Why is the color of the jujube cake not dark? How to make the color of the jujube cake darker?

We all know that jujube cake is a popular pastry. It tastes sweet and delicious, and it is soft and delicious. Many people like to eat it, especially the elderly and children. The jujube cakes sold outside are generally red, but some people's homemade jujube cakes are not red. So why are jujube cakes not red? Let's take a closer look!

Why is jujube cake not red?

Red dates alone cannot produce this color. The sweetness and fragrance we eat are not just due to the taste of red dates and white sugar, because brown sugar is also added to it. Only with the effect of brown sugar can the red date cake be fragrant and the color is also that bright brown red. So brown sugar and red dates are the two basic parts of making red date cake.

How to make jujube cake

Ingredients: First of all, we need to prepare red dates. The red dates here should be fresher and have a little more flesh. If you choose slightly drier red dates, the ground red dates will be dry, so you can't completely blend the dried red dates into the stirred red date flour, and the taste will be compromised. Choose the dark red fresh brown sugar. The brown sugar made in this way is not only delicious, but also very close in color to the red date cake, which can fully color the red date cake. When preparing low-gluten flour, eggs, butter and other ingredients, if you don't have butter to make red date cake, you can use a little cooking oil. The taste will have an oily aroma. It is recommended to prepare some oil.

Here’s how to do it:

First, we wash the red dates, remove the red date pits, cut off the flesh of the red dates, and then put the red dates into the grinder.

Then we put the brown sugar in. Because these two ingredients are relatively dry, we need to add a little water. If possible, we can add some milk to make it taste better, but if we use milk, the color of the jujube cake will be slightly lighter, so you can add it according to your personal taste. In this step, we can also chop the dried red dates, put them in a pot and simmer over low heat, and then add brown sugar to make the ingredients very sticky.

Put low-gluten flour in a container, put the melted butter in it, and then add an appropriate amount of yeast powder. The amount of yeast powder needs to be based on the weight of the jujube cake. It is recommended to use 3g of yeast powder for half a pound of jujube cake. Then knead these ingredients evenly, knead the red date dough several times to make it more even, and then cover it with a layer of plastic wrap or a sealed pot lid and wait for the red date cake to ferment.

After fermentation, the dough is fluffy and porous, so it can be put into the mold for making red date cake, and then baked in the oven. The delicious red date cake is ready.

What nutrients does jujube cake have

The ingredients in the jujube cake are rich in vitamin C, amino acids, fat, and various trace elements needed by the human body. The shellfish has the effect of nourishing blood, replenishing blood, and nourishing qi. Eggs are also indispensable. The fat in eggs is a highly emulsified "high protein" state, "fat-free" food. These ingredients have high nutritional value, and the jujube cake made is nutritious and delicious. It is a popular food.

As for date cake, analyzing the ingredients, it is nothing more than the perfect combination of red dates, wheat flour and eggs. Flour is nothing more than energy substances, especially carbohydrates and protein; eggs are protein as well as phospholipids, iron and other ingredients. As for red dates, it is not quite what everyone thinks. It is said that eating dates can replenish blood and iron, but in fact, there is no such effect. It is just a rumor. When it comes to its nutritional strength, the sugar content and vitamin C (the loss is large when heated) are acceptable, but there are no other special features.