Chef Kar Delight: September 2026

Chef Kar Sweetheart Moon Cakes 2026
Friday September 25, 2026

▲ Richmond Centre

Moon Cakes Represent My Heart

This year Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Friday September 25, 2026. I prepared three types of moon cakes to share with my friends. These three types of Moon Cakes are Purple Yam, Taro and Pumpkin Traditional Cantonese Moon Cakes. Moon Cakes represent my heart. Beause they are sweet and attractive, I call them "Sweetheart Moon Cakes".

Traditional Cantonese Moon Cakes

Cantonese Moon Cakes originated from Guangzhou. The important characteristic of these moon cakes are that decorative design or pattern on the cake face are exquisite relief. The skin is thin and stuffing is rich; moisturizing and soft; bright and shiny; colour of skin is golden. Cantonese moon cakes can be classified by skin type as Syrup Skin, Puff Pastry and Snow Skin. Syrup Skin is the main type. Puff Pastry Moon Cake absorbs the way of preparation of western desserts; combines the characterists of Cantonese Moon Cake; produces mainly desserts with lotus seeds.

Chef Kar Sweetheart Moon Cakes

Moon Cake Stuffing: purple yam, taro, or pumpkin, rock sugar/slab sugar, corn oil, salted duck egg yolk

Method:

1. Add water and steam cook the ingredients, add rock sugar or slab sugar, drain out water

2. Use a spoon to smash ingredients other than salted duck egg yolk, add oil, roll into balls

Syrup: 2 slab sugar, add 1 cup of water, use a pan to cook to reduce water to form syrup

Moon Cake Skin: Syrup Skin

Syrup Skin Ingredients: low gluten flour (bread flour) 175g, syrup 125g, corn oil 30g, lye water 5g

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients gently; do not knead to avoid forming gluten; flour dough is not sticky.

2. Use folding method: use hands to flatten flour dough, fold flour dough, repeat this process 8 time. Place the folded dough in fridge for 1 hour.

3. According to size of moon cake mold, cut a piece of dough and make thin disc, wrap Moon Cake Stuffing with disc, make into a ball. Use moon cake mold to press moon cake.

4. Place moon cake in oven at 350°F; bake to golden brown.