Chinese - Cupcake Project https://www.cupcakeproject.com/tag/chinese/ Baking and dessert recipes for cupcakes, cakes, muffins, pies, and everything in between - from perfected classics to new and adventurous indulgences Sun, 28 Jun 2020 02:52:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cupcake-Project-Favicon.png Chinese - Cupcake Project https://www.cupcakeproject.com/tag/chinese/ 32 32 Chinese New Year Cupcakes – Nian Gao https://www.cupcakeproject.com/chinese-new-year-cupcakes-nian-gao/ https://www.cupcakeproject.com/chinese-new-year-cupcakes-nian-gao/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:35:00 +0000 http://gw.finelimedesigns.com/2009/01/chinese-new-year-cupcakes-nian-gao-3/ Sure, Chinese New Year Cupcakes are not the traditional dessert to celebrate the Chinese New Year, but the cake that I turned into cupcakes, nian gao, is. It’s a sticky, glutinous cake that is filled with red bean paste. To make it more cupcake-like, I frosted the cupcakes with a red bean buttercream frosting.

Chinese New Year Cupcake Tasting Notes

You have to be a fan of Chinese cakes to like these Chinese New Year Cupcakes. Jonathan felt that these cupcakes tasted just like the sticky buns filled with red bean paste that you can get at dim sum. Since he loves those, he loved these cupcakes. If you are expecting anything with any kind of a crumb, this is not the cake for you.

Because the Chinese New Year cupcakes are so sticky, I would make one change if I were to make them again. Although I don’t typically bake in silicone cupcake wrappers, I think I would opt for silicone for these cupcakes – way too much of the cupcake stuck to the wrapper. If you don’t have silicone wrappers, you might also try spraying the inside of paper wrappers with a non-stick spray before pouring the batter in.

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