Recipe - Water chestnut and osmanthus cake

I love water chestnut cake since young. I used to order it when I went out for dim sum. However, I prefer eating it as cold dessert to pan-fried ones. Finally, I found the recipe from wendyinkk.blogspot and decided to try making it on my own. It turned out to be a success.

Ingredients

·          115g chestnut powder

·          250ml water

·          120g sugar

·          500ml water

·          9 pcs chestnut, diced

·          1 tbsp osmanthus

Directions

1.   Mix water chestnut powder with 250ml water. Sieve the mixture until no lumps are seen. Put aside (mixture 1).

2.   Bring 500ml of water and sugar to boil. Turn off the heat and put in osmanthus flowers to infuse for 2 minutes.

3.   Pour osmanthus infusion into mixture 1, stir evenly before pouring the final mixture to saucepan / pot and cook till it thickens.

4.   Pour into a lightly oiled 7-inch pan. Steam over high heat for 10 minutes and medium heat for another 10 minutes.

5.   Wait for it to cool completely before putting into the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.

6.   Slice and serve.

Adapted from: http://wendyinkk.blogspot.com

The chestnut powder can be bought from Sheng Siong. 

The water chestnut and osmanthus cake looks gooey from steaming, do not slice it yet. Let it cool completely and place it into the refrigerator for it to set. 

After refrigerating for at least 4 hours, it looks firmer now. 

Cross-section of the water chestnut and osmanthus cake.