How to make Ding Sheng Gao (sweet rice cake)
Victory Cake Cake A traditional cake from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Flavor Snack. Due to the addition of Rose petals or rose sauce, Victory Cake has a rich rose fragrance, plus bright colors, which are very popular and also become one of the gifts often given between friends and family in the Hangzhou area."Victory Cake" represents a wish and confidence. The name of Victory Cake also has a history. This article will introduce the origin and making of Victory Cake.
The origin of Victory Cake
There are many legends about the origin of Victory Cake, and they are not all the same. One saying says it comes from the book "Dreaming of the Carp". During the Northern Song Dynasty, the Yang family set out to fight, and the people spontaneously prepared food and drinks for the soldiers. The soldiers ate a cake Later, they felt that it was very delicious, and it could be eaten with wine or satisfy hunger, so they asked the people what this cake was, and the people wanted the Yang family to win, so they called it Victory Cake. The Yang family heard this and were greatly encouraged, and they went into battle with full confidence. After the Song Dynasty moved south, Victory Cake also spread to Hangzhou.
Homemade Victory Cake
Ingredients
Glutinous rice flour Rice flour 1500g, glutinous rice flour 3500g, wheat flour, 250g,red dates,(excluding the core) 500g,white sugar 2500g, rose petals 125g, water 500g.
Method
1. Place rice flour on the table and mix with white sugar and water, then sieve.
2. Cut the red dates and wheat flour into small pieces and mix with the flour.
3. Place a perforated iron plate inside the cake mold, put in the flour mixture, and smooth the surface, then sprinkle with rose petals and place the cake mold.Steam in the steamer for about 3 minutes, and it's done when it's cooked.
Authentic Hangzhou Victory Cake
Ingredients
Coarse glutinous rice flour 3000g, coarse japonica rice flour 2000g, 2500g of sugar, 1750g of red bean paste, 1500g of oil, 500g of rose sauce,150g of peanuts, 25g of rice flour. Method
1. Mix coarse glutinous rice flour and coarse japonica rice flour together, make a hollow in the middle, and then mix with sugar and glutinous rice flour, and let it stand for 8 hours, then sieve and mix with rose sauce.
2. Place a small bamboo board in the cake mold, first sprinkle a layer of cake flour in the mold, then add red bean paste and oil, and then spread with cake flour, smooth the surface, and sprinkle with peanuts, and it's done.
3. Pour in water in the steamer and bring to a boil, then put the steamer into the pot, and put the cake mold into the steamer, and steam for 30 minutes.
When the cake is cooked and the steamer is hot, take it out and it's done. Victory Cake Making Tips
1. You must master the timing of mixing and letting the flour stand, and the cake flour must be evenly sifted.
2. Do not press the cake when it is formed, so as not to affect the steaming.
3. The cake mold can be used in different shapes, such as plum blossoms, peaches, etc.
Simple Victory Cake
Victory Cake, which is made with the belief of victory, will definitely be successful.
Ingredients
600g of japonica rice flour, 400g of glutinous rice flour (the granules of the two flours should not be too small).
A little red food coloring, and an appropriate amount of white sugar. Method
1. Take 600g of japonica rice flour and 400g of glutinous rice flour, and mix with a little red food coloring and 20g of white sugar, and add a small amount of water, and mix evenly, and let it stand for 1 hour, then sieve.
2. Put the rice flour into the Victory Cake mold, and press it firmly, and do not press too hard (just so that the rice flour sticks together), and the surface must be scraped flat with a knife.
3. Place it in the steamer, use high heat, and add plenty of water, and steam for 20 minutes. When the cake is cooked, take it out.
4. After taking it out, turn it over and place it on the cutting board (turn it over carefully to avoid breaking), and place it in a dish, and it can be served on the table.
After removing it, turn it upside down on the cutting board (move gently to avoid breakage), place it in a bowl, and it's ready to serve.
