food writer Even more confusingly, it is sometimes called “carrot cake” in places like Singapore, as carrots share their name with radish in Chinese (lo bak in Cantonese or luo bo in Mandarin).
MANILA, Philippines — If the Italians have their Panettone and the Germans have their Stollen, the Chinese have their Prosperity Cake named Huat Ke (or Huat Kueh) to celebrate their holidays with.