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Steamed Chinese New Year Cake Recipe
Photo: David Holifield

Steamed Chinese New Year Cake Recipe

7 ingredients 8 to 10 servings openrecipes
Steamed Chinese New Year Cake Recipe

This traditional steamed Chinese New Year cake, known in Mandarin as nian gao ("higher year"), is flavored with almond extract and Chinese brown sugar. It'll...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

902
Calories
18g
Protein
16g
Fat
171g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Water not in our table 0
Jujube not in our table 0
Toasted Sesame Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water, plus more for steaming
  • 1 (1-pound) package Chinese brown sugar
  • 1 pound sweet rice flour (about 3 cups)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for coating the pan
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 10 dried seedless Chinese red dates, also known as jujubes, for garnish (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds, for garnish

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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