DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Water chestnut cake
Also known as: 馬蹄糕
A translucent Cantonese sweet steamed cake made from water chestnut flour, fresh water chestnuts, sugar, and water.
About Water chestnut cake
A translucent Cantonese sweet steamed cake made from water chestnut flour, fresh water chestnuts, sugar, and water.
Ingredients in Water chestnut cake
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- Water chestnutbase
- Water chestnut flourbinder
- Waterbinder
- Sugarsweetener
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