Wife Cake (Lao Po Bing, 老婆饼)
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Flaky Chinese pastries filled with sweet winter melon, coconut, and ginger. These nostalgic Wife Cakes have a buttery, delicate crust and sweet, fragrant filling. A traditional Cantonese treat.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 10- 100 g glutinous rice flour
- 250 g peeled, de-seeded, and coarsely pureed fresh winter melon
- 25 g granulated sugar
- 80 ml water
- 35 g coconut oil
- 120 g winter melon candy ((finely chopped))
- ½ teaspoon ginger powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest ((from 1 lemon))
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 18 g toasted sesame seeds
- 13 g unsweetened shredded coconut flakes
- 125 g all-purpose flour ((spooned into measuring cup and leveled))
- 50 g lard ((or unsalted butter))
- 50 g water
- 90 g all-purpose flour
- 60 g lard ((or unsalted butter))
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon water
- 9 g sesame seeds
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 240M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 2h 45m
- Cook
- 1h 15m
- Sodium
- 159mg
- Total sugar
- 13g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 113mg
- Calcium
- 45mg
- Iron
- 1mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 165M
- SODIUM
- 159MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.