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{{Short description|Cake with red bean paste filling}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name             = Red bean cake
| image            = RedbeanCake Cantoversion.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
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| country          = China
| region           = Guangdong
| creator          = 
| course           = [[Dessert]]
| type             = [[Cake]]
| served           = 
| main_ingredient  = [[Red bean paste]]
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{{Chinese|t=紅豆糕|s=红豆糕|j=hung4 dau6*2 gou1|p=hóng dòu gāo}}
'''Red bean cake''' is a type of Chinese cake with a sweet [[red bean paste]] filling. There are many regional varieties, including [[Taiwanese people|Taiwanese]] versions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-06-14 |title=FEATURE : Makers of red-bean cakes hope to make the world their own - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2010/06/14/2003475412 |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.taipeitimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Bean Cakes (紅豆餅) {{!}} Red Bean Dessert |url=https://www.angelwongskitchen.com/red-bean-cakes-320053591039173--red-bean-dessert.html |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Angel Wong's Kitchen {{!}} Asian & Taiwanese Recipes Made Simple & Fun |language=en}}</ref>

==Cantonese-style==
[[Cantonese cuisine|Cantonese-style]] red bean cake is made with hardened [[red bean paste]] that has been frozen. The cake is sweetened and sprinkled with [[sesame]] seed.  It is generally tough to bite, and is served as a square block.  Depending on the particular [[Regions of China|region within China]], this may be seen as a year-round [[snack]], or as a seasonal [[Chinese pastry|pastry]] consumed on certain [[traditional Chinese holidays]].

==See also==
* [[Red bean soup]]
* [[Mooncake]]
* [[List of Chinese desserts]]
* [[List of desserts]]
* [[List of legume dishes]]
* [[Yōkan]] – similar Japanese food made with red beans
* {{portal-inline|Food}}

==References==
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{{Cantonese cuisine}}
{{Legume dishes}}

[[Category:Cantonese cuisine]]
[[Category:Legume desserts]]
[[Category:Chinese cakes]]