Oct 12, 2013 · Double Ninth cake is also known as flower cake, chrysanthemum cake and five color cake. There is no fixed method of making it. It falls into three classes: crude flower cake, fine flower cake, and gold ingot-like flower cake.

The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. According to Wu Jun, it dates back to the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD).

Double Ninth Festival, also called Flower Cake or Chongyang Flower Cake, is a traditional holiday cake in my country; as the name suggests, it is a festival of the Chongyang Festival on the ninth day of the ninth month of the summer calendar.

Oct 7, 2019 · Double Ninth cake is also known as "chrysanthemum cake" or "flower cake". It dates back to the Zhou Dynasty (the 11th century – 256 BC). It is said that the cake was originally prepared after autumn harvests for farmers to have a taste of what was just in season, and it gradually became the cake for people to eat on the Double Ninth Day.

Just like the French eat galette des rois at Épiphanie, Chinese people eat Double Ninth Cake, drink liquor made from chrsanthemum flower, head to the mountains to pass the day as tradition. But no worries if you don’t have time to make a mountain trip, eating the cake counts, too.

Oct 23, 2012 · Double Ninth Festival (on Oct. 23 this year) is a traditional favorite not only because it honors the elderly, but also because of its delicious combination of sweet cakes and chrysanthemum tea.

Oct 6, 2022 · Double Ninth Festival cakes are usually made for parents, wishing them health and longevity Chongyang cake is also called Flower Cake, Chrysanthemum Cake or Five Coloured Cake. The meaning of having this cake is to "keep being …

Oct 3, 2024 · Discover how to make traditional Double Ninth Cake with this easy-to-follow recipe. Celebrate the Double Ninth Festival with a delicious cake that brings the taste of Chinese heritage to your kitchen.

Unlike the traditional double ninth cake, it does not use too much oil, and only corn oil is used. This cake does not stick to your teeth, it is soft and refreshing. The cake is topped with raisins, red dates, cranberries and black sesame seeds.

Oct 18, 2023 · The cake is filled with delicate red bean paste and topped with sour-sweet raisins and red dates. Here are some tips on how to make a Double Ninth cake at home. The ingredients you need include glutinous rice flour, rice flour, red bean paste, sugar, diced red dates and raisins.