Hong Kong Cakes
“You get 15 pcs for $1 and it's a great snack to munch on while waking around Chinatown.”
“Batter is poured into the mold and cooks the dough into a sweet, eggy, crunchy crisp.”
Hong Kong Cakes
Take-out: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
6 reviews
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I was tricked by the smell.
I walked by, caught a whiff of the smell of hong kong cakes and got on line to buy two bags (one for me, one for the boyfriend).
As I walked away with my two bags towards my destination, I began eating my bag. Worst decision ever. They tasted like a rubber/plastic mix. The outside shell wasn't even soft and it just had this fake, plastic texture/sheen to it.
Never again. I'm hiking over to Grand street for my little old man cart the next time I want Hong Kong cakes.
I mean… It's a stand in Chinatown. Service can only be so good or bad I suppose… Very much of a, "Can I have this," they shove it in your face without a word, and that's that.
It is cheap though. $1.25 for 15 egg puffs. However, I've definitely had better. They don't pour the batter well bc there are a LOT of air bubbles and incomplete puffs. The taste is also not on par. Not very sweet, nor very eggy. Oh well… it was substance. O.o
As I was walking through Chinatown today, I must have passed by at least 3 of these mini cake stands. Why did I choose to go to this one? Because it has "Hong Kong" in its name and I am naturally drawn to any place that has "Hong Kong" or "Cantonese" in its name lmao. However, I was not impressed by the cakes here. While they are cheap, I think they are more expensive than the ones at other places since they're $1.25 for 15. I remember buying 20 for $1 at one point but that was a while back. They didn't taste good either. They were flavorless and tasted very rubbery. Skip this stand. For great mini cakes, get the ones from Deluxe Food Market!
I love mini cakes since i was 5 yrs old and have it in Hong Kong.
Now i dont have to fly all the way on the other side of the country!
Freshly made, soft and fluffy cakes and for $ 1.00 u can get about 15 mini munchkins for a snack.
I usually buy $ 3.00 worth, eat about 10 pcs right away and take the rest home and dip it with nutella or ice cream. Yum Yum!
The smell will lure you towards the cart. You get 15 pcs for $1 and it's a great snack to munch on while waking around Chinatown. It's made fresh and it's hot when you get it. It smells and tastes like waffles. You can't go wrong. We got some on our way to eat Dimsum and we got it again after dimsum but my son wanted to save some to eat it with the ice cream we were going to get at the Chinatown ice cream factory. He's a funny kid. But it did taste good with the ice cream. 🙂
These Hong Kong Bao were such a treat for me growing up in Ctown. Now when I go to Ctown and eat these baos it brings back such memories. At $1 for a pack of 15 (it used to be 20) you can't go wrong. Note there are a couple of these carts in Ctown.
Batter is poured into the mold and cooks the dough into a sweet, eggy, crunchy crisp. Lady shoves mini cakes into a little baggie and you walk away munching on such yummy-ness. You finish your cakes within a block and you ponder if you should go back for more….