Purple sweet potato and red date steamed cake

Purple sweet potato and red date steamed cake

Overview

The cake is made with the color of purple sweet potato, the sweetness of red dates, elastic and tough texture, and the steaming process does not cause excessive heat. It is a high-looking Chinese pastry.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Add other ingredients except red dates into a basin, knead into a smooth dough, set aside and cover with a damp cloth for 5 minutes.

    Purple sweet potato and red date steamed cake step 1

  2. Cut the dough into 3 equal parts with a scraper, core and chop appropriate amounts of red dates.

    Purple sweet potato and red date steamed cake step 2

  3. Take a piece of dough and roll it out slightly, sprinkle with appropriate amount of red dates.

    Purple sweet potato and red date steamed cake step 3

  4. Stack three portions of dough. Do not put chopped red dates on one portion of the dough. Use a rolling pin to roll out the stacked dough into the size of a 6-inch round mold.

    Purple sweet potato and red date steamed cake step 4

  5. Put the rolled dough into the mold, press it tightly along the edge of the mold, and garnish with some red dates. Set it aside and cover it with a damp cloth to let the dough ferment until it doubles in size.

    Purple sweet potato and red date steamed cake step 5

  6. Put the fermented steamed cake into a hot water steamer and steam over high heat for 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and wait a few minutes before opening the lid.

    Purple sweet potato and red date steamed cake step 6

  7. Finished product picture.

    Purple sweet potato and red date steamed cake step 7

  8. Finished product picture.

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  9. Finished product picture.

    Purple sweet potato and red date steamed cake step 9

  10. Finished product picture.

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