Turbo Cooker Chinese Sponge Cake

By Bill Hicks • Baked Goods & Desserts, Eggs, Turbo Cooker

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Prep Time

min

Cook Time

min

Servings

8 servings

Difficulty

Created

Jun 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM

Last Updated

Jun 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM

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Ingredients

4 Eggs
1 Cup flour
1/2 Cup sugar
1 Teaspoon baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon baking soda
1 Teaspoon almond extract (Can substitute vanilla if desired)
1/2 Cup evaporated milk (Can substitute regular milk if desired)
4 Tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Instructions

Spray a spring form cake pan with nonstick oil.
Sift the flour and baking powder and set aside.
Mix the evaporated milk and the baking soda and melted butter and set aside.
Beat the eggs. Mix in the sugar and the almond extract, making sure that the sugar is dissolved. Mix in the milk/baking soda/butter mixture and blend thoroughly. Gradually add in the flour mixture and blend.
Pour the mixture into the cake pan, and place it on the steamer rack.
Add 2 cups of water to the base, high heat, (valve open), 10 minutes.
Add 1 cup of water to the base, medium high heat, (valve closed), 10 minutes.
Add 2 cups of water to the base, high heat, (valve open), 10 minutes.
Check it with a toothpick, if it's not done, add another cup of water, high heat, (valve open), 10 minutes.
Remove it from the Turbo Cooker, let it cool for 10 minutes on a rack, remove it from the pan and let it cool completely before decorating.
You can leave it plain, dust it with powdered sugar or frost it.
Variations
Add 1 tablespoon of honey when you add in the almond extract.
Add 2 T lemon zest, or lime zest or orange zest.
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