Ma La Gao - Delicious Chinese Steam Cake

- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1/4 evaporated milk
- 4 1/2 Tbsp butter
- 4 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- Dash of vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 cup custard powder or vanilla pudding mix (leave out dash of vanilla if using the pudding mix)
- 4 jumbo eggs
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup plain white sugar

- Use an 8" round bamboo steamer and line with parchment paper.
- Melt the butter and mix with milk, and oil.
- combine flour, custard powder, baking powder and bicarb together in a sieve to remove lumps.
- Beat the egg and sugar together for about 2 minutes.
- Mix in the liquid ingredients.
- Mix in the dry ingredient.
- Pour into the lined steamer and steam for 30 minutes.

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