Cake Recipes
In China cakes or "gao" are normally steamed, as most homes don't have ovens. Here you'll find recipes for a New Years cake, sponge cake, and cakes made with jujubes, and almond.
Chinese Sponge Cake
In China, cakes are normally steamed rather than baked, making them very moist.
Chinese Sponge Cake With Coconut Icing
Similar to Hawaiian Haupia, this recipe includes an icing made with coconut milk.
Mooncakes Recipe
No Autumn Moon Festival celebration would be complete without these filling cakes.
Nian Gao - Chinese New Year Cake
Learn how to make this popular cake that is traditionally fed to the Chinese kitchen god just prior to the New Year season.
Sticky Cake (Steamed Chinese Fruit Cake)
This feature discusses the traditions surrounding Nian Gao, and provides several recipes, including an Inodnesian version made with palm sugar.
Baked Nian Gao Sticky Cake
Not comfortable with steaming a cake? In this recipe by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang the Nian Gao is baked instead.
Baked Nian Gao - Photo Instructions
Here are step by step instructions, with photos, showing how to make the baked version of Nian Gao.
Turnip Cake
Made with Chinese white radish, this steamed cake is a popular dish during the New Years season, but can also be found at dim sum restaurants throughout the year.
Taro Root Cake
A popular New Years dish, this cake is made with taro root, chinese mushrooms, seafood, and rice flour. It comes from Grace Young's Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen, printed on the Epicurious site.
Water Chestnuts Cake
Made with water chestnut flour; includes a photo of the finished product. From China on Site.