Steaming "zeng Cake"

Name: Steaming "zeng Cake"
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 120g Glutinous rice; 30g Jujube slices; 5 Jujube; 40g peanut; a little Wolfberry

by Lily's private kitchen

4.7 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

1h

Serving

2

Zeng cake (Zeng, zèng. The sharp accent in the Guanzhong dialect, pronounced zìng, or jìng.) is a traditional snack peculiar to Xi'an and Guanzhong. "The "cake" made by steaming, hence the name. Zeng cake is a blend of rice and dates, suitable for young and old, rich in nutrition, strong nourishing, fresh in color, soft and sticky, sweet, fragrant, long-lasting food, and unique flavor.
The zeng cake I made also added wolfberry and peanuts, which gave it a richer taste. As a dessert, it was refreshing and greasy. "

Ingredients

120g Glutinous Rice
30g Jujube Slices
5 Jujube
40g Peanut
a little Wolfberry

Steaming "zeng Cake"

1. Prepare the ingredients, as well as peanuts and jujube slices

2. Coat the wall of the bowl with a layer of sesame oil, and use Chinese wolfberry and jujube slices to make a figure

3. Spread a layer of soaked glutinous rice

4. Spread a layer of pitted jujube (I used the steamed fresh jujube that was frozen before)

5. Spread another layer of glutinous rice

6. Spread another layer of peanuts, add water and peanuts and smooth.

7. Put it in a steamer and steam for about 40 minutes

8. Take out and let cool

9. Use a rubber spatula to separate the rim of the bowl from the glutinous cake a little bit, buckle it upside down on the plate, make a light tap to separate the bowl from the glutinous cake

10. Smooth demoulding

11. Sprinkle an appropriate amount of fine sugar, you don’t need to sprinkle if the taste is light, because the dates are sweet

12. In order to look good, decorate with goji berries

13. Cover with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator to taste better

14. The layers are distinct, sweet, soft and waxy, relieving greasiness and clearing the mouth.

Tips:
Don’t cover the small bowl I use. Leave a little side as the steamed glutinous rice will expand.
The amount of ingredients is the amount of two small bowls, which can be increased or decreased appropriately.