top of page

Osmanthus Cakes

Updated: May 25, 2023

Author: Monica Ming


Ingredients:

  • 200 grams of rice flour

  • 80 grams of glutinous rice flour

  • 40 grams of sugar

  • 145 grams of osmanthus infused water

  • 1/2 -1 tbsp of osmanthus flowers

Optional topping

  • 1/2 cup of coconut milk

  • osmanthus sauce

  • 1 vanilla bean

Osmanthus water:

  1. Add one handful of fresh or dried osmanthus flowers into 1 liter of water.

  2. Steep for 6-8 hours or overnight. Do not steep longer than overnight or water will taste bitter.

Instructions:

  1. In large mixing bowl, mix the rice flour, glutinous flour, and sugar together.

  2. Gradually add the osmanthus water. Stir flour as you're adding water. Make sure there are no clumps.

  3. Gently sift the flour mixture.

  4. Pour mixture into a cake pan or cupcake tins. Cut into six or eight pieces if using a cake pan.

  5. Top with dried osmanthus flowers.

  6. Steam for 12 - 15 minutes.

  7. In a saucepan, heat coconut milk up with scraped vanilla bean. Set aside. Refrigerate leftover mixture for adding to coffees or other desserts.


Serve with a drizzle of osmanthus sauce and coconut milk. Best with green tea or white teas.




21 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

Comments


bottom of page