Changsha Milk Law Cake

Changsha Milk Law Cake

　　As the only fermented product among Hunan-style traditional pastries, it has a history of over 70 years. Initially called "fermented cake," this uniquely flavored, new type of mass-market food was an instant hit with locals, so popular that the shop sold out quickly and began offering it only at night to attract more business, thereby boosting the vibrancy of the night market. It became the “flagship” product of Hunan’s pastry industry at the time. Its main ingredients include refined flour, maltose, milk powder, sweet wine, sodium carbonate, and baking soda. The cake is meticulously made through processes such as dough preparation, sweet wine fermentation, sugar curing, cutting, shaping, and baking. The cake is flat and round, with a milky-white surface and a brownish-yellow bottom. It has a soft texture, a rich milky aroma, a mellow and lingering wine fragrance, and a deliciously sweet taste. (Changsha)