I have not tried to prepare this Huat Kueh before until a reader asked me to provide the recipe. She saw this Huat Kueh prepared by my mom in my previous post of pray for "Pai Ting Kong"
This traditional Huat Kueh is a prosperity cake in Chinese family as we believe it will bring good luck and good fortune. We will only use Huat Kueh that have smiling face (split on top) to pray.
This cake is soft, fluffy and slightly chewy texture. If you keep it overnight, steam again and it will return to the same original texture.
Asked my mom to provide recipe, as usual, she only agak-agak (estimate) only. Luckily this cake turn out perfect and have smiling face after I pandai pandai re-created ^^.
Brown Sugar Huat Kueh (steamed brown sugar Chinese cake)
(recipe source: by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover)
*makes 10 small cakes
330g all purpose flour
70g brown sugar
30g sugar
100ml hot water
1tsp margarine
1tsp instant active yeast
75ml water
Method
1. Melt brown sugar and sugar in hot water, set aside and let it turn warm.
2. Mix yeast and flour in a mixing bowl, add in warm sugar mixture (No1).
3. Add in margarine and water, mix well till a sticky dough (don’t knead the dough, just mix well). Set aside to rest for 1hour.
4. Remove dough from the mixing bowl, slightly knead the dough (still quite sticky). Equally divide into 60g ball, place it in a small round tin (do not need to grease) and arrange on a steaming tray.
5. Steam over rapidly boiling water for 15-20mins.
* you may change to other flavours like pandan, colouring, banana or etc...
I also realized that the ingredients use is very similar to a bread recipe, the only difference is this cake is using steaming method instead of baking method....
45 comments:
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发得很好呢！
huat oh..hehe
Sonia, thanks alot for another lovely fatt kuih recipe. I love trying all sort of fatt kuih. Hope you're having a wonderful week ahead.
Regards, Kristy
è sempre un piacere passare nel tuo blog..che bontà!!!complimenti!
I love all the traditional utensils you used! The green enamel plate and the little authentic Huat Keuh tins :)
Huat goh is definitely a classic that will be passed down to generations, brown sugar definitely makes it more fragrant!
Your huat goh look perfect!
Great! I need to print this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
they looks simply delicious
So lovely!!!! So nice yours all SMILING Faces de :)
HUAT ahhhhhh....大发。。小发统统来！哈哈
Sonia...lovely huat kuih ....smiling all the way :) makes me smile too...early in the morning not only that ...hungrrrry too :p thanks for sharing the recipe :)
haha, you very very pandai to have made this!
huat liao! haha... u must be very happy to see all this kuih laughing at u :)
Nice sunshine smiling tops!!! :)
look so nice. when i was small i love to eat this. ahahah.
Wow, so nice...
Look delicious, must try to do it one day.
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HUAT ah HUAT....all your huat-kuih have a GOOD AND BIG SMILE ^_^.....
Yum yum! Wish I can have a bite! I like Huast Kueh, the texture simply makes me want another and another...;p
is so lovely! (: yummy!!
Sonia pandai sia!
Personally I think yeast Huat kueh taste better than Huat kueh made of baking power and Eno.
the colour brown is very nice..making fatt koh is very challenging..sometimes just anxious about the smiling top!
I've always wanted to try making these, a classic indeed!
that huat means u will be prosperous right? hehee, that's what my granny used to say that it is "smiling"
We just had these cakes during the Chinese New Year celebrations...yours look so light and fluffy. Yummie! Have a great week ahead :-)
wahseh! u made so many! If cannot finish, please share share! keke
Looks good, HUAT AH!
I enjoy holding a warm huat kueh in my hands just after they are steamed, then trying to sink my first bite into it!
Another fave of mine...I like eating it with freshly grated coconut :D
Sonia, this huat kuah, really 'HUAT"!! long time haven't eaten one. I don't like what my mum bought from outside. Nothing compared to yours.
Sonia, my huat kueh hardly smile but I'm still making the bald head huat kueh. Anyway, we don't use it to pray, just for home consumption :P
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I have bought a packet of that flour but fail in baking it.
Just wondered if the texture is firm or fluffy? How does it compare to Ma Lie Ko?
Hi sonia,
Is this recipe the same for the pink coloured huat kuih?
Do i need to change to normal sugar? Thanks
Lisa
Lisa, yes, replaced all sugar with normal sugar if you wish to make pink huat kuih.
I have earmarked this traditional huat kueh. Thanks for sharing
hi. I just tried your recipe but mine did not split open at the top? do you have any thoughts as to why?
Hi Sonia, I want to make this for CNY. i don't have the bowls mentioned in your recipe. You think it is ok to steam them in muffin tray with paper liners? Thanks!
teo ai li, i think should be ok with muffin tray and lined with paper.
Hi Sonia, may I know if I can replace hot water with equal amount of coconut milk? Also, can I use butter instead of margarine; equal amount? Thanks
Hi Sonia, can I use the same ingredients and steam a 6 or 7" Huat Kueh? What is the correcting timing? Thanks
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