Best Coconut Sesame Butter Mochi Cake Recipes

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COCONUT-SESAME BUTTER MOCHI CAKE



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Butter mochi is a Hawaiian cake that is sweet and gooey, not unlike like Japanese mochi. Rice flour is a core pantry ingredient in most Japanese households, including mine, so I almost always have the ingredients on hand to whip up this cake when the mood (or need) strikes. Just like this recipe, I'm a little bit Japanese and a little bit American. The combination of American ingredients like butter and evaporated milk with Japanese ingredients like rice flour and sesame seeds feels familiar and comforting to me. Butter mochi can be baked plain or topped with coconut and black and white sesame seeds or slices of fruit like strawberries, mango or peaches. You can serve butter mochi with ice cream if you like as well.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield 12 to 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more softened butter for the pan and for slicing
6.5 ounces canned full-fat unsweetened coconut milk
8 ounces mochiko (glutinous/sweet rice flour) (65 grams)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 large eggs
1 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup unsweetened coconut chips or flakes
1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
1 teaspoon fleur de sel

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch-square cake pan or 10-1/2-by-7-inch cake pan with butter.
  • Put the 4 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until melted. Meanwhile, whisk the coconut milk to remove any lumps. Add the coconut milk to the melted butter and reduce the heat to low. Gently warm the mixture, stirring often, until just above room temperature and no lumps remain.
  • Whisk together the mochiko, sugar, baking powder and sea salt in a large bowl.
  • Whisk together the eggs, evaporated milk and vanilla in a medium bowl. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Add the melted butter-coconut milk mixture, whisking continuously, until fully incorporated and smooth with no lumps.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and tap the pan on the counter a few times to remove any air bubbles. Evenly sprinkle the top with the coconut chips or flakes. Sprinkle with the black and white sesame seeds and finish with the fleur de sel.
  • Bake the mochi until it is set and golden brown on top, 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes. You can bake the mochi longer for a firmer texture, or for less time for a gooier texture. If using a glass or dark metal pan, subtract a few minutes from your baking time.
  • Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Coat a knife with butter and cut around the edges to help the cake separate from the pan and prevent the cake from sticking to the knife. Serve the cake directly from the pan.

MOCHI CAKE, ANY WAY YOU WANT IT



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Gooey-bouncy on the inside and crispy-chewy on the outside, mochi cake is a texture we just can't get enough of. Made from glutinous sweet rice flour, it's naturally gluten-free, and this version can even be made dairy-free by using coconut oil and milk. Our recipe is based on Hawaiian butter mochi, but is less sweet and highly adaptable. You can mix and match flavors and spices, though make sure to add an additional three tablespoons rice flour if you don't want to add a powdered flavoring. Bake in a round cake pan for elegant wedges, a baking pan for gooey squares, or a muffin pan for more crispy-chewy edges.

Provided by Anna Stockwell

Categories     Butter     Egg     Coconut     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Dessert     Dairy Free

Yield One 9"-diameter cake, one 8x8" square cake, or 14 standard cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 Tbsp. unsalted butter or virgin coconut oil, melted, plus more for pan
1½ cups (300 g) sugar, plus more for pan
1 (13.5-oz.) can unsweetened coconut milk or 1⅔ cups half-and-half
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 cups (254 g) glutinous sweet rice flour, preferably Koda Farms Blue Star Mochiko
3 Tbsp. powdered flavoring of choice (such as unsweetened cocoa powder, pandan leaf powder, or malted milk powder) or 1 Tbsp. matcha powder plus 2 Tbsp. glutinous sweet rice flour or 3 Tbsp. glutinous sweet rice flour
1 tsp. ground spice of choice (such as cinnamon, cardamom, or turmeric)
1 tsp. baking powder
¼-⅓ cup unsweetened shredded coconut or sesame seeds

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter a 9"-diameter cake pan or an 8x8" baking pan or 14 cups of two standard 12-cup muffin pans. (If you only have 1 muffin pan, you can bake the extra batter in a small loaf pan or mini muffin pan, or just discard it.) Generously coat pan with sugar, tapping out excess (about ¼ cup should do it).
  • Place 1½ cups (300 g) sugar and 6 Tbsp. butter in a large bowl. If using coconut milk, heat in a small saucepan over medium, whisking constantly, until no clumps remain, then whisk into sugar mixture. If using half-and-half, whisk directly into sugar mixture. Add eggs, vanilla, and salt and whisk to combine.
  • Whisk rice flour, powdered flavoring of choice (or 3 Tbsp. more rice flour), spice of choice, and baking powder in a medium bowl to combine, then whisk into egg mixture. Scrape batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with coconut or sesame seeds.
  • Bake until top begins to crack and cake springs back when gently pressed, 55-65 minutes for cake and 45-55 minutes for cupcakes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cake cool in pan 10 minutes. Run a knife around perimeter of cake, place a plate over pan, and invert cake onto plate. Hold wire rack over cake and invert cake onto rack (simply turn cupcakes out onto rack and turn over). Let cool completely.
  • Do ahead: Cake can be baked 5 days ahead. Store tightly wrapped at room temperature.

COCONUT BUTTER MOCHI



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This recipe has less sugar and fat than most butter mochi recipes. Baking for 90 minutes seems a lot, but it makes the crust nice and crispy. Extra coconut flavor from coconut milk and coconut flakes for coconut lovers!

Provided by mineko

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Japanese

Time 1h45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pound sweet rice flour (mochiko)
1 pound white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
10 ounces milk
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
¼ cup butter, melted

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Mix together mochiko, white sugar, brown sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl.
  • Whisk coconut milk, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Add to mochiko mixture and stir to combine. Add coconut flakes and melted butter and stir to combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until set and golden on top, about 1 1/2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 480.4 calories, Carbohydrate 82.8 g, Cholesterol 74.2 mg, Fat 15.1 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.1 g, Sodium 126 mg, Sugar 50.7 g

BUTTER MOCHI



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Butter mochi is a mainstay at any island party: a perfectly chewy, slightly sticky, and just-dense-enough coconut-custard glutinous rice cake.

Provided by Alana Kysar

Categories     Dessert     Hawaii     Coconut     Tree Nut Free     Vegetarian     Soy Free     Dairy     Summer

Yield Makes 20 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups skim milk
One 1-pound box mochiko flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, melted
One 13 1⁄2-ounce can coconut milk
1⁄2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
A few pinches offlaky salt (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with butter or oil.
  • In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla, and milk. In another larger bowl, whisk together the mochiko, sugar, baking powder, and kosher salt. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and, with a wooden spoon stir until well combined. Add the melted butter and coconut milk and mix until fully incorporated. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and rap the pan on the counter a couple of times to bring any air bubbles up to the surface. Evenly sprinkle the shredded coconut on top of the mixture, a handful at a time, being careful not to jiggle the pan too much, as you want the coconut to stay on the top. Then sprinkle on a few pinches of flaky salt, if desired.Bake until the mochi is set and golden brown on top, about 1 hour. Set the pan on a wire rack and let cool completely before slicing into rectangles using a plastic knife to minimize sticking; I cut four columns and five rows to make twenty 2 1⁄4 by 2 1⁄2-inchpieces. If the knife seems to be sticking, rub it with a little unsalted butter or neutral oil. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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