Perhaps this period is the ideal time for those who love to cook moon cakes. And there will definitely be a situation where, not all batches are as successful as your expectations. But if you have the following tips, your cake will be beautiful and delicious.
1. Tips to make cake dough soft, spongy, not cracked
Cracked and deformed mooncakes are one of the most common mistakes when baking. The cause of this condition is the disproportionate way of dividing the crust and filling or the incorrect way to choose the dough. So, when baking, you should invest in a small scale to solve the problem of dividing ingredients accordingly.
Note the proportion of ingredients proportionally to make the cake delicious, not cracked.
In addition, the dough determines the softness and firmness of the cake, so you should pay attention to the different properties of the dough. Currently, on the market there are multi-purpose flour from famous brands such as Red Apple, Meizan, Bakers' Choice ... and bread flour, ready-made moon cake flour etc ... used to make cake crust, but Remember that the lower the protein content of the dough, the softer the crust is. Therefore, you need to consider mixing the ratio of flour properly. Usually using multi-purpose flour and bread flour with a ratio of 1: 1 to make moon cake crust is the most reasonable. In addition, to prevent the crust from being hard, people also use a few slices of fresh pineapple boiled with sugar water and then used to make cakes.
2. Baking tips with beautiful colors
To make the moon cake after baking have a beautiful and eye-catching color, you should pay more attention to the mixture of the cake. Usually, people just use egg yolks dissolved with a little water and then smeared on the surface of the cake. But if you mix the mixture according to the following proportions: 1 beaten egg yolk and filter through the sieve to blend with 10ml of water, 20ml of sesame oil and 5ml of soy sauce and then apply it to the surface of the cake, the color of your cake will Surprisingly beautiful.
Flakes have a great influence on the color of the cake.
In particular, how to choose the right oven and the right way to bake the cake at the right temperature also greatly affects the color of the cake. You should choose the oven according to your needs. If you only bake nice little cakes, you should choose an oven with a capacity of 30 liters or less . But if you often bake cakes larger than 20cm, you should choose an oven with a capacity of 30 liters or more . You can refer to some famous brands of oven today such as Sanaky, Panasonic, Elctrolux, Sharp etc ...
How to choose an oven and how to bake is especially important for a beautiful color.
Note that you should preheat the oven for about 10 minutes at 220 degrees C, and then put the cake tray to bake for 7 minutes. Then, you take out the cake tray and spray water on the surface of the cake. When the cake has cooled completely, you use a small broom to spread the egg mixture on the cake surface evenly so that the pattern lines on the cake surface stand out after baking. You put the cake in the oven for another 5 minutes at a temperature of 220 degrees C is fine.
3. Tips for adding salted egg yolks to the filling
The salted egg yolks need to be steamed before being added to the filling. To allow the salted eggs to enter the kernel to limit the airflow between the beans and the eggs, you staff into a circle using your fingers to press the concave in the center of the staff about 1/2 of the staff deep, then press the eggs into this dent. Then, you squeeze the outside to push all the eggs and make a round shape.
Cook the salted egg yolks before adding them to the cake.
4. Sugar broth is used to make tiny particles stagnant
Sugar juice is very important in the process of making moon cakes. Even sugar water is the deciding factor for your cake to be delicious and beautiful or not. However, in the process of making sugar water, many people have the problem of stagnant sugar water. This can be caused by stirring with a spoon or chopstick. To prevent the sugar from stagnant, do not use anything to stir the sugar water when cooking.
Do not use anything to stir the sugar water during cooking.
Through the tips above, hope you will successfully make a delicious and more beautiful cake than expected to welcome a meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival with your family.