Winnie the Pooh Mushi Pan – Steamed Cake
Mushi pan is a soft Japanese cake that can be easily made with common ingredients found in a fridge and a pantry. In this recipe, I will show you how to make these cakes sweetened with honey and decorated with cute Winnie the Pooh faces.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
- Small cup
- Cup cake tin
- Cup cake liners
- Piping bag
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 150g
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 4½ tablespoons honey
- 2 beaten eggs
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons natural-flavored oil (vegetable, canola oil, etc.)
- black food coloring
- golden yellow coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 340F (170C). Place 8 cupcake liners in a muffin tin.
- Mix all-purpose flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, honey, and oil.
- Next, add dry ingredients to the honey mixture and mix until combined.
- Then, scoop 1 tablespoon of batter out to a small cup and add black food coloring, and mix well. Set aside.
- Add golden yellow food coloring to the main cake batter and mix well.
- Pour the yellow cake batter into the muffin tin (divide the batter into 8). Tap the muffin tin on a countertop to remove any air pockets. Pop any bubbles on the surface with a toothpick.
- Put the black cake batter in a piping bag and snip a tiny corner off to create a hole about 2mm in diameter.
- Draw Pooh’s face on each cake batter.
- Place the muffin tin in a deep roasting tray and pour warm water around the muffin tin. Steam bake the cake for 15-20 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Once all cakes are cooked through, cool them down on a rack.
- Mushi pan can be enjoyed as is or additional honey on top if you prefer more sweetness