Optional: Strawberries, Maraschino cherry with stem, or other colorful fruit com and affiliated websites.Suggested Raindrop Cake Toppings: chocolate sauce, honey, molasses, powdered ginger, brown sugar, crushed nuts, silver sprinkles We are participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising designed to provide a means for us to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon. The site and our mobile application may contain links to affiliate websites, and we receive an affiliate commission for any purchases made by you on the affiliate website using such links. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #ChopstickChronicles so I can see your wonderful creations! Also, don’t forget to follow me on Youtube, Pinterest, Facebook , Twitter and Instagram to keep up to date with all the latest happenings on Chopstick Chronicles.
Here is my instruction for Raindrop cake and If you liked it, please rate it and leave a comment below. They are not plastic, so they are eco friendly. Because of the shape, they are called “Funazara” in Japanese or “ Bamboo Boat plate ”. The serving plate is the same serving plate that Takoyaki is usually served in. So you don’t need to buy a fancy mold, you can just use a cheap one like I did or make it just in a cup or bowl.
You can also find the raindrop molds on Amazon, but I made mine in a big, Silicone Ice Ball Mold. The raindrop cake itself is almost tasteless, so the brown sugar syrup gives a rich sweet taste to this dessert. Its texture is a little bit thicker than maple syrup and beautiful dark brown in colour. Kuromitsu is a brown sugar syrup made from Okinawa black sugar. It is brown sugar syrup called “ Kuromitsu ” in Japanese. It is delicious, has a lovely nutty aroma, and is so easy to blend into cooking. I try to incorporate it as much as I can, often just by sprinkling over yoghurt because it has super anti-aging power and also is high in dietary fibre. Roasted soybeans are finely grinded into powder. Kinako is a Japanese superfood, a superb plant-based protein. If you really want to impress with CRYSTAL CLEAR raindrop cake, I recommend use the same agar powder I used. If you are interested and would like to know more, head to that post. I have shared the comparison chart in Anmitsu post. Gelatin, Kanten and Agar are used as coagulants in Japan. It does make a little more than I needed for the mold I have.
The brand I used is available in Australia from major supermarkets. I shared a comparison chart in Anmitsu post. There are different types of agar agar powder. I used one called “Cool Agar which I ordered on Amazon from Japan. Apparently, there is always a queue at that shop because of how popular this dessert is.ģ tips to make crystal clear raindrop cake The dessert originated in Yamanashi prefecture, which has a Japanese sweets shop that first sold this dessert.Īt the shop where the Mizu Shingen Mochi” originated, the raindrop cake only stays in its raindrop form for about 30 minutes so you can not take away, you have to eat it there. It is a jelly-like dessert made from water and agar powder and it looks just like a giant raindrop.
Raindrop cake is actually called “Mizu Shingen Mochi” in Japanese.
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