Sun Cake

Sun cake, also known as maltose pastry, is a famous souvenir of Taichung. The multiple flakes are soft rather than crispy while the maltose fillings are sweet and tender. Traditional sun cake was bigger so that it can be cut and shared. However, as the eating habit of modern people changed, sun cake was minimized for one to enjoy alone. Aside from sun cakes, traditional flaky pastries include sweetheart cake and caramel flaky pastry. These desserts are based on flour, sugar and maltose then evolved into different flavors.