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KUIH BOLU

These little traditional egg sponge cakes come in the shape of flowers. They originate from the Malay Peninsula during the Portuguese colonial era in the 15th century.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack, Tea
Cuisine: Chinese, Eurasian, Peranakan

Equipment

  • 1 Kuih bolu mould

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 5 tbsp sugar
  • 1⅓ cup flour
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • Pinch salt
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence
  • Oil for greasing mould

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200℃ degrees celsius. Brush a bolu mould with oil and place the mould into the oven to heat for 5 minutes.
  • Sieve flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar until pale, and add vanilla essence. Fold the flour into the egg mixture until you get a smooth batter.
  • Spoon in the batter into the heated bolu mould and place onto the middle rack of the oven.
  • Lower oven temperature to 180°C and bake until golden about 10 to 13 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the bolu to test if cooked. The toothpick should come out clean without any batter or grit stuck to it. 
  • Unmould the kuih bolu and rest to cool on wire rack.