Is it better to steam or bake the cake?

@shadjee1 (602)
Philippines
July 4, 2008 6:59am CST
I haven't tried steamed cake yet. But they say it is also tastes good. Most Chinese cakes are steamed. Have you tried one? Which is better? Steamed or baked?
5 responses
Xdrowninghavocx
@Xdrowninghavocx (3117)
• United States
6 Jul 08
I haven't even heard of steaming a cake. That's awesome, lol. And I would imagine the streaming time is longer than the baking time. I bet it tastes twice as fresh, for some reason. I definitely have to look up more information about this technique. I wouldn't even know about how to do this, lol.
shadjee1
@shadjee1 (602)
• Philippines
30 Jul 08
Yeah. I have heard about it from a friend.. She once told me that chinese cakes or mostly steamed.. But i still havent tried it up to now. I am still waiting for a recipe from her about steaming cakes. I'll let you know how it goes.
pinkista
@pinkista (892)
• Philippines
5 Jul 08
I tried once, by making a Sponge cake. You don't have to bake the cake, just steam it and cold it afterwards. But for me, I think baked cake is better than steamed cake.
aweins
@aweins (4198)
• India
4 Jul 08
hi shadjee1, my friend, i have always eaten baked cakes and myself have also always baked cakes. i donno anything about steaming a cake or anything like that. i love eating cakes and i am a bit lazy in baking them at home so when i feel like eating i feelthat its better to go and buy and eat. HAPPY CAKE EATING. WITH A TOUCH OF ICE CREAM IN THE END. :-)
roshand8
@roshand8 (1478)
• Sri Lanka
4 Jul 08
Never tried one and not in the future.for me cake cake when it's baked.when steamed i assume it could taste like pudding.Let me know when you taste it.cheers..
saverio
@saverio (402)
• India
4 Jul 08
steaming a cake is not the best way.The best and traditional way is baking.Only few types of cakes are steamed.NOt very efficient.