Blueberry Mochi Cake

Mochiko is one of my favorite ingredients. Savory or sweet, it’s so versatile. This is a take on old skool Hawaiian custard mochi but in cake form filled with beautiful fresh blueberries! A lovely cake with that special mochi ‘chew’.

ingredients:
1 pound mochiko (1 box)
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted
2 cups sugar
1 can evaporated milk
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1-1/2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×13 pan with melted butter. Set aside.

Mochiko

Stir together the sugar and the melted butter. Add the evaporated milk and mix well. Then add the eggs one at a time, along with the vanilla.

Carefully stir in the mochiko, baking powder and salt.

After the batter is mixed, fold in the blueberries. If you are using frozen, move quickly – the batter will start to color or ‘gray’.

Pour the mixture into the prepped pan and bake for 1 hour.

Let the cake cool in the pan and then cut it into squares to serve.

This dessert is a lovely blueberry cake with an added surprise of a mochi chewy consistency. It’s perfect with afternoon coffee and tea!

9 Comments

  1. This is one of the best recipes ever! People were surprised that it was actually a mochi cake and not blueberry bread! You can check out my version in the link above. Thanks for showing everything step by step and great pointers, Jenn!

  2. 5 stars! Everyone loved it. I really think the frozen blueberries make the difference too. Can pie filling would be too sweet.

  3. 6 stars!! Everyone loves the texture, and the blueberries were such a good idea. everything about it is just super!

  4. robin

    how many ounces of evaporated milk? I see two different sizes at the market and got both!

  5. @robin 12 ounces!

  6. I just tried this today! It’s good, but I didn’t get the same cake like texture. I used my stand mixer, do you think that had something to do with it? Thanks for sharing your recipes!!

  7. Jayne Lee

    Hi Jenn!!

    I’m so excited to have found your site. I LOVE mochi and I never even thought about making it because it seemed so intimidating….but I adore your recipes!!
    <3

    Jayne xox

  8. Erin H P

    Yes, another awesome JENN recipe. Made this one tonight for a small party, and everyone liked it. I’m glad we have leftovers! Went to Asian Mart today and stocked up on mochiko :) …Fresh blueberries worked great!

  9. You’re killing me with this. I want some. I want some NOW!

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