April 16, 2008
Thousand Layer Cake 千層糕
I love eating 千層糕 or what is literally translated as Thousand Layer Cake. It's one of my favourites as far as dimsum is concerned. Unfortunately, I've never been able to find it in Singapore. Thus every time I'm in Hong Kong or Sydney, I get my 千層糕 fix.
千層糕 is a steamed cake which has layers of salted egg yolk and coconut lotus paste in between the layers of steamed flour. The saltiness of the egg yolk is a good complement to the sweet paste. A good 千層糕 has to have the right balance and be neither too sweet nor salty.
Go here for the recipe (in Chinese) and do let me know if you know where to find this in Singapore!
Posted by DSD at April 16, 2008 9:46 AMHi there (:
Thousand layer cake is available at Ding Tai Fung though I'm not sure if it's the kind you want
Posted by: melanie at April 20, 2008 1:22 AMmy mummy's kuey lapis is still the BEST! =)
Posted by: tiggie at April 20, 2008 1:16 PMtiggie, this is a completely different cake altogether!!!!
But yah, your mum's kueh lapis is very yummy!
Posted by: DSD at April 21, 2008 3:40 PMnope, the ding tai fung one is different.
this kind with the yolk and custard they have it at lei garden @ chijmes (: really good.