Plum blossom cake is a famous snack with unique flavor in southern Jiangsu, such as Nanjing, Suzhou and Wuxi. Originated in Ming Dynasty, it developed into the most famous traditional pastry snack in Jiangnan area in Qing Dynasty. According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he saw that it was shaped like plum blossom with attractive color and pretended to taste it. The entrance is sweet but not greasy, soft and crisp, with endless aftertaste, which is better than the Forbidden City. Clap your hands and applaud. Because it looks like plum blossom, it is named plum blossom cake, which has been passed down to this day. Plum blossom cake is similar to Begonia cake, golden yellow, soft and delicious, suitable for all ages.
Plum blossom cake not only inherits the traditional production method, but also adds jiaozi, green red fruit, pine nuts and so on. In order to make it more delicious, it has more than a dozen methods of making bean paste, jam, nuts, etc., and is baked in a special stove with more than a dozen raw materials such as flour, bean paste and sugar.
The top of Yuanxiao is "very waxy", the raisins are "very fragrant", the bean paste inside is "very fine", the burnt smell of melted sugar, and colorful decorations. The red bean paste (or jam) is wrapped in a somewhat elastic shell, which has a soft taste, a thick sweet smell and warm stuffing, and delights all the taste buds to be put in your mouth.