It is said that during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, when Fang Xianfu was the minister of history department, he got up at four o'clock one day, finished washing and prepared to have breakfast. Unexpectedly, the servant didn't bring it up. When he went to the kitchen, he saw that the cook was rubbing his hands anxiously. It turned out that the cook got up too late to make snacks. When Fang Xianfu saw that there was fermented dough on the chopping board, he used his quick wits and asked the cook to add eggs and sugar to the dough, knead it evenly, make a big cake and bake it on the stove. After a while, the cake was baked, Fang Xianfu wrapped it in a cloth, ordered the sedan chair bearers to get up and hurried to the court.
Fang Xianfu came to the palace and saw that there was still time, so he took a cake and ate it with green tea. The cake was soft, sweet and delicious. Colleagues gulped at the smell of cakes, and now officials leaned over to ask what cakes to eat. Fang Xianfu was deeply attached to his hometown and said without thinking, "This is Xiqiao pie". After leaving the court, Fang Xianfu ordered the cook to do the same thing, made dozens of big cakes, and took them to the court room the next day for his colleagues to enjoy. Colleagues praised the delicious cakes while eating, and Xiqiao pie became famous in the DPRK. Fang Xianfu also often orders cooks to bake them for himself or entertain guests.
Later, Fang Xianfu claimed that he was ill and returned to his hometown. He set up Shiquan Academy in Xiqiao Mountain to give lectures for 1 years, and taught the villagers how to make cakes. The good method and the good spring water in Xiqiao Mountain make the Xiqiao pie more delicious, and because the cake is shaped like a full moon with flowers and a full moon, Xiqiao people use it as gifts for weddings, family visits and Chinese New Year holidays.
By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the best maker of Xiqiao pie was Minlewei Bakery, which was not far from Xiqiao Mountain. Besides being sweet, soft and sweet, the Xiqiao pie made by it also had the characteristics that the knife wouldn't lose its residue and it wouldn't deteriorate after being put on the table for 1 and a half days in summer. Merchants in Guangzhou and Foshan copied it, but the color, fragrance and taste were not comparable to those of the authentic Xiqiao pie.