2 Easy Ways to Make Crispy and Sweet Fried Pumpkin Cake

Prepare and steam the pumpkin

Use a knife to peel the pumpkin, wash it thoroughly, and drain it in a basket. Next, cut the pumpkin into thin slices so that it cooks faster when steamed.

Place the pumpkin in a steaming pot over high heat for about 10 minutes.

Mix the cake batter

After steaming, transfer the pumpkin to a bowl and mash it with a spoon. Then add 50g of sugar and 4 tablespoons of condensed milk to the mashed pumpkin.

Mix the ingredients well until the sugar is completely dissolved, then gradually add 400g of glutinous rice flour, adding it slowly while mixing continuously.

Once all the glutinous rice flour is added to the bowl, knead the mixture by hand until it forms a smooth dough that no longer sticks to your hands. Cover it with a thin cloth or dry towel and let it rest for 15 minutes.

Shaping the cake

Use your hands to mold the dough into bite-sized pieces, you can shape the cake round or flatten it according to your preference! Then, roll the dough in white sesame and place it on a plate.

Frying the cake

Put a pan on the stove, add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan and turn on medium heat. Wait for the oil to heat up, use chopsticks to poke into the pan and see bubbles rising, then add the cakes.

Fry each side of the cake for about 3 – 5 minutes until golden brown, then flip the cake over and fry the other side until golden. Once the cakes are golden fried, remove them to a plate to drain excess oil.

Final product

The fried pumpkin cakes have a beautiful golden color, with a fragrant smell of sesame and a mild sweetness. Taking a bite, you can feel the crispy, delicious cake, which everyone in the family will surely love.

Prepare and Steam the Pumpkin

Peel the pumpkin, remove the inner seeds, and wash it thoroughly. To help the pumpkin cook more easily, cut it into small pieces.

Put the pumpkin in a pot and steam it over high heat for about 15 minutes. Use chopsticks to press down on a piece of pumpkin; if it easily breaks apart, it is cooked.

Transfer the pumpkin to a bowl and mash it with a spoon while it is still hot.

Mix the pumpkin with flour

Add 1 tablespoon of condensed milk and 2 tablespoons of sugar into the bowl of mashed pumpkin, stir well to combine the mixture.

Gradually add flour to the pumpkin bowl in multiple stages, stirring well each time before adding the next amount of flour. Use your hands to knead the dough until it forms a cohesive mass and is not sticky to the hands.

Divide the dough into small portions, roll into balls or shapes according to preference.

Fry the pumpkin cake

Place a pan on the stove, turn on medium heat, heat about 80ml of cooking oil, then add the pumpkin balls to fry until golden brown on both sides. Remove the pumpkin to a plate lined with paper to absorb the oil, wait until it cools down a bit before enjoying.

For this frying step, you can use an air fryer, remember to coat a thin layer of oil on the outside of the pumpkin balls, and bake for about 15 minutes at a temperature of 160 degrees Celsius.

Final product

The fried pumpkin cake has a beautiful golden color, with a crispy outer layer, while the inside remains soft and smooth, the cake has a natural sweetness along with a distinctive aroma of pumpkin that is very appealing.

Prepare the Ingredients

Choose the gourd pumpkin variety for a sweeter and richer flavor. Peel and wash the pumpkin, then cut it into small slices.

Place the pumpkin on a plate and steam it in a steamer for about 5 – 10 minutes.

Mixing the dough

After steaming the pumpkin until cooked, add 5 tablespoons of sugar and use a spoon to mash the pumpkin with the sugar. Adding sugar while the pumpkin is still warm will help it dissolve more easily. Once the pumpkin is mashed, add 1 cup of glutinous rice flour and 2 cups of tapioca flour, then mix well until the dough forms a ball and no longer sticks to your hands.

Frying the cakes

Divide the dough into small pieces, then shape them into round or any desired shapes. After shaping the cakes, roll them in a layer of sesame so that the sesame completely covers the dough.

Prepare a pan with oil over low heat and wait for the oil to heat up, then add the prepared cakes to fry until they float to the surface, which indicates that they are cooked.

Final product

The cake after frying has the aroma of orange cake, with a crispy exterior and chewy inside that is very appetizing. You can add this cake to your family’s snack menu.