Red Egg and Ginger Party!
Recently a special client reached out to me to bake cupcakes for her niece’s Red Egg and Ginger Party. In Chinese culture, a baby's first month birthday calls for a celebration. Proud parents introduce their latest addition to friends and relatives by holding a Red Egg and Ginger Party.
We wanted to contribute to the theme so I decided to make my classic red velvet cupcake decorated with a red chocolate egg on top. And we developed a new recipe—a ginger cupcake filled with a very light ginger whipped cream filling frosted with a ginger cream cheese frosting topped with a crystallized ginger. It came out better than I had hoped! I was told everyone loved the cupcakes and it's easy to see why!
What’s the significance of Red Eggs and Ginger?
- As in weddings or festivals, the color red represents happiness and good luck.
- Eggs are significant because they symbolize fertility and the renewal of life. Also, their shape is traditionally associated with harmony and unity. According to some sources, an even number of eggs means a daughter has been born, while an odd number represents a son.
- Ginger is important because in the yin (cold) and yang (warm) balance of
Chinese food, ginger adds a touch of 'hotness' to the nutritional needs of the new mother, who is tired and weak (or too yin) after giving birth.
Learn more about Red Egg and Ginger celebrations here:
http://www.littlebuddhababy.com/TraditionRedEggAndGingerParty.html
