Suzhou snack plum blossom cake originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and was invented by a family named Chen outside Gusu City. When it developed to the Qing Dynasty, it became the most famous traditional pastry snack in Jiangnan area. According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he saw that it was shaped like plum blossom with attractive color and pretended to taste it. The entrance is sweet but not greasy, soft and crisp, with endless aftertaste, which is even more delicious than the Forbidden City. Clap your hands and clap your hands. Because it looks like plum blossom, it is named plum blossom cake, which has been passed down to this day.

Plum blossom cake is similar to Begonia cake, golden yellow, soft and delicious, suitable for all ages. Today's plum cake inherits the traditional method of making, and at the same time, jiaozi, green red fruit and pine nuts are added. It tastes more delicious, and there are more than a dozen methods of making bean paste, jam and nuts, which are baked in a special stove with more than a dozen raw materials such as flour, bean paste and sugar. The top of the Lantern Festival is "very waxy", raisins are "very fragrant", the bean paste inside is "very fine", the burnt smell of melted sugar, and colorful decorations. The red bean paste (or jam) is wrapped in a somewhat elastic shell, and its soft taste, concentrated sweet fragrance and warm stuffing make all taste buds feel happy. In autumn and winter, hot plum cake is most popular with consumers. Holding a plum blossom cake in your hand in the cold wind warms your heart and stomach, and the number of plum blossom cakes sold in hot summer will be relatively reduced. Eating plum blossom cake, small mouth and small hands are covered with overflowing brown sugar juice, which always reminds people of that sweet childhood.

Plum blossom cake is a special food that many people like to eat. It is a great pleasure to stand in front of the stall selling plum blossom cakes and watch the production of plum blossom cakes. There are many clubs-shaped squares in a big mold. Pour the flour juice, and then one by one, like magic, make delicious and steaming plum cake with fresh meat, bean paste, sesame seeds and plant lard. A really delicious plum cake must have soft flour, sweet bean paste, thin skin and juicy bean paste filling.