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In Cream Cracker Layered Cake recipe, cream cracker crumb is used to replace cake flour. This cake is not difficult to do but you need a lot of patience. The cake batter needed to be steamed layer by layer to yield a cake with soft and fluffy texture. If the batter is steamed at once, it will yield a dense cake.

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layered cake with cream cracker
 

Cream Cracker Layered Cake | MyKitchen101en

Ingredients:

  • 5 eggs (grade A/size L, room temp.)
  • 180 g fine sugar
  • 250 g salted cream crackers
  • 150 g melted butter
  • 80 g evaporated milk
  • 1 ½ tbsps cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ tbsps hot water
  • ⅓ tsp ground cinnamon

Directions:

1 Add 1 Liter of plain water to 400 ml of hot water to get 45°C/113°F warm water. Combine eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl, whisk egg mixture over medium speed in warm water bath until stiff (the ribbons formed by egg mixture will stay on surface for a while before dissolving slowly).

Layered cake made with cream cracker
 

2 Process cream crackers (recipe uses Ping Pong cream cracker) into fine crumb, fold cracker crumb into stiff egg mixture. Combine melted butter and evaporated milk, add in gradually, fold until well mixed.

Layered cake made with cream cracker

3 Measure out 450 g of batter. Mix cocoa powder with hot water, add to batter, fold until well mixed. Cover the mixing bowl to prevent batter from drying up.

Layered cake made with cream cracker
 

4 Add ground cinnamon to the remaining portion, fold until well blended. Cover the mixing bowl to prevent batter from drying up.

Layered cake made with cream cracker

5 Pour 90 g of cocoa batter into 7-inch (18-cm) lined square baking pan, swirl the pan to spread the batter evenly. Steam over medium-high heat for 4.5 minutes.

Layered cake made with cream cracker

6 Pour 90 g of cinnamon batter over the cooked chocolate layer, swirl the pan to spread the batter evenly. Steam over medium-high heat for 4.5 minutes.

Layered cake made with cream cracker

7 Repeat the steps, steam each layer over medium-high heat for 4.5 minutes. After pouring in the last layer (10th layer), steam for 10 minutes.

Layered cake made with cream cracker
Layered cake made with cream cracker

8 Unmould the cake and set aside to cool on wire rack.

Layered cake made with cream cracker

9 Cut Cream Cracker Layered Cake into 18 pieces using serrated knife.

Layered cake made with cream cracker

layered cake with cream cracker

Cream Cracker Layered Cake

In this recipe, cream cracker crumb is used to replace cake flour. This cake is not difficult to do but you need a lot of patient. The cake batter needed to be steamed layer by layer to yield a cake with soft and fluffy texture. If the batter is steamed at once, it will yield a dense cake.

Rate

5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Cake
Cuisine steamed cakes
Servings 18 pieces
Calories 181 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 7-inch (18-cm) square baking pan
  • 1 steamer

Ingredients
  

  • 5 eggs grade A/size L, room temp.
  • 180 g fine sugar
  • 250 g salted cream crackers
  • 150 g melted butter
  • 80 g evaporated milk
  • 1 ½ tbsps cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ tbsps hot water
  • tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Add 1 Liter of plain water to 400 ml of hot water to get 45°C/113°F warm water. Combine eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl, whisk egg mixture over medium speed in warm water bath until stiff (the ribbons formed by egg mixture will stay on surface for a while before dissolving slowly).
    Layered cake made with cream cracker
  • Process cream crackers into fine crumb, fold cracker crumb into stiff egg mixture. Combine melted butter and evaporated milk, add in gradually, fold until well mixed.
    Layered cake made with cream cracker
  • Measure out 450 g of batter. Mix cocoa powder with hot water, add to batter, fold until well mixed. Cover the mixing bowl to prevent batter from drying up.
    Layered cake made with cream cracker
  • Add ground cinnamon to the remaining portion, fold until well blended. Cover the mixing bowl to prevent batter from drying up.
    Layered cake made with cream cracker
  • Pour 90 g of cocoa batter into 7-inch (18-cm) lined square baking pan, swirl the pan to spread the batter evenly. Steam over medium-high heat for 4.5 minutes.
    Layered cake made with cream cracker
  • Pour 90 g of cinnamon batter over the cooked chocolate layer, swirl the pan to spread the batter evenly. Steam over medium-high heat for 4.5 minutes.
    Layered cake made with cream cracker
  • Repeat the steps, steam each layer over medium-high heat for 4.5 minutes. After pouring in the last layer (10th layer), steam for 10 minutes.
    Layered cake made with cream cracker
  • Unmould the cake and set aside to cool on wire rack.
    Layered cake made with cream cracker
  • Cut Cream Cracker Layered Cake into 18 pieces using serrated knife.
    Layered cake made with cream cracker

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Notes

This recipe uses Hup Seng Ping Pong cream cracker.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 181kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 207mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 285IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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