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Preparation
1 hour 10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Mrs. Soc’s cake not only has a lovely name but is also very delicious. This is a cake dish famous in Hong Kong and loved by many diners. Today, let’s join TasteVN to the kitchen to make this cake at home!
Ingredients for Mrs. Soc’s Cake For 8 cakes
All-purpose flour 200 gr Glutinous rice flour 70 gr Fresh gourd 100 gr (green gourd) Gourd jam 120 gr (green gourd) Shredded coconut 30 gr Chicken egg 1 piece White sesame 25 gr Black sesame 1 tablespoon Coconut oil 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 65 ml Sugar 55 gr Salt a little Filtered water 60 ml
What is all-purpose flour?
- All-purpose flour is made from soft winter wheat and hard spring wheat; this type of flour contains a high protein content, about 10 – 12%.
- All-purpose flour is also known as flour number 11, commonly used in baking recipes. Currently, there are 2 main types: bleached and unbleached.
- Bleached flour is flour that has been treated with chemicals or natural methods to remove its natural yellow pigments. Unbleached flour has not undergone any treatment to remove the yellow pigments.
See details: What is all-purpose flour?
Where to buy gourd candy (green gourd)?
- You can find gourd candy at grocery stalls, specialized candy stores, markets, supermarkets, or you can order it on e-commerce websites and online food stores.
- No matter where you buy it, you should choose reputable sellers to ensure quality!
- Additionally, you can completely make gourd candy at home with a simple recipe from TasteVN.
See details: A very simple and delicious way to make gourd candy
How to choose fresh and delicious gourd (green gourd)
- When buying gourd, you should choose large, plump fruits that have a light green skin and still have many fine hairs sticking to the peel.
- Avoid buying fruits with dark green color as those are older, with many seeds, and when used for juicing, they will have a sour taste.
- Young gourd will feel heavy in your hand, firm, can be pressed with a fingernail, and the skin will not be soft. Fruits with soft skin are often those that have withered or have been stored for a long time.
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How to Make Bánh bà xã
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Cooking the Winter Melon Filling
First, put 120g of winter melon jam into a blender and blend until fine, not too smooth. Peel, wash, and chop 100g of fresh winter melon into small pieces.
Place a pan on the stove, add the chopped fresh winter melon along with 40g of sugar. Cook the winter melon and sugar over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until it becomes translucent, then add a little salt.
Next, add the 120g of blended winter melon jam, mix well, then add 30g of shredded coconut along with 1 tablespoon of coconut oil.
Stir all the ingredients again, then add 70g of glutinous rice flour and continue stirring until the filling is sticky and cohesive, then add 25g of toasted white sesame seeds, and cook for another 2 minutes before turning off the heat.
Let the winter melon filling cool, then divide it into 8 equal portions, then roll each portion into a ball, place it in a bowl, and cover tightly to prevent the filling from drying out.
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Making the water dough
Use 120g of all-purpose flour, sift through sieve to make the flour very fine into a large bowl. Prepare 60ml of clean water in a cup, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, stir well until the sugar dissolves, and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil.
Pour the mixture of water and oil into the bowl of flour. Mix well until the dough sticks together, then knead with your hands until the dough is very smooth, cover the dough tightly, and let it rest for 30 minutes to rise.
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Making the oil dough
Sift 70g of all-purpose flour into a bowl, then add 35ml of cooking oil and mix until the flour forms a dough. Knead very well to make the dough smooth and elastic, then cover tightly and let the dough rest for 30 minutes to rise.
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Roll the dough wrapper
After 30 minutes of resting the dough, place the water dough on the table, sprinkle a layer of flour on the table surface to prevent sticking. Use your hands to flatten the dough and then place the oil dough in the center.
Wrap the water dough tightly around the oil dough, then roll out the entire mass of dough to about 1cm thick. Roll the dough into a long cylinder shape and cut it into 8 equal parts.
Tip: If the dough is oily due to very hot weather, you can place the dough ball in the refrigerator to cool the dough and reduce the oiliness!
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Shaping the cake
Roll out each piece of dough thinly and place a pumpkin filling ball in the center, wrap the filling tightly and roll the cake ball into a round shape. Continue to gently flatten the cake ball until each cake is about 1 – 1.5cm thick, being careful not to let the filling spill out!
Place the cakes on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Separate the yolk from 1 egg, beat the yolk with 1 tablespoon of water, then brush a thin layer onto the surface of each cake.
Use a knife to cut 2 parallel lines about 1.5cm apart in the middle of each cake. Sprinkle a little roasted black sesame on top of the cakes for decoration.
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Baking the cake
Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Once the oven is preheated, place the cakes in to bake for the first time at 170 degrees for 14 minutes.
Then adjust to the upper heat and bake the cakes for another 3 minutes until the tops are golden brown to complete.
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Final Product
The finished Hong Kong wife cake has a light fragrance, a beautiful golden surface, and when you bite into it, the crust is multi-layered, soft and smooth, with just the right sweetness in the filling, chewy and delicious. This will definitely be a cake that your whole family will love! Let’s get into the kitchen and showcase your skills today!
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