Cheonan IC walnut cake shop: 16 red bean butter ₩10,000 at Cheonandang

The weather has been so lovely lately, hasn't it? Doesn't it make you want to just run off somewhere? Not long ago I headed out to Anseo-dong in Cheonan, partly for some fresh air and partly for a tasty dessert~ You all know what the first national snack that comes to mind for Cheonan is, right? Yes, yes, walnut cakes (hodu-gwaja)! So let me introduce a red bean butter walnut cake spot: Cheonandang Dandae Branch 💛

Location, hours and parking at Cheonandang Dandae Branch

Cheonandang Dandae Branch (천안당 단대점) is at 177 Manghyang-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam (1st floor, Anseo-dong), and it's open daily 07:30–20:00. It can close early when ingredients run out, so if you're going late, calling ahead is a must!

You can park briefly right in front of the shop like this, which makes it perfect for a quick pickup!

Can you buy drinks and gifts together near Cheonan IC?

You can buy drinks inside Cheonandang Dandae Branch too. Since it's a walnut cake shop near Cheonan IC, I think it's great for long-distance drivers: grab a gift here and a drink to sip on the road!

You can get coffee to go as well, haha.

Signature items and prices at Cheonandang Dandae Branch

Judging by the poster outside, the Lotus walnut cakes (15 pieces, ₩8,000) and the red bean butter walnut cakes (16 pieces, ₩10,000) seem to be the signature items. I wanted the Lotus ones, but sadly they were sold out T_T

There were also reassuring notices like "Premium Walnut Cake partner shop" and "100% Cheonan wheat".

This is how the prices for the basic walnut cakes look.

Inside Cheonandang Dandae Branch

The moment I opened the door and stepped in, a sweet, nutty smell hit my nose with no mercy! You know how it is, right? The smell of freshly baked bread is the best perfume humanity can't resist.

There's a machine for baking the walnut cakes, too.

They also sell nurungji (scorched rice) chips.

And they sell cute little knick-knacks like these, haha.

The walnut cakes were already baked and packed, so I could buy them right away. And a dessert trend these days just isn't complete without red bean butter, right?

How do the red bean butter walnut cakes taste?

Cheonandang's red bean butter walnut cakes look like cute round walnut cakes opening their mouths wide and holding a thick, creamy white slab of butter between them. Isn't that just unfair? "Come to my mouth, right now!" It's like a clam holding a pearl, with the walnut cake holding the butter so preciously 🐚✨ 😋 Yum-yum taste time

They're a dainty size that fits in one hand, so popping them in one by one is super easy. Soft, sweet red bean paste, rich and nutty butter, crunchy walnut. It was delicious, haha.

With red bean butter bread, the bread is sometimes too hard or too soggy, right? But Cheonandang's red bean butter walnut cakes are soft and moist on the outside, with a castella-like texture that melts in your mouth. And the red bean paste wasn't overly sweet, which I really liked! It's not an artificial sweetness but the gentle sweetness of the red beans themselves, so it suited my taste even more.

It was insanely addictive. I think it'd make a great snack for kids, and older folks would love it too since it isn't harsh or intense!

How to enjoy red bean butter walnut cakes even more, plus storage tips

I found the red bean butter walnut cakes best eaten slightly chilled, with an iced Americano or milk. They're tear-jerkingly delicious on their own, but as a pro dessert lover, let me share a few tips to enjoy them even more!

A great pairing: Americano or milk

This one's the golden rule, right? With a bitter, cold iced Americano, the nuttiness of the butter really peaks and your mouth feels clean, so you can keep eating forever.

Keep them slightly chilled

Since it's a butter dessert, if the butter melts too much it can get greasy. If you pop them in the fridge for just a little while and eat them once the butter firms up, the chew is better and the match with the red bean feels much fresher. (Heating them in an air fryer melts all the butter, so never do that with red bean butter ones! 🙅‍♀️)

Freezing and thawing

They're best eaten within a day, but frozen they seemed fine for up to about 5 days? Just thaw them naturally for 30 minutes and they're ready~

Tip for buying red bean butter walnut cakes cheaply in Cheonan

Cheonandang Dandae Branch's red bean butter walnut cakes are just ₩10,000, ice pack included. In Cheonan, red bean butter walnut cakes usually run ₩11,000–13,000, and some places charge extra for the ice pack too. No other way around it, just buy them here, everyone haha.

And you can order from Cheonandang Dandae Branch online as well, haha.

Who is Cheonandang Dandae Branch recommended for?

I wholeheartedly recommend Cheonandang Dandae Branch to anyone visiting Cheonan or looking for a tasty dessert nearby! Next time I'm near Dandae, I'll definitely come back, and that time I plan to stock up with both hands full.