chinese sponge cake

Note: This post contains affiliate links. Mildly sweet and impossibly fluffy, these paper-wrapped sponge cakes have been a favorite of mine since childhood. Along with gai mei bao (coconut cocktail buns) and dan tat (egg tarts), these simple cakes were a must-buy every time we visited a Chinese bakery. After years of attempting to recreate […]

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With the small amount of flour used in this recipe, this paper-wrapped sponge cake has a light, fluffy texture, super soft, and it literally melts in the mouth. It is not too filling, so you may consume more if you like it, and you won’t feel full easily. For those of you who easily feel guilt pangs after giving in to your sweet tooth (guilty as charged), don’t worry, this sponge cupcake is considered a lower carb cake as it uses a smaller amount of flour compared to other types of sponge…

I know it has been a while since my last post and this is because I have been very busy lately. As you may know my life long passion is baking, but I have not gone to pastry school or anything so I…

Soft and airy sponge cake is decorated with light airy whipped cream and fruit is a classic and popular Chinese bakery-style cake often seen during birthday celebrations and suitable for other events or celebrations too.