What is Chinese snowflake cake?
Chinese snowflake cake (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ³æ³Ü¨§ hu¨¡ g¨¡o) is named because of its appearance - it's white (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. b¨¢i s¨¨ de) and fluffy like snow (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ³æ³Ü¨§).
It is traditional dessert (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ti¨¢n di¨£n) in the Jiangnan (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ´³¾±¨¡²Ô²µ ±·¨¢²Ô) region of China. Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ±·¨¢²Ô means south, and Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ´³¾±¨¡²Ô²µ 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. ²Ô¨£¾±)
- 60g sugar (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ³Ù¨¢²Ô²µ)
- 100ml double cream
- 60g cornflour
- 3 tbsp desiccated coconut (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. y¨¥ zi)
Instructions:
Mix (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ²ú¨¤²Ô) the milk, sugar, double cream and cornflour in a bowl (Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. ·É¨£²Ô).
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. ³ú³ó¨³), 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. ±ç¾±¨¥) 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. | ²ú¨¤²Ô | mix |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ±ç¾±¨¥ | cut |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ²Ô¨£¾± | milk |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ³Ù¨¢²Ô²µ | sugar |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ti¨¢n di¨£n | dessert |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ³æ³Ü¨§ hu¨¡ g¨¡o | snowflake cake |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | y¨¥ zi | coconut |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ³ú³ó¨³ | boil |
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