Butter Mochi Cake
This easy Butter Mochi Recipe is a delicious, soft, chewy cake that requires no mixer and is SUPER easy to make. (You can make it perfectly from the first time!) If you like Japanese mochi or Chinese New Year Cake, you'll LOVE this Hawaiian Butter Mochi Cake Recipe which is extra fragrant thanks to the caramel-like flavor of the butter, brown sugar, and vanilla! Plus the main ingredients are all readily available so you don't have to trek to the Asian Markets.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 Cups Sweet Rice Flour (Or Thai Glutinous Rice Flour if on a budget. )
- ¾ Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (do NOT use baking soda instead)
- 2 egg ( room temperature, beaten)
- ½ Cup whole milk
- 5 Tablespoons butter
- 14 oz coconut cream (You can find 14-oz cans. not to be confused with the thinner coconut milk!)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350F/ 176C/ 157C fan.
- 2
Whilst the oven is preheating, oil a baking tin. (Use neutral vegetable oil or melted butter for this- if using butter, this is IN ADDITION to the 5 Tablespoons of butter specified in the recipe.) I used a round one, but you can also use an 8-inch square tin. (If using a square and not round baking pan, lining with parchment paper will suffice- you can skip the oiling.)
- 3
In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients- the sweet rice flour, sugar, and baking powder- well.
- 4
Mix the melted butter, coconut cream, whole milk, vanilla extract, and beaten eggs together.
- 5
Pour the wet ingredients from 2a into the dry ingredients/ mixing bowl from Step 1. Stir till well-mixed. Note: You don't have to worry about overmixing here, as glutinous rice flour has NO gluten so it will not become tough.
- 6
Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan.
- 7
Bake for 55-60 minutes. The cake should have turned golden brown and should smell amazing.
- 8
Remove from oven, using oven gloves, and allow to cool on a wire rack,
- 9
Cut into equal-sized mochi bars and serve. Delicious served warm with sweet red bean and vanilla ice cream!