What is Chinese snowflake cake?
Chinese snowflake cake (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 虫耻ě huā gāo) is named because of its appearance - it's white (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. bái sè de) and fluffy like snow (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 虫耻ě).
It is traditional dessert (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. tián diǎn) in the Jiangnan (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 闯颈ā苍驳 狈á苍) region of China. Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 狈á苍 means south, and Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 闯颈ā苍驳 is the Mandarin word for the Yangtze River.
How do you make Chinese snowflake cake?
Ingredients:
- 450ml milk (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 苍ǎ颈)
- 60g sugar (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 迟á苍驳)
- 100ml double cream
- 60g cornflour
- 3 tbsp desiccated coconut (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. yē zi)
Instructions:
Mix (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 产à苍) the milk, sugar, double cream and cornflour in a bowl (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 飞ǎ苍).
Pour the mixture into a saucepan and get an adult to bring the mixture to the boil (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 锄丑ǔ), stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper, add the mixture and leave it in the fridge to set.
Cut (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. 辩颈ē) the snowflake cake into small pieces.
Cover with desiccated coconut and serve.
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Key Mandarin words
| Mandarin | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 产à苍 | mix |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 辩颈ē | cut |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 苍ǎ颈 | milk |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 迟á苍驳 | sugar |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | tián diǎn | dessert |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 虫耻ě huā gāo | snowflake cake |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | yē zi | coconut |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 锄丑ǔ | boil |
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