Polka dots cup cakes (steamed )-- polka dot apam kukus

Steamed Polka dots cup cakes ( Polka dots apam kukus)

Ingredients
1 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
90g caster sugar
90g self raising flour
70ml ice cream soda
food colouring
tooth picks

Methods
1.Whisk the eggs and sugar till creamy and thick.
2.Add in essence, followed by half the flour.Fold in,then followed by the other half,fold in until well mixed.
3.Mixed in ice cream soda.(fold in)--kaup balik lah.. :D. dot not over beat to have smoother rounder finish.
4.Line the sturdy muffin cups (plastic or acuan apam) with paper cup ( to retain the shape during steaming).Fill in the paper cup until almost full or 3/4 full.
5.Insert tooth picks into food colouring then insert into the cup cakes mixture (gently poke the coloured tooth pick and lift )---making the Polka dots , or you may swirl the tooth pick to make patterns of your choice.
6. alternatively,you may want to fill a small amount of various colors in a few piping bags,makes a tiny snip at the end  of each  bag,touch the surface of your cuppys,squeeze dots or make any patterns you like.
7.Prepare steamer: boil water on high flame,then turn to medium, and steam at medium flame for 10-15 min. ( I will wrapped lid to catch the steam,preventing water droplets ruin my cuppies pattern )


( I found that when the cup is filled nearly to the top it gave the rounded finish :D )--bon appetit