My attempt at making mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival was a total disaster

I tried to make the classic lotus seed paste ones last weekend, following a recipe from a cooking blog in Guangzhou. The dough was way too sticky and my molds from an online shop just made a huge mess, leaving the patterns all blurry. Has anyone here actually managed to get the golden syrup ratio right on their first try?

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henry5976d agoMost Upvoted

What's the worst cooking fail you've ever had?

matthew1226d ago

Oh man, I tried to make caramel once and just ended up with this burnt, smoking mess in the pan. It hardened into a single black brick. I had to throw the whole pot away because I couldn't get it off. That smell stuck in my kitchen for days, like sweet burnt plastic. Total disaster.