Strawberry Mochi Cakes
I love mochi so much, I even wrote a book about different ways to eat mochi! Mochiko is a rice flour that gives baked goods a nice chew. From pancakes to cupcakes, mochi is a distinct ingredient that adds texture to recipes.
These Strawberry Mochi Cakes aren’t overly sweet, just chewy, delicious vanilla cakes and the addition of fresh strawberries balances out the flavor and sweetness perfectly. They lovely breakfast or portable afternoon snack.
Strawberry Mochi Cakes
Ingredients:
1/3 cup unsaltedbutter, softened
1 pint strawberries (rinsed, hulled, quartered)
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup mochiko
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prep a cupcake pan with liners.
In a small saucepan, bring the strawberries to a boil over medium heat for 2 minutes. Let cool slightly.
In a medium bowl whisk the flour, mochiko, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar, then add the eggs until light and fluffy. Alternate the flour mixture with the milk until just combined.
Fold in the strawberries.
Pour into prepped liners, bake for 17-20 minutes depending on your oven, testing with a toothpick. Let cool on a wire rack.
I am def gonna try your recipe….looks great. where could I find those cute hello kitty liners at?
i need those HK liners. never mind that i already have a few hundred from surfas in my drawers, and i rarely back these days. need.
These look delicious and easy-I’ve been wondering what mochi was from your recipes–now I know. I love the liners too–did you make them yourself? Great recipe and adorable at the same time!! A winner!
Yum! I love your Mochiko recipes!
And yes, I need to get some of those Hello Kitty liners. Where can we buy them?
Wow! I love them cupcake liners and I do love mochi – so this is just slammin’!
Those look SO good!
I also altered a snack cake recipe to use mochiko — turned out good & so mochi-like 🙂
I got the liners at a Hello Kitty store, I stumbled upon them. Then, a reader sent me even more, which is great since there are only SIX in a pack!
ooh..this look soo yummy, especially in the hello kitty liners!! =P Does this have a chewy texture like mochi?
I really want to try these…but being that I have never worked with mochiko before, is there anything special I should know…like does it get gummy if stirred too much, etc? Thanks for posting all of your great recipes and ideas! I am so addicted to this site!!!
@Gigi, Not really, just stir to combine. I rarely overstir anything though…
I don’t usually overmix either…it just seems to be a problem for me with pancakes!! 🙁
I picked up some Mochiko at Wegmans yesterday…hopefully I will try out some recipes over the weekend! Thanks again!
OMG..I need those Hello Kitty muffin liners stat!! So freakin’ cute. Cupcakes look yummy too. 🙂
Hi, Jenn!
I’m new to the baking scene . . . in the Mochiko Strawberry Cupcake recipe, when boiling the strawberries, is liquid added to the strawberries, or just the juices that come from the strawberries is enough?
Mahalo!
Lani
i just made a vegan version of these w/egg replacer (potato starch and tapioca flour) and whole wheat instead of all purpose flour. they turned out great! thanks jenn for such a great recipe! yay for mochi!
yummy.
I LOVE your recipes! your kids don’t know how lucky they are to have you as their mom. 🙂 i was wondering – if i doubled this recipe, could i bake it in a 9×13 pan like your blueberry mochi cake recipe? i’m too lazy to do cupcakes but i LOVE the sound of this recipe.
@B
I’m sure it’d be great as one big ol’ cake!
I love this recipe…i was thinking of adapting it into a birthday cake for a friend. have any good frosting (chocolate?) recipes that would go with this cake recipe?
I made this a couple of months ago, and it was delicious! It wasn’t too sweet, and it made the perfect breakfast treat. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!