Steemit Challenge Season-30 Week-6 || "Traditional Steam Cooking- Steamed Cake"

Hi friends, dear steemians

Welcome to the 6th week of Season 30 of the Steemit Learning Challenge. I want to express my gratitude to @steemitblog for this chance. Every week in this course, we will examine the ingredients, cooking methods, and health advantages of traditional steamed foods. I hope you enjoy and continue to support these interesting contests each week.

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The healthy traditional steam cooking

As I said last week, Steaming is one of the cooking methods that our ancestors have taught us. Since it does not add oil, this cooking method is considered a healthy one. The dishes prepared this way are delicious and healthy. If you include steamed foods in your daily diet, you will not get problems like cancer, heart disease, weight gain, digestive problems, and high blood cholesterol.

The easy "Steamed Cake" is one of the fundamental cake recipes that everyone should definitely learn. It is prepared using readily available basic ingredients typically found in the kitchen and refrigerator—such as flour, baking powder, eggs, sugar, oil, and milk. This cake is highly versatile and adaptable; it can be made as a simple snack cake or as a layered cake.

Ingredients of Steamed Cake

Wheat flour/All purpose flour(Maida) - 2 cups
Corn flour -2 tspn
Butter-50 gms
Sugar-1/2 cup
Eggs-2
Vennila Essence-1 tspn
Milk
Cooking soda
Chololate
Tutty fruity
Salt to taste

Nutrition facts of All-purpose flour (Maida)

All-purpose flour (Maida) is a refined wheat flour. It primarily provides carbohydrates and energy, but is low in fiber and vitamins. One cup (approximately 125 grams) of this flour contains roughly 455 calories, 13 grams of protein, 95 grams of carbohydrates, and a very small amount of fat.

• Vitamins and Minerals: Unlike whole wheat flour, it loses most of its nutrients during processing. However, iron and B-vitamins are added to many fortified flour varieties.

Nutrition facts of Wheat flour

Wheat's nutritional profile demonstrates that its benefits extend far beyond merely providing basic energy. Whole wheat contains significantly higher levels of nutrients compared to refined wheat products. Its bran provides fiber and B vitamins, while its germ supplies healthy fats, Vitamin E, and additional minerals essential for optimal health.

• Whole wheat benefits heart health through its fiber content, which helps reduce LDL cholesterol levels. Studies indicate that consuming whole grains, such as wheat, lowers the risk of heart disease by up to 30%. The magnesium found in wheat aids in maintaining healthy blood pressure control.

• The benefits of wheat grains include promoting regular bowel movements and supporting beneficial gut bacteria. Insoluble fiber adds bulk to the stool, while soluble fiber nourishes healthy gut bacteria, thereby improving overall digestive function.

• The benefits of wheat grains include promoting regular bowel movements and supporting beneficial gut bacteria. Insoluble fiber adds bulk to the stool, while soluble fiber nourishes healthy gut bacteria, thereby improving overall digestive function.

Nutrition facts of Milk

The milk contains approximately 87% water. The remaining 13% consists of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. To produce lower-fat varieties, processing techniques remove the fat: the "reduced-fat" variety contains 2% milk fat, the "low-fat" variety contains 1% milk fat, and the "fat-free" or "skim" variety contains virtually no milk fat. Since cows are often pregnant when they are being milked, the milk contains hormones such as Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), estrogens, and progestins. To increase milk production, some cows are administered additional hormones.

Nutrition facts of Egg

Eggs have long been a significant contributor to the nutritional quality of our diet. Not only do eggs contain the highest quality protein available, but they also possess nearly all the essential vitamins and minerals required by humans. In fact, egg protein is of such high quality that it is used as a standard against which other proteins are compared. Eggs possess a biological value of 93.7% (the efficiency with which protein is utilized for growth). Comparable values ​​stand at 84.5% for milk, 76% for fish, and 74.3% for beef. Eggs are truly the best protein source money can buy, and they also contain other valuable vitamins and minerals.

Steamed Cake

STEP 1:

Crack two eggs into a large bowl and beat them thoroughly. Then, add the sugar and beat the mixture vigorously once again. While beating, ensure you do so rapidly and exclusively in a clockwise direction; this technique helps ensure that the resulting cake turns out soft.

After that, add 50 grams of butter or two spoons of cooking oil, and beat again.

STEP 2:

Now, thoroughly sift and add two cups of wheat flour or all-purpose flour. Along with this, add two tablespoons of corn flour, a half teaspoon of cooking soda, and mix everything well using a whisk.

STEP 3:

Add a spoonful of vanilla essence; then, add the required amount of tutti-frutti or raisins, and mix the batter thoroughly until it resembles idli batter.

STEP 4:

Now, add one cup of milk and mix thoroughly until the batter becomes quite soft and loose. Let the batter prepared in this manner rest for a short while—specifically, for about ten minutes.

STEP 5:

Take a bowl or mold, coat it thoroughly with butter to grease it well, and then sprinkle a little corn flour inside.

STEP 6:

After letting it set for ten minutes, take the cake batter and fill it into a bowl.

STEP 7:

Pour one liter of water into a large vessel and heat it thoroughly. Then, place a perforated plate inside—designed to allow steam to rise—and preheat the vessel.

STEP 8:

Now, take the bowl filled with the batter, place it inside the vessel, and cover it to steam. Then, steam it for approximately 25 minutes.

STEP 9:

After 25 minutes, open the lid and use a stick or skewer to poke it. If anything sticks to it, it indicates that it is not yet fully cooked; if nothing sticks, you can understand that it is done.

Once the cake is fully boiled—it should be soft to the touch—transfer it onto a plate. Pour melted chocolate over it, then add candies or your desired garnishes to give it a beautiful finish.

Now the steamed Steamed Cake is ready. Cut this cake into small pieces with a knife and serve.

Students Task

1.Have you ever prepared a steamed cake, or have you eaten a cake that was prepared by steaming? Please describe it shortly(2 Marks)

1. Make the "Steamed Cake" or any similar dish that are shared in the course, or make them as per your style, with a detailed step-by-step procedure along with images. (5 Marks)

2. List the ingredients and their prices in your local currency and in STEEM.(1 Mark)

3. Make a good Presentation of your recipe with a date tag and a selfie. (1 Mark)

Rules and Regulations:

✓ The post can be written on your personal blog or any community.

✓ The title of your post must be: SLC S-30-W6 || "Traditional Steam Cooking- Steamed Cake"

✓ Use your own images, plagiarism and use of AI are prohibited; the publication must contain a minimum of 300 words.

✓ Make sure to use the tags #tsc-s30w6 , #learnwhithsteem, #steemexclusive, your country tag (example: #india)and #food .

✓ Add #burnsteem25 tag within 4 tags, if you set 25% to @null account

✓ Include a handwritten identification sign next to your food, containing words "Traditional Steam Cooking- Week5" , user name and date .

✓ Invite at least three friends to participate. Example: @blessedlife, @zulay7059, @green015.

✓ Leave your post link in the comments section of this post.

✓ Any language is accepted.

✓ Promote on social networks like X.

✓ This contest will be open for 7 days, starting at 00:00 UTC on Monday, April 06, 2026, 00:00 UTC to Sunday, April 12, 2026, 23:59 UTC.

Rewards:

SC01 or SC02 will review posts from all participating authors of teaching teams and have the opportunity to upvote any good posts. There is no guarantee that every article will receive an upvote.

Based on their comprehension of the subject, prepared article, quality, and presentation, the top 5 authors will be nominated at the end of each week.

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