Wife cake is a delicious and flaky pastry filled with a sweet and chewy mixture of winter melon, almond paste, and sesame. It's a traditional Chinese dessert that has been around for over 300 years and is said to have originated in Guangdong Province.
Legend has it that a baker created the cake to cheer up his homesick wife, who was missing her family. The cake was made with a filling of winter melon, almond paste, and sesame, and was wrapped in a thin, flaky pastry shell. When the wife tried the cake, she was so delighted that she shared it with her friends, who also loved it. And thus, the wife cake was born!
