Suzhou cakes include plum blossom cakes, begonia cakes and money cakes. Pastry is a kind of food made from one or more of cereals, beans, potatoes, oil, sugar and eggs. With or without other raw materials, through the processes of modulation, molding, cooking, etc. And foods containing cream, protein, cocoa, jam, etc. Add to the surface of the product before or after cooking.

Pastry refers to the finished food made of rice, flour and beans as the main raw materials, supplemented by various auxiliary materials, fillings and seasonings, processed into a certain shape, and then cooked by baking, baking, steaming and frying. Pastry contains the meaning of "dim sum" in people's daily life, so it is somewhat different from pastry snacks in the catering industry.

Pastry can be used as a snack for breakfast, snacks and dinner. Pastry and catering industries can be said to be the same family, but different industries. It is a relatively independent food processing technology, especially suitable for mechanization and mass production.