Red Velvet Huat Kueh. Great recipe for Red Velvet Huat Kueh. Before I start, in case you are wondering, the traditional huat kueh (Hokkien translate for Chinese steamed rice flour cake), symbolizes luck and prosperity. Who knows… it look like tulips??? Spoon the red yeast batter into muffin case. Then spray some reserved white batter on top of it and followed by mixed the green tea powder into remaining reserved batter and cover all the surface.
Huat Kueh (toddy version) /Sweet Rice Cakes 椰花酒发糕 I have been wanting to make Pak Tong Kueh using toddy or palm wine ( sap from palm tree).
Scoop in the batter till almost to the rim.
I get very excited when I make huat kueh or fatt kou in cantonese.
You can cook Red Velvet Huat Kueh using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Red Velvet Huat Kueh
- It's of Huat Kueh:.
- You need 1 of Egg,.
- Prepare 75 g of Dark Muscovado Sugar,.
- You need 75 g of Caster Sugar,.
- Prepare 250 g of Unbleached All Purpose Flour,.
- It's 1/2 TSP of Sea Salt,.
- You need 2 TSP of Baking Powder,.
- Prepare 150 ml of Beetroot Juice,.
- It's 100 g of Canola / Vegetable / Peanut Oil,.
- You need 1 TSP of Pure Vanilla Paste,.
- You need of Cream Cheese Fillings:.
- Prepare 63 g of Cream Cheese Preferably Philadelphia Room Temperature,.
- It's 75 ml of Whipping Cream,.
- You need 18 g of Granulated Sugar,.
- Prepare of Fresh Lemon Juice, 1/2 Lemon.
- You need of Fresh Lemon Zest, 1/2 Lemon.
The fIour type huat kueh,most recipes call for self rising flour and I substitute with flour and baking powder. I don't really like flour type huat kueh due to baking powder flavor. Maybe I added too much baking powder. This traditional Huat Kueh is a prosperity cake in Chinese family as we believe it will bring good luck and good fortune.
Red Velvet Huat Kueh instructions
- Prepare huat kueh. In a large mixing bowl, add in eggs and sugar. Using a hand mixer, whisk until well combined and the sugar has dissolved. In another bowl, add flour, salt and baking powder. Stir to combine well..
- Gradually pour in about 1/3 of the beetroot juice into the egg mixture while still mixing. Gradually sieve in about 1/3 of the flour mixture into the egg mixture while still mixing. Repeat the alternating process until everything is incorporated. Gradually pour in the oil while still mixing. Lastly, add in vanilla paste..
- Mix to combine well. Mix, mix, mix. The batter should be glossy and smooth. Prepare a steamer. Line muffin tins with cupcake liners..
- Making life easier, use a sorbet scoop to transfer the batter into the cupcake liners. You should get 6 equal portions (I am a bit OCD, so I divides and measured out 6 equal portions). Steam until the kueh blossom and pass the skewer test. Skewer test is when you insert a skewer into the kueh, it comes out clean..
- Remove from steamer and set aside to cool slightly, about 30 mins. Prepare cream cheese fillings while steaming. In a large bowl, add cream cheese, sugar, cream, lemon juice and zest. Using a hand mixer, whisk everything together until well combine..
- The mixture should be light, fluffy and the sugar should dissolve. There shouldn't be any grainy touch of sugar to the mixture. Transfer into a piping bag and set aside chilled until ready to use..
- Assemble the huat kueh. Using a cupcake corer, remove the center core of the kueh, but leave the tip in tact. Pipe the cream cheese fillings into the core. Cover the core with the tip. Repeat the process for the remaining kueh. You can serve these at room temperature or chilled. I prefer mine chilled..
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