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Introduction of Wenxi Cooked Cake

Wenxi Cooked Cake is a traditional Han Chinese pastry of Shanxi Province. In Shanxi has the reputation of the king of cakes and pastries, and also has the reputation of the country-style pastry extinct. Cooked cake in the late Ming Dynasty has been famous. Mr. Lu Xun in his novel "The Loner" has the words "I carried two packages of boiled cakes made in Wenxi to see my friends", which shows that Wenxi boiled cakes are really famous. Boiled cake is a kind of fried snacks. In Jinnan folk "fried" is called "boiled". The shape of Wenxi Boiled Cake is like a full moon, and its appearance is moon white because the outer skin is covered with white sesame seeds. It is wrapped in sesame seeds, rolled round, inside the chestnut color, dark reddish-white two-color distinct cake filling, can pull out a few centimeters long filaments, eat crispy sandy sweet, not skin not sticky, not greasy, long time does not deteriorate. The main ingredients are flour, honey, small-ground sesame oil, sugar thresh, and the best red and white sugar. Wenxi cooking cake is still a popular food for young and old alike.