Lunar New Year Candy:Mango Milk Cake
The Lunar New Year is coming soon. Today’s New Year candy recipe is super easy to make. You can just stir it and the most important thing is that it’s really delicious. If you like the glutinous texture, you must not miss it!
What are the Lunar New Year candies ?
During the Chinese New Year, many Chinese families prepare a variety of candies. These candies are not only delicious but also colorful and look very festive. During the Chinese New Year, candies symbolize reunion, happiness and good luck.
Common Lunar New Year candies include:
Sugar-coated winter melon: As wide as a winter melon from head to tail, it symbolizes reunion and good luck.
Sugared lotus seeds: give birth to many sons, symbolizing many children and good fortune.
Satsuma orange: homophonic to "kumquat", meaning good luck and a house full of kumquats.
Sugar horseshoe: The horseshoe symbolizes the spirit of dragon and horse, and immediate success.
Sugared lotus root: It sounds like “niannianyou” (meaning “abundance every year”), which means there will be surplus every year.
Mango milk cake : symbolizes brilliance, life is full of hope and sunshine.
About Mango Milk Cake
Mango milk cake is a common dessert in life. It is made with mango, marshmallow and milk powder as raw materials. After all the ingredients are mixed, they are arranged into a suitable shape, and then refrigerated and solidified, and then cut into even-sized pieces.
Mango milk cake has a delicate, soft and chewy texture, with a strong flavor of milk powder and mango. It tastes very good and is a delicacy that many people like to eat.
What are the benefits of eating mango milk cake during Chinese New Year?
Mango milk cake is a very suitable snack to eat during the Chinese New Year. First of all, of course, it is because mango milk cake tastes very good and both the elderly and children like to eat it.
Secondly, the mango milk cake looks very good. You can make it yourself during the Chinese New Year and it will look very festive on the table, creating a festive atmosphere.
Finally, mango milk cake has a good meaning. The “mango” in mango is the same as the “mango” in light, which means that the new year will be bright and life will be full of hope and sunshine. In addition, its sweet taste also symbolizes a sweet and happy life in the new year.
Needed and Substitutions
Main Ingredients
Dried mango: The main ingredient in making mango milk cake, providing rich mango flavor.
Milk powder: One of the main ingredients, providing rich milk flavor and nutritional value, and increasing the mellow taste of the milk cake.
Sugar-free marshmallow: One of the main raw materials, it adds sweetness and fluffiness to the milk cake.
Seasoning
Butter: It mainly plays the role of lubrication and blending, allowing other ingredients to be better mixed together, giving the milk cake a rich milky aroma, and increasing the taste and flavor of the milk cake.
Substitutions
Butter: You can use flavorless vegetable oil such as corn oil instead.
Sugar-free marshmallows: can be replaced with gelatin sheets or gelatin powder.
Milk powder: can be replaced by milk.
Dried mango: can be replaced with fresh mango flesh.
INGREDIENTS
Main Ingredients
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·200g sugar-free marshmallows
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·85g milk powder
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·150g dried mango
Seasonings
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·50g butter
COOKING STEP
Step 1
Melt the butter:
Put 50g of butter into the pot and stir over low heat until the butter is completely melted.
Step 2
Melt the marshmallows:
Add 200g sugar-free marshmallows to the melted butter and stir until the marshmallows are half melted.
Step 3
Mixed milk powder:
Turn off the heat, quickly pour 85g of milk powder into the pot, stir quickly and thoroughly to ensure that the milk powder is evenly mixed with the butter and marshmallows.
Step 4
Add dried mango:
Cut 150g dried mango into small pieces and pour into the pot. Stir again to make sure the dried mango is evenly distributed in the mixture.
Step 5
Moulding and shaping:
Sift an appropriate amount of milk powder into the baking tray to prevent sticking. Then pour the mixed mango milk cake ingredients into the baking tray. While it is still warm and plastic, quickly shape it into a flat and firm shape.
Step 6
Dust with flour, cool and cut into pieces:
Sprinkle a layer of milk powder evenly on the surface of the milk cake and let it cool, or put it in the refrigerator for about half an hour.
After it has completely cooled and set, cut it into even-sized pieces and the mango milk cake is ready.
Tips for Success
Food selection and processing:
Butter: You need to choose butter of good quality, only in this way can its milky flavor be rich and pure.
Marshmallow: Choose sugar-free marshmallows, which can control the sweetness and prevent the finished product from being too sweet. Be careful not to let the marshmallows get wet, otherwise it will affect its melting and bonding effects.
Milk powder: It is recommended to use full-fat milk powder. Full-fat milk powder has a richer milk flavor and can make the milk cake taste mellower.
Dried mango: Choose mangoes that are thick, free of impurities, and moderately sweet and sour. If the dried mangoes are hard, you can soak them in warm water to soften them before chopping them up. This will allow them to blend better with other ingredients and have a softer taste.
Production process control:
Melt the butter: Heat the butter over low heat and stir continuously to ensure that the butter is heated evenly. Prevent the heat from being too high and causing the butter to burn, which will affect the taste of the milk cake.
Melt the marshmallows: After adding the marshmallows, use low heat and continue stirring to allow the marshmallows to melt slowly.
Stirring method: After turning off the heat, add the milk powder and stir quickly and thoroughly to mix the milk powder with the butter and marshmallows evenly to avoid the milk powder agglomerating. After adding the dried mango, stir evenly to make sure the dried mango is evenly distributed.
Shaping: When placing the cake on the baking tray and shaping it, move quickly. While the cake is still warm and plastic, try to make it as flat and firm as possible so that the cut cake will have a regular shape and will not become loose easily.
Sprinkle milk powder: Whether it is milk powder sifted into the baking pan or sprinkled on the surface, it can play a role in preventing sticking and adding milk flavor. Be careful to sprinkle it evenly and not too little, otherwise the milk cakes will easily stick to each other.
Cooling and cutting: Do not move or press the cake frequently during the cooling process, and let it cool and set naturally. The cooling time should be sufficient. It is generally recommended to place it in the refrigerator for about half an hour, so that it will not easily deform or break when cutting, and can be cut into complete and uniform-sized pieces.
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How to store
How to store mango milk cake:
Store at room temperature:
If the amount of mango milk cake you make is relatively small and can be eaten in a short time, you can pack it in an independent bag and store it in a cool and dry place. In winter, the temperature is relatively low and it can be stored for about 2 days. Suitable for entertaining friends during the Chinese New Year.
Refrigerate:
If you want to store the mango milk cake for about a week, you can put it in the refrigerator. The low temperature in the refrigerator can help extend the shelf life of the mango milk cake, but be sure to seal the mango milk cake well. Avoid odor transfer.
Cryopreservation:
If you plan to store mango milk cake for a long time, you can pack it and store it in the freezer, which can effectively extend its shelf life and can be stored for weeks or even months.
Serving Suggestions
Matching recommendation
Hot tea: Mango milk cake is very suitable for eating during the Chinese New Year. It has a sweet and soft taste. Eating it with mellow and rich hot tea can help neutralize the sweetness of the milk cake.
Freshly squeezed juice: I also like to eat mango milk cake with fresh juice. You can choose your favorite fruit, such as mango, orange, etc., which can enrich the taste and increase nutrition.
Yogurt: You can also break the mango milk cake into small pieces and put them into thick yogurt. The sour and sweet taste of yogurt and the sweet and chewy texture of the milk cake will blend together to create a new taste experience.
Serving Suggestions
For breakfast: Mango milk cake as breakfast can replenish energy for the human body and start a day full of energy.
As afternoon tea: Mango milk cake can be used as afternoon tea to relax the body and mind.
For dinner: Eat in moderation after dinner to satisfy your dessert cravings.
Eat in moderation: Although mango milk cake is delicious, it has a sweet and greasy taste. Eating too much will make you sick of it. It is recommended to eat it in moderation to avoid increasing the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.
FAQs:
The main reasons may be too high heat or insufficient stirring. Too high heat may cause the marshmallows at the bottom to melt quickly, while the ones above have not yet melted; insufficient stirring will not allow the heat to be evenly transferred, so that the marshmallows cannot be evenly heated as a whole.
It is recommended to use low heat when stirring marshmallows and butter, and stir the marshmallows constantly and thoroughly to allow them to be evenly heated in the butter to ensure complete melting.
If it is too hard to eat, you can put it in the microwave for 30-60 seconds until the mango milk cake becomes slightly warm.
Make sure the marshmallows are completely melted and stir the ingredients thoroughly so they can fit together tightly.
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