Crystal cake () is one of the traditional

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s in

Weinan Weinan () is a prefecture-level city in the east central Shaanxi province, China. The city lies on the lower section of the Wei River confluence into the Yellow River, about east of the provincial capital Xi'an, and borders the provinces of S ...

city of eastern

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...

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. It has more than 800 years of history. Crystal cake was first invented in Xiagui during the

Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the res ...

, then it spread throughout the region.渭南水晶饼
Crystal Cake of Weinan City It gets its name from its filling, which is glittering and translucent, like crystal. The crust is made with wheat flour, starch and oil, the filling is a mixture of granulated sugar, lard, and pounded

rock candy Rock candy or sugar candy, also called rock sugar, or crystal sugar, is a type of confection composed of relatively large sugar crystals. This candy is formed by allowing a supersaturated solution of sugar and water to crystallize onto a su ...

, candied fruits and nuts. In southern China, small pastries with a translucent crust made with

wheat starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants for energy storage. Worldwide, it is the most common carbohydrate in human diet ...

as a main component, and filled with sweet bean paste, are also called "crystal cake". Southern crystal cake recipe
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