马蹄糕是以马蹄粉（即荸荠磨成的粉）制成的糕点。其他材料还包括马蹄粒、蔗糖、猪油和水份。马蹄糕一般都是晶莹剔透的金黄色糕块，夹杂著白色的马蹄粒。

通常先将马蹄粉用水开匀，制成马蹄粉水。另把蔗糖用热水煮至溶化，加入猪油和马蹄粒。再将马蹄水撞落煮滚的蔗糖水之中，快动作搅拌成糊状。将糕糊倒入已经抹了食油的糕盆内，隔水蒸半小时即成。

Water chestnut cake (simplified Chinese:马蹄糕; traditional Chinese:馬蹄糕; Jyutping:maa5tai4gou1) is a sweet Cantonese dim sum dish made of shredded Chinese water chestnut. When served during dim sum the cake is usually cut into square-shaped slices and pan-fried before serving. The cake is soft, but holds its shape after the frying. Sometimes the cake is made with chopped water chestnuts embedded into each square piece with the vegetable being visible. One of the main trademark characteristics of the dish is its translucent appearance.