Video tutorial on how to make water chestnut cake

The tutorial on how to make horseshoe cakes is as follows:

Preparation materials: horseshoe100g, horseshoe powder 250g, yellow rock sugar150g, and clear water 600g.

1. Wash horseshoes, peel them, pat them gently with a knife and cut them into small pieces.

2. Pour the horseshoe powder into a large bowl, add 300g of water, and stir evenly to form the original powder slurry.

3. Pour the chopped horseshoe into the raw powder slurry and stir well.

4. Put the yellow rock sugar in the pot and add the remaining 300g of water.

5. Cook over high fire until the sugar melts and turns into syrup. When the syrup is completely boiled, add a tablespoon of raw starch slurry.

6. Stir while adding, and stir into thick and transparent cooked powder slurry.

7. Turn off the fire, pour it into the original slurry while it is hot, and stir it quickly and evenly while adding it to make a semi-cooked slurry.

8. Pour the mixed slurry into a mold or shallow container and steam it in a steamer for 20-30 minutes until it is transparent.

9. After cooling, cut into pieces or cut into a favorite shape to eat.

10, finished product.

Water chestnut cake is a traditional snack in Guangzhou, Fujian and Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Legend has it that it originated in the Tang Dynasty and was steamed with water chestnut powder or sweet potato powder mixed with sugar water. Water chestnut, Cantonese and Min dialects are also called horseshoes, hence the name. Its color is brown, translucent, it can be folded without cracking, and it is soft, smooth, refreshing and tough, and it tastes extremely sweet.