Sun Tang Cake Shop

Sun Tang Cake Shop

　　Sun Tang is the original and only store of its kind selling sun cakes, with no branches. A sunflower mural in the shop serves as its iconic symbol. The ancestors of Sun Tang started their business by selling malted barley cakes during the Qing Dynasty’s Tongzhi era, but after the retrocession, they gained widespread popularity across Taiwan for their skill in making flaky and fragrant sun cakes. Sun cakes are made by mixing high-gluten and low-gluten flour in proportion to form dough, then kneading in lard evenly, with maltose used to make the filling. After baking, the outer crust becomes multi-layered and crispy, while the maltose filling remains soft and not sticky, offering a sweet, flaky and tender taste that has earned it excellent reviews. (Taichung County)