Bolu kukus

Indonesian cake

Bolu kukus is an Indonesian traditional snack of steamed sponge cupcake. The term "bolu kukus" however, usually refers to a type of kue mangkuk that is baked using mainly wheat flour with sugar, eggs, milk and soda, while also using common vanilla, chocolate, pandan or strawberry flavouring, acquired from food flavouring essence. The cake makes use of beaten eggs and soda as an emulsifier, the type of soda often being lemon sparkling water, such as Sprite.