What is Chinese snowflake cake?
Chinese snowflake cake (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. xuě 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. xuě).
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. Jiāng Nán) region of China. Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Nán means south, and Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. Jiāng 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. nǎi)
- 60g sugar (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. táng)
- 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. bàn) the milk, sugar, double cream and cornflour in a bowl (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. wǎn).
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. zhǔ), 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. qiē) 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. | bàn | mix |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | qiē | cut |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | nǎi | milk |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | táng | sugar |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | tián diǎn | dessert |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | xuě 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. | zhǔ | boil |
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