Cute Animals Snowskin Mooncakes (for BASIC event)

I am excited to be teaching how to make these cute snowskin mooncakes at my church's Basic family day tomorrow! It's going to be fun blessed time of family bonding! Here is the recipe for your reference =) 

Animals Snowskin Mooncake Recipe (by Susanne Ng) 
Makes 8 60g-mooncake animals (for 4 pax – 1 group) 

Ingredients: 
75g Kou fien, sifted 
10g Wheat starch 
40g Icing Sugar, sifted 
25g Shortening 
45g Cold water 
45g Cold ice cream soda 
240g Lotus paste 
Chocolate emulco (1/4 tsp x2) 
Pink food colouring (1/2 drop) 
Extra 5g shortening for greasing  

Equipment you may need: 
1 plastic table cloth 
1 spatula 
1 knife 
4 pairs of gloves 
4 disposable containers 

1. Roll lotus paste into a log. Divide equally in 8 (~30g each). Roll into balls. 

2. Mix sifted kou fien, wheat starch and icing sugar together till uniform using spatula. 

3. Add in shortening and quickly mix using gloves until the mixture resembles bread  crumbs.

4. Pour in the cold water and soda and knead the dough until it becomes soft and smooth.  Pinch out 2 small balls (1-cm) and divide the dough into two. 

Plain dough: knead and cover (rest 10 mins). 
Brown dough: add ¼ tsp chocolate emulco. Knead and rest. 
Dark brown dough: add ¼ chocolate emulco to 1-cm ball. Knead in. 
Pink dough: add pink food colouring to 1-cm ball. Knead in. 

5. To the plain and brown dough (after 10 mins), pinch out a 2-cm ball (for ears/hands). 
Roll into log and divide dough into 4 (~28g). 

6. Flatten the prepared dough into a 7-cm circle. Put the filling and pinch to seal. Roll the ball smooth. Assemble your own animal by adding eyes, nose, ears, and paws. 

7. Store the cakes in an airtight container and refrigerate for about 1-2 hrs for the mooncake to become firm before consuming. Best consumed within a few days. Enjoy! =) 

Lots of love, 

Susanne