Taiwanese Egg Cake, Wheel Cake and Sweet Potato Ball Mixes: How to Use Them, and Why Taiwan’s Mix Exports Grew 174%

Quick Answer

A premix is flour, starch, sugar and leavening blended in advance, so a shop only adds water, eggs or milk. It keeps the flavor consistent and speeds up service, which suits overseas snack and dessert shops. Popular Taiwanese snack mixes include egg cake mix, wheel cake mix and sweet potato ball mix. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance, exports of mixes and doughs (HS 190120) grew from about US$5.2 million in 2016 to about US$14.4 million in 2025, up about 174% in ten years.

Three Taiwanese Snack Mixes Compared

Mix	What it makes	Equipment	Popular flavors
Taiwanese egg cake mix	Taiwanese egg cakes: small molded cakes, crisp outside and soft inside	Egg cake mold	Plain, chocolate, cheese
wheel cake mix	Wheel cakes (red bean cakes): two shells with a filling	Wheel cake griddle	Red bean, custard, taro
sweet potato ball mix	Sweet potato balls: fried and pressed into hollow, chewy balls	Deep fryer	Plain, dusted with plum powder
egg waffle mix	Egg waffles: Hong Kong-style bubble waffles	Egg waffle iron	Plain, matcha, chocolate

Why Use a Premix

Consistent taste: the recipe is set at the factory, so results vary little between stores and staff.
Faster service: just add water or eggs and mix, with no weighing of many ingredients.
Easy training: new staff follow the ratio on the pack, which suits franchises and multi-store operators.
Customizable: sweetness and flavor can be discussed with the factory for a private label.

Key Tips

Egg cakes and wheel cakes: mix only until no dry flour remains and let the batter rest; preheat and grease the mold.
Sweet potato balls: roll the dough into small balls, start in lower-temperature oil and press them with a spatula as they fry so they puff up hollow.
Ratios and temperature: follow the ratio on each product and test a small batch first.

Taiwan’s Mix Export Data

Item (HS code)	2016	2025	10-year change
Mixes and doughs (190120)	about US$5.2 million	about US$14.4 million	+174%

Among Taiwanese snack-related export items, mixes grew the fastest and are one of the few that stayed high over the last five years. For the English names of Taiwanese snacks, see Taiwanese street food list: 15 must-try snacks and their English names.

How Tang Sugar Can Help

Tang Sugar supplies Taiwanese egg cake mix, wheel cake mix, sweet potato ball mix and egg waffle mix, and can produce premixes to your recipe. Every Tang Sugar shipment comes with a Certificate of Origin and a Certificate of Analysis (COA), available on request. Shelf-stable snack ingredients can ship in a mixed container with tapioca pearls, tea and syrups. Contact us for a quote or request samples.

Note: export figures are Taiwan Ministry of Finance HS 6-digit statistics. Some codes cover broad product groups, so use them as trends only. Check the latest import rules with the authorities in your country.