggs milk and sugar, with lemon zest. Yeah weighing the flour would be the most accurate then yea? Nine years ago: Charred Corn Tacos with Zucchini-Radish Slaw So, i gotta use 5 eggs overall? Hi Joan! Or can I just put it in the ramekin without the cupcake liners? hi, which kind of milk do u use in the recipe? But I made it from scratch (easy), and made the cake (though I barely got the cajeta to unglue itself from the pan). I have never tried it, mainly because that recipe serves 16, a bit much for my 2 person home. What happened ? But I snuck a little slice this morning and can confirm it is even better – more flavorful – after sitting overnight. 10 cups. Disappointed. Excited to make this today, but for those of us who are sans blender – would you recommend mixer or food processor? . He said to use hot water from the tap. The cake batter started to float as soon as I added the flan mixture, and a fair amount of it rose entirely out of the bundt pan (same size as the one in the photos) and ended up in the water bath. Hopefully, you didn’t mean 260 grams of flour. Other than that, I didn’t change a thing and it was delicious. May I know how much more time if we use a steamer? , Thank you for sharing your recipes. Thanks! Hi Silei! I think it’s the baking powder (good cocoa powder should give you amazing taste!) How bad is it? https://www.justonecookbook.com/how-to-measure-flour/, 1 cup of flour should be 120-125 g. If you scoop up, the amount of flour is definitely more than the amount I used in this recipe. And the texture of the cake s hard and chewy. I went with the weight. Hi Barbara! There are tons of blog posts out there about it. Hi Nami.Thanks 4 de recipe.I think this is the longest comment,pardonme.I dont hv ramekins & cupcake liners but i hv muffin pans.can it place d pans directly on de water or should i place a stoneware(ceramic)/stainless plate on d water & place the pans on top.can i use a clean wrapper(cloth) if i dont hv a kit. Hi, I want to try steam cake as I am not good at baking. Can u conform which fruit will be used in Steam cake, Hi Sudhakar! It was fantastic. I’ve seen many recipes for chocoflan and the flan is good, but it is not the same as traditional flan. Also can I steam it in a bowl to make a big one? Hi, I tried the recipe today and it was really easy and fast. lol…I want to try to make green tea steamed cake, do you have that recipe? This looks like a great recipe and I would definitely want to try it. Bake chocoflan: Liberally coat a 10-cup (2.5 liter) Bundt pan with cooking spray. I would google “rubber rings for canning jars” to see what you get. I remember my kids ate these for their snack when they were little too. In going back over the recipe I’m wondering if not covering in foil during baking was the problem. We ate some yesterday when it was just cool enough – it had been in the fridge about two hours. You can enjoy them as a healthy breakfast or after-school snack. My son is allergic to egg. Thank you Deb. If there was still a lot of water left, we assume that it did not have enough steam in the steamer when you were steaming and didn’t distribute the heat well to your 20 cm round stainless steel pan. Have fun exploring the 700+ classic & modern Japanese recipes I share with step-by-step photos and How-To YouTube videos. I cover the lid on top to steam and the lid is wrapped with a towel so the condensation won’t drop to the steamed cakes. hai,just tried the steam cup cake..was good with hot tea..! You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. I made it with Milo powder and Meiji chocolate. I have some readers tried this recipe in the steamer instead of the water bath, and they said it worked perfectly. Next bring 2 to 2.5 cups of water to a boil in a steamer pan or electric cooker or pressure cooker. I’d say you probably don’t need to cook that long. If this makes a difference, please edit your recipe to say” hot tap water.” 7 times! Or maybe just not as good as it sounded from reading the recipe. I took the cake out after it had been refrigerated.

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