Article: Do not overbeat egg whites

Betty Saw
New Straits Times
05-12-2001
Do not overbeat egg whites
Byline: Betty Saw
Edition: The City Advertiser; 2*
Section: Bon Appetit
Column: Betty's kitchen

Q: I LOVE reading your column in the New Straits Times. I had tried out your Steamed Cheesecake, which turned out beautifully after an hour of steaming. But, when I took the cake out from the steamer, the cake shrunk to about half its height. Why does this happen?

I have a Layer Cake recipe, which is quite nice, but the cake turned out quite compact instead of slightly light and spongy. Please advise.
LAYER CAKE Cake tin: 12" x 8" x 1" 10 egg whites 19 egg yolks 500g butter 400g sugar 340g flour 3 dessertspoons of evaporated milk 2 ...

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