In a world where cooking is now seen as a form of creativity, we’ve come across something truly unexpected: a dumpling cake. In a video that’s now going viral, content creator @elenazeng__ or Zenghi is seen building a cake out of layers and layers of dumplings. Want to know more? Keep reading!
Zenghi’s Viral Dumpling Cake
The video, shared on Instagram by @elenazeng__ (also known as Zenghi), shows her making a layered cake using Chinese dumplings. She captioned the post, “Jiaozi cake? Okay..I try..”. Jiaozi are a type of Chinese dumpling, traditionally eaten in China to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
The video, which has already garnered over 700k views, shows her starting with a filling that resembles minced chicken and cabbage. She then prepares the dough, cuts it into small rounds, adds the filling, and pan-fries each dumpling. After that, she uses a slurry mixture to hold the dumplings together in a pan, forming a single flat layer, just like a pancake. She repeats the process, making several layers in different sizes, then stacks them on top of each other to form a shape like a cake. To finish, she adds cream and garnishes it with bright coloured, edible flowers.
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Followers React With Positive Comments
The post saw many of her followers impressed with her new creation. One user wrote, “Gonna put it to my next CAKE IDEA!!!” while another said, “Gonna celebrate my birthday often now”. One of the users also made a funny comment under the video and said, “Umm… Do you take girlfriends? If anybody ever made this for me, I’d make them mine forever.” One of the user also expressed her love for dumplings and added, “As a dumpling addict, I’m about to take it to the next level, thanks to this reel.”
Zenghi has over 400K followers on Instagram and is known for her fun food experiments. She often experiments with traditional ingredients in new ways to create amazing meals out of them.
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This dumpling cake took us by surprise. Who would have thought you could turn a snack into a cake? What do you think? Would you give this cake a try? Let us know.
Cover Image Courtesy: @elenazeng__ / Instagram
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