Butter Mochi Cake
Nov 09, 2024 10:25 AM
Soft and chewy Butter Mochi Cake. Make this delicious Hawaiian dessert for your next party or potluck dinner!
Mochi is currently having its time in the limelight, which makes me very happy because I love it in all its variations.
What is Mochi?
Mochi is the Japanese name for a cake made from glutinous rice flour, which gives the cakes their signature soft and chewy texture.
Traditional mochi cakes are small dumplings which contain a filling of red bean paste, but the variety of fillings are endless, ranging from traditional Asian flavours such as sesame or peanuts to more Western flavours of ice-cream or sorbet.
Similar cakes are also made in Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine, although many people have adopted the Japanese name, “mochi”, for these desserts also. I prefer to use “mochi” if the dessert is more Japanese oriented.
Butter Mochi Cake is a specialty to Hawaii, where the locals adapted the traditional mochi recipe by adding butter and then baking the batter to produce something more akin to a western-style cake.
This recipe uses coconut milk which is common in many Asian desserts. The batter is sprinkled with coconut just before baking, which will toast as the cake bakes, giving it a wonderful aroma and texture to the cake.
The result is something similar in taste and texture to – I think – a Vietnamese Cassava Cake, except it is more soft and chewy in texture, and it is super easy to make!
If you love mochi desserts but don’t have time to form individual dumplings, this Butter Mochi Cake is a more hands-off affair with equally delicious results.
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon butter, for greasing
- 2 eggs
- 220 g (1 cup) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 25 g (1 1/2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 400 ml (1 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon) coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 225 g glutinous rice flour (also called sweet rice flour or Mochiko flour)
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 4 tablespoons dessicated coconut, for sprinkling
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
40 minutes
Total Time:
50 minutes
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