Moon Cake Recipe

The mooncake festival or lantern festival has its roots buried in a 14th century revolution legend in which mooncakes were used to smuggle notes and lighted lanterns symbolized the revolt. Nowadays the mooncake festival is celebrated worldwide with various activities, decorations and excitement. And no Lantern Festival can be complete without devouring and enjoying some lotus seed mooncake.

Mooncake is a Chinese confection that is customarily eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, although this rich sweet can be devoured at any time of the year depending on the person’s likes and tastes. By tradition mooncakes are baked to form a thin layer below which lies sweet, savory and oily fillings like lotus seed paste. Many variations of the mooncake recipe are available and each is distinctly palatable. Instead of lotus seed paste, we also use bean paste, jujube paste or sesame paste as filling which are equally delicious and yummy.

Gone are the days when the rich taste of savory mooncakes were only bound within the Chinese cultural festivals. Mooncakes have now become exceedingly popular. We even provide recipes for miniature mooncakes and fat-free mooncakes to cater to a more health conscious customer population. These miniature moooncakes may be made of yogurt, jelly and fat-free ice cream. Customers can easily choose their pick, from different sizes and caloric values suiting their taste and diet. While many variations to the original mooncake recipe now adorn the shelves of bakeries, the traditional bean-paste filling with egg yolk is still very much admired.

Although baked goods are a common feature in most Chinese celebrations, mooncakes are inextricably linked with the Moon festival. Not only do these cakes enjoy a decent worth and significance in Chinese history, they are shared in abundance as a token of love and affection. No lantern festival is complete without these cakes attractively packed and decorated to form gifts.

The preparation time required in the making of bean-paste is about two to four weeks. Our site provides you with the ultimate mooncake recipe that you can easily make for your family or even give as a wonderful gift. Apart from the classic mooncake recipes, we also offer modern interpretations like snowskin mooncakes recipes in a huge variety of flavors. We also provide a mooncake recipe that consists of a golden yellow yolk in the centre which almost gives the effect of a full moon. Ranging from the most common type that is simply a Cantonese-style moon cake with lotus seed filling to more filling and tempting varieties, we have it all.

Mooncakes have a crust that has a reddish-brown hue and a glossy sheen if it has been egg wash. This crust type is the most commonly sold and preferred variety.

For a more chewy variation, the crust can be made using a combination of inverted sugar syrup, lye water, flour, and oil. This gives this crust its rich flavor and a chewy yet tender texture.

It is an old custom to imprint or bake the Chinese characters for "longevity" or "harmony" on the top of a mooncake. Imprints of a moon, a woman on the moon, flowers, vines, or a rabbit may also be added for further beautification and decoration.

While children add charm to this festival with their colorful lit up lanterns by presenting a delightful sight the elders take part in other forms of cultural shows and performances. These lanterns are a symbol of rich culture, exquisite assortment of history and modern lifestyle and spectacular creative art.

For us, the mooncake festival is indeed one of the most heavily celebrated and vibrant event of the year.