Jul
21
2011

How to make mooncake?

In my entire life, all I know is to EAT mooncake. Never in my mind did I imagine that one day I’ll have the opportunity to make my own mooncake, until today that is :D Today, I got the golden opportunity to learn how to make mooncake at West Lake Garden, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa :)

West Lake Garden, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa

The dough, the fillings and the tools needed to make mooncakes.

Flattening the dough. It was awkward in the beginning..

But I made it like a pro moments later :P

This is the filling. I have to make a hole in it to place a second filling.

There, 2 becoming 1 :P

All nicely wrapped and round :)

This is the tough part. Covering the now enlarged fillings with the now seemed too small dough!

Gathering the edges to enclose the fillings and then pinch to seal.

Placing the filled packet in the mold, gently pressing to fit.

Invert and remove the mold.

Tah-dah! NICE! My very first mooncake is not bad at all! Beautiful!

There! Isn’t it beautiful? :D And then comes the acid test… to see if my mooncake is truly beautiful, the chef is going to cut it to let me see how it looks inside. Yikes!

Jeng jeng jeng! NOT BAD wei! I’m sooooooooooooo happy! :D

So that is my very first time making a mooncake! Now that I got the hang of it, I wanna make more! :D Durian flavoured mooncake, anyone?

But let me share with you a little secret… I’ve tried West Lake Garden’s mooncakes and they are AWESOME! There are 2 flavours that I particularly LOVE to bits! Wanna know more? Coming soon… my entry on Mooncake Secrets at West Lake Garden! :D

West Lake Garden Restaurant is open daily from 12noon to 2.30pm for lunch (Mondays to Saturdays), 10am to 2.30pm (Sundays and Public Holidays) and 6.30pm to 10.30pm for dinner (Mondays to Sundays). West Lake Garden is a pork-free establishment.

Tags: How to make a mooncake

About the Author: Merryn Tan

25 Comments + Add Comment

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suituapui July 21, 2011 at 12:38 pm

Oooooo….clever! Clap! Clap! Ok…now go and make some more and poslaju to me. I am waiting, ya? LOL!!!

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Oliveoylz July 21, 2011 at 2:57 pm

Wow! You're really making moonies like a pro! Now…it's time to churn out more moonies for your loved ones…save some for me too, ya? I like the classic double yolk white lotus paste. Order! Order! 12 biji!

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Alice Law July 21, 2011 at 4:46 pm

Wow, your mooncake is perfect, looks so professionally made!

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Chasing Food Dreams July 21, 2011 at 5:46 pm

First time already pro… you planning to make more? :D

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Angeline July 21, 2011 at 6:59 pm

So sudah pandai nampaknya…can make more…I also dunno how to make..u teach me k

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Hayley July 21, 2011 at 7:02 pm

Hmm, ya, it looks nice! Thumbs up~

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Rose July 21, 2011 at 7:06 pm

Wow, your very first mooncake! It looks easy yet not so. :p You ate your first hand-made mooncake or not??

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sheohyan July 21, 2011 at 7:27 pm

This snow skin mooncakes is my favourite. Good experience, Merryn.

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nikel July 21, 2011 at 8:06 pm

not Bad.. Have a look to become sifu.. keke

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jfook July 21, 2011 at 8:28 pm

ahh so fast make mooncake dy?lol

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Christopher July 21, 2011 at 8:45 pm

U look great & gorgeous !!!! :)

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kianfai87 July 21, 2011 at 9:21 pm

I wan~ haha so skillful ar you :P

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mumsgather July 21, 2011 at 11:19 pm

This looks like so much fun! Btw, I tagged you in a meme.

Top Then Things I wish I could do

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Luciana July 22, 2011 at 1:17 am

ok wor, this year no need to buy, make ur own k :)

more more sayang from ur darlings :)

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yeongboon July 22, 2011 at 1:32 am

woah woah…nice one!

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vickylow July 22, 2011 at 1:34 am

Very great experience to you.

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[SK] July 22, 2011 at 5:30 am

hahahaha, that looks quite simple.. just get all those READILY MADE ingredients, wrap and mould them into mooncakes.. i'm very confident i can do that too, hahahahaha~~ :D

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mummy moon July 22, 2011 at 5:44 am

Your first moon cake is so nice, score 100%!!

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mery July 22, 2011 at 7:21 am

Merryn, your 1st mooncake looks perfect..

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cathj July 22, 2011 at 8:02 am

got recipe for the dough and others?? ^_^

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wenn July 22, 2011 at 9:07 am

wow, that's nice!

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kristie July 22, 2011 at 11:49 am

clever girl! I miss making snowskin mooncakes!

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Isaac Tan July 22, 2011 at 4:04 pm

Clever Merryn! XD I can see you had so much fun there :P

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Choi Yen July 22, 2011 at 4:48 pm

You did it well :)

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