Liangzhou Oil Cake

Liangzhou Oil Cake

　　Liangzhou Oil Cake is a sweet treat, often enjoyed by the elderly, women, and children. It is made by kneading dough with boiling water (scalded dough), sometimes mixed with a small amount of potato flour, and then filled with white sugar, sesame seeds, shredded red and green candied fruits, and a syrup made from roses. The filling is placed in the palm of the hand, shaped into small round cakes weighing about one or two taels each, and then deep-fried until the outer layer turns crispy. When eaten hot, it's sweet, sticky, and hot enough to scald — the syrup can sometimes splatter unexpectedly. At that moment, the cake fryer might jokingly warn, “Watch your tongue — if it gets burned, there’s no place to put a plaster.”