Nourishing Gelatin Cake 固元糕

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 packets Knox gelatin powder

  (approx. 14g)
• 250 ml Water
• 80 g Brown sugar
• 80 g Shelled walnuts

  peeled walnuts recommended
• 100 g Black sesame seeds
• 80 g Dried pitted red dates
• 100 g Dried longan meat
• 30 g Dried goji berries
• ½ tsp Oil

Instructions

• 1 Soak 100g of dried longan in cold water for 15 minutes soaking will help soften
  it. Drain and set aside Do not soak for much longer than 20 minutes to retain as
  much flavour as possible
• 2 Toast peeled walnuts in a pan on low heat until they are completely dry. Set
  aside and let cool
• 3 Toast black sesame seeds in a pan on low heat until you can smell the slightly
  sweet aroma and each sesame should have expanded slightly to a rounder shape.
  This will take approx. 5-8 minutes. Set aside and let cool. You can skip this
  step if you bought roasted sesame seeds, however, lightly toasting it again can
  bring out more flavour
• 4 Rinse goji berries in cold water. They do not need to be soaked
• 5 Toast longan with goji berries on low heat until most of the moisture has
  evaporated. Set aside and let cool
• 6 Remove pits from red dates and set aside I usually cut the meat off with kitchen
  shears
• 7 In a pot, add 250ml water and mix 2 packets of Knox gelatin powder into the
  water, stir well
• 8 Add 80g brown sugar to the gelatin water. Cook until gelatin and water have
  dissolved and let cool
• 9 Pour the cooled gelatin mixture through a sieve and into a mixing bowl, pan or
  pot
• 10 Add the walnuts, black sesame seeds, red dates, longan and goji berries. Mix
  well
• 11 Grease the container that you want the cake to be set in with ½ tsp oil. Use a
  small piece of kitchen towel or a brush to spread the oil evenly in the
  container
• 12 Pour the entire contents into the container
• 13 Cover with a lid or plastic wrap and set in the fridge for approx. 6 hours or
  until the cake has completely solidified
• 14 Remove the cake from the container You may need to use a knife to help loosen
  the sides
• 15 Slice into desired shape and serve. This cake can be stored in the fridge for a
  week. Can be served cold or at room temperature. I seal and package each piece
  individually in food-grade wrappers which look nice and can help preserve them
  in the fridge for 3-4 weeks. I bought “machine seal biscuit bags” on AliExpress
  along with a mini impulse sealer.

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