A Cake With An Unusual Ingredient Recipe

Simple and not-too sweet. A perfect pick-me-up with Chinese This cake is like the vanilla wafer of Its appeal lies in its plainness, simplicity, and for me, its nostalgic Other kids may have grown up with snack cakes baked in a square or rectangular pan in the flavors of chocolate, vanilla or apple But I grew up eating this pale golden sponge cake that was steamed, and bought by my Mom at Chinatown bakeries. It usually came in tall squares or big wedges, its interior sporting tiny, airy bubbles. I could never resist squishing a corner of it between my fingers before taking a It was the polar opposite of a birthday cake. It was unadorned, plain-Jane, and hardly sweet at all. But unlike birthday cake, I…