Matcha Mochi Cakes

Matcha Mochi CakesAdapted from Lemonpi

Makes around 12 cupcake-sized mini cakes
Ingredients
220g mochiko [Thai glutinous rice flour]
5g matcha powder
85g unsalted butter, melted
155g caster sugar
187g evaporated milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
Cooked red beans (possibly canned, see below) (optional)
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 175C. Grease and flour a cupcake pan.
2. Sift the mochiko, matcha and baking powder together.
3. In an electric mixer, whisk the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Fold in the melted butter, then the evaporated milk. Fold in the dry ingredients. (Note: I tried to fold the ingredients in, but it just wouldn't mix so I just used the mixer to get everything together)
4. Split the batter between 12 cupcake holes, using around 1/4 cup per cake. If using red beans, gently dot them on, using around 1 tsp per cake. No need to push them down, they will sink themselves.
5. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool the cake on a rack, then remove from the pan.
If served warm from the oven, the cakes also have a slightly crunchy crust and taste even better!


Black Sesame Variation: Omit matcha powder and red beans from above recipe. Add in 30g Black sesame paste in with the evaporated milk, and 1-2tbsp ground black sesame seeds in with the dry ingredients. Sprinkle with toasted black and white sesame seeds before baking.

Chocolate Variation: Omit matcha powder and red beans from above recipe. Use 200g mochiko, and add in 25g cocoa powder. Fold in/sprinkle on cacao nibs or mini chocolate chips if desired.

Red beans
These canned red beans, which are cooked beforehand so they are slightly 'saucy' straight from the can. To use in these cakes, gently rinse them in a sieve and let them drip dry. Pat them dry with a paper towel, and toss with around 1/2-1 tsp of the glutinous flour (this prevents them from sinking straight to the bottom and sticking to the pan) If you don't like red beans, mini chocolate chips will also be a good pairing with the matcha.

 

 

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