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The Traditional Southern China Dessert-The Water Chestnut Cake

December 1, 2019 by Vivian He Leave a Comment

The Traditional Southern China Dessert-The Water Chestnut Cake

The Traditional Southern China Dessert-The Water Chestnut Cake

The water chestnut cake is a traditional dessert snack in the area of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fuzhou and southern Fujian provinces.It is said that it originated in the Tang Dynasty and was made by steaming water chestnut powder with sugar water. Water chestnut is also called horseshoe in Cantonese. Its color is yellow, translucent, folding but not cracking, pouting and continuous, soft, smooth, refreshing, tough and sweet.

The horseshoe cake tastes sweet and melts in the mouth. Its taste makes the horseshoe cake very prominent in Cantonese cuisine.

How To Make The Traditional Southern China Dessert-The Water Chestnut Cake

Step 1

Prepare all the materials

Prepare all the materials

Prepare all the materials

Step 2

Take 50 grams of water chestnut powder.

Take 50 grams of water chestnut powder.

Take 50 grams of water chestnut powder.

Step 3

Then add 200 grams of coconut juice and stir to make a granulated powder

Then add 200 grams of coconut juice and stir to make a granulated powder

Then add 200 grams of coconut juice and stir to make a granulated powder

Step 4

Take 50 grams of water chestnut powder again.And put it in another plate.

Take 50 grams of water chestnut powder.

Take 50 grams of water chestnut powder.

Step 5

Add 100g of clear water and stir to make a powder without particles

Add 100g of clear water and stir to make a powder without particles

Add 100g of clear water and stir to make a powder without particles

Step 6

Add 60 grams of sugar to 100 grams of clear water and put them into the milk pot to boil until the sugar dissolves,

Then cool it down

Add 60 grams of sugar to 100 grams of clear water

Add 60 grams of sugar to 100 grams of clear water

Step 7

Pour the sugar water into the powder paste of clear water and stir evenly

Pour the sugar water into the powder paste of clear water and stir evenly

Pour the sugar water into the powder paste of clear water and stir evenly

Step 8

Take a proper amount of syrup and spread it evenly on the bottom of the dish

Take a proper amount of syrup and spread it evenly on the bottom of the dish

Take a proper amount of syrup and spread it evenly on the bottom of the dish

Step 9

Put it into the steamer and steam for about 3 minutes until it is completely transparent and solidified.

Put it into the steamer and steam for about 3 minutes

Put it into the steamer and steam for about 3 minutes

Step 10

Then spread the coconut milk on the transparent water chestnut cake

Then spread the coconut milk

Then spread the coconut milk

Step 11

Same as above, steam until cooked

Same as above, steam until cooked

Same as above, steam until cooked

Step 12

Add flour paste to steam layer by layer until all materials are steamed, take out,

Just cool it and cut it into pieces

Let’s try the water chestnut cake,it’s suitable for us to eat after dinner.

Add flour paste to steam layer by layer

Add flour paste to steam layer by layer

The Traditional Southern China Dessert-The Water Chestnut Cake
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The Traditional Southern China Dessert-The Water Chestnut Cake

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: The Traditional Southern China Dessert-The Water Chestnut Cake

Equipment

  • plate
  • pot
  • dish
  • steamer

Ingredients

  • 100 g Water chestnut flour
  • 200 g Coconut milk
  • 200 g water
  • 620 g Slice sugar

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