Thousand layer water chestnut cake

Thousand layer water chestnut cake

Overview

Horseshoe cake is one of the famous traditional desserts of the Han people in Guangdong and Fuzhou, Fujian. It is steamed by mixing water chestnut powder with sugar water. Water chestnut, also known as horseshoe in Cantonese, hence the name. It is dark brown in color, translucent, can be folded without cracking, and can be popped without breaking. It is soft, smooth, refreshing, and tough at the same time, and has a very sweet taste.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Divide the water chestnut powder into two parts, add 350 grams of water to one part, and stir into a pulp!

    Thousand layer water chestnut cake step 1

  2. Then take the remaining 400 grams of water and 200 grams of sugar (boiled into caramel), mix and melt!

    Thousand layer water chestnut cake step 2

  3. Bring the caramel syrup to lukewarm temperature, mix the raw syrup and sugar water to form caramel horseshoe syrup and set aside!

    Thousand layer water chestnut cake step 3

  4. Add another portion of water chestnut powder to 350 grams of coconut milk and stir into a thick paste!

    Thousand layer water chestnut cake step 4

  5. Boil the remaining 400 grams of coconut milk until it boils slightly, pour it into the raw pulp, and mix it into coconut milk and water chestnut pulp!

    Thousand layer water chestnut cake step 5

  6. Apply oil on the bottom and sides of the mold, use a regular spoon to scoop the caramelized water chestnut paste into the mold, sit in a steamer, boil the water over high heat, put the rack on the rack, put the mold on it, cover it, and steam over high heat for about 8 minutes until solidified!

    Thousand layer water chestnut cake step 6

  7. Open the lid, without taking out the mold, directly take two spoons of coconut milk and water chestnut paste and pour it on the surface of the solidified caramel water chestnuts, cover it again, and steam for about 8 minutes until it solidifies!

    Thousand layer water chestnut cake step 7

  8. In this order, caramel water chestnut paste - coconut water water chestnut paste - caramel water chestnut paste - coconut water water chestnut paste, and so on, steam all the pastes layer by layer until solidified!

    Thousand layer water chestnut cake step 8

  9. After everything is solidified, take it out of the pan and wait until it cools down a bit. You can cut it into any shape you like!

    Thousand layer water chestnut cake step 9

  10. It’s time to start eating~ Hehe~ Finally, I wish you all success! ! !

    Thousand layer water chestnut cake step 10