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LPBEasy
By Clarice Lam
Published 2024
LPB is my abbreviation for lo pau bang, or “wife cake” in Cantonese (sometimes also referred to as a sweetheart cake or marriage pie). Made of a sou dough, Chinese puff pastry, it is typically encased around a sweet winter melon, almond paste, sesame paste, or red bean filling. One of the primary differences between Chinese puff pastry and traditional French puff pastry is the addition of flour with the fat that is being laminated, which gives it a sturdier and almost crumbly texture. The m
