CHINESE NEW YEAR CAKE

Name: CHINESE NEW YEAR CAKE
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon of seed oil; 470 ml of water; 2 slices of ginger; 220 g di brown sugar, dark; a pinch of all spice (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom); 340 g of glutinous rice flour; 110 g of rice flour; vanillin; 1/2 teaspoon of molasses; orange zest; 3 dehydrated Chinese dates (optional)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:40min

Today I present and explain how to make nian gao, or rice flour cake, at home, which is popular during the Lunar New Year holidays. The word "gao," which means "cake," has the same pronunciation as the word "high." As a result, eating it and giving it away is thought to be a good omen for a "higher" year, and thus better than the previous one. A must-have for the era!

Updated at: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:20:30 GMT