Daikon Radish Cake (Lo Bo Gao/Tsai Tao Gwe)

Another dim sum staple. Many moons ago (circa 1986), my grandmother did a test run of this recipe on one of her weekend cook fests at my apartment in Montebello. It was fantastic, and I've been striving, out of nostalgia, to duplicate her perfect rendition. After much trial and error, I've come to the conclusion that too much rice flour makes the radish cake one tough cookie. So here's the refined version.