Kuih bahulu- How to make Malaysian traditional sponge cake

Kuih bahulu are hugely popular mini sponge cakes that originated in Malaysia.
It is also fondly called Ji Dan Gao/ 鸡蛋糕 in Chinese and Kue bolu kering in Indonesia.
I have eaten it for many years, but I vaguely remember this is what we crave during Chinese New Year when I am still a kid.
It is also a traditional Malay cake usually served during Eid al-Fitr.
The making of kuih bahulu is similar to French madeleines. They are small cakes baked in specially made molds. However, it involves only a few basic ingredients and has a crispy exterior with a spongy texture.
It is a simple recipe that only requires 5 ingredients.

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Recipe:
(Please download the recipe and read the full details at https://tasteasianfood.com/kuih-bahulu/ )

Ingredients:
2 large eggs*
50g caster sugar
50g all-purpose flour
5g cornstarch
1/8 tsp salt

Method:
Brush the mold with a generous amount of vegetable oil.
Next, heat the mold in the oven at 200°C/390°F for fifteen minutes.
Whip the egg with an electric mixer at high speed for about 2 minutes, then add the castor sugar bit by bit until all the sugar is added to the egg mixture.
The endpoint of whipping the eggs is when you can draw a ribbon on the batter, which will only vanish after two seconds.
Measure the flour, cornstarch, and salt and mix well, then sieve.
Fold 1/3 of the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Fold gently until there is no visible flour. Then repeat the remaining two parts until all the flour has been incorporated into the egg batter.
Transfer the batter into a piping bag.
Remove the heated bahulu mold from the oven and immediately fill the mold with the egg batter.
Bake the cake at 200°C/390°F for about twelve minutes, or until the surface of the bahulu turns golden brown.
Remove the bahulu with a bamboo skewer from the mold.

Note:
The amount of 2 eggs is 90g (exclude the shell) in this recipe. Please adjust accordingly if the eggs you use are of different sizes.

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