Why won’t pumpkin cake rise? How to make golden pumpkin cake

Contents of this article

1. Why doesn’t pumpkin cake rise?

2. How to make golden pumpkin cake

3. Why is the steamed pumpkin cake so sticky?

Why won't pumpkin cake rise?

1. Moisture content

When making pumpkin cake, you need to use steamed pumpkin. There is more moisture in the pumpkin, which causes the moisture in the dough to increase. There is more moisture when kneading the dough, which causes the pumpkin cake to not rise. Therefore, during the kneading process, reduce the amount of water added to avoid the moisture in the pumpkin affecting the dough, which causes the pumpkin to not rise.

2. Less yeast

When making pumpkin cake, the addition of steamed pumpkin will make the dough heavier, resulting in an imbalance in the ratio of dough and yeast, which will reduce the activity of yeast and the pumpkin cake will not rise. When making it, you should add some yeast to the original ratio to make a fluffy pumpkin cake.

3. Dough making time

When making pumpkin cake, a short rising time is not conducive to the uniform diffusion of yeast microorganisms, resulting in uneven rising and the pumpkin cake is not fluffy. The rising time should be controlled at more than one hour. After the yeast microorganisms are fully diffused, the pumpkin cake can be prevented from not rising.

How to make golden pumpkin cake

1. Prepare the ingredients: 350 grams of pumpkin, 250 grams of glutinous rice, 4 spoons of sugar, 8 slices of carrot, and 8 wolfberries.

2. Wash the pumpkin, cut it into thin slices, and steam it.

3. After the pumpkin is steamed, use a spoon to mash it into pumpkin puree, add appropriate amount of flour and sugar and stir.

4. Use your hands to knead the pumpkin puree and glutinous rice flour into a smooth dough, then roll it into long strips, and then cut it into multiple pieces of the same size.

5. Roll each dough into a ball and place it on the carrot slices.

6. Use a toothpick to press each small circle into a pumpkin shape, then press the top and sides.

7. Then press raisins or wolfberries in the middle of the top as the pumpkin handle. Place it on a plate and steam it in a pot. Start over high heat, boil it, then simmer for 10 minutes.

Why is steamed pumpkin cake so sticky?

The steamed pumpkin cake is very sticky because it is not fully cooked. Usually, it takes more than half an hour to steam the pumpkin cake. At the same time, it is normal for the pumpkin cake to be sticky when it is just out of the pot. Just let it stand for a while and wait for it to cool down. Then it will not be sticky when you pinch it.

The reason why pumpkin steamed cake becomes sticky is probably because we did not spend enough time steaming it, and the inside of it was not fully cooked, so it becomes sticky. Usually pumpkin steamed cake needs to be steamed for more than half an hour to be cooked through, so we should pay attention to adjusting the time when making pumpkin steamed cake.

In addition, it is very normal for the pumpkin steamed cake just out of the pot to be a little sticky, so don’t rush to eat it after making it. You can take it out and put it aside to cool for a while, and wait until the pumpkin steamed cake is no longer sticky before eating it.