Deliciously Soft & Chewy Baked Strawberry Mochi Cake (Nian Gao)
makes 8.75'' x 6.75'' (Pyrex rectangular glass dish) cake
Ingredients
Mochi Batter
- 2 cup mochiko flour, sweet rice or glutinous rice flour (175g), read notes*
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar of choice (67g), use monk fruit sweetener for a lower sugar option
- 8 oz strawberries (226g), fresh or thawed from frozen. 8 oz yields about 1 cup of strawberry puree
- ½ cup almond milk, regular milk or water (114g), room temperature
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil (54 g), or light olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 8 x 8 inch square cake (I used a Pyrex glass dish) with some oil (spray oil works fine, too).
- If using fresh strawberries, wash and remove the stems. Blend the strawberries in a food processor or blender. Set aside.(You can also use a fork to mash the strawberries. Some chunks are ok.)
- In a clean bowl, mix glutinous rice flour (mochiko flour) with sugar.
- Pour the strawberry puree and almond milk into the flour mixture and use a whisk to mix well.
- Stir the melted coconut oil into the batter
- Pour batter into the greased cake pan or oven safe pan, and bake in oven 350F for 50-60 minutes , or until the middle is set and the edges are crispy.
- For softer texture, you can also steam the mochi batter on medium heat for 45-60 mins, or until the center of the mochi cake is set.
- Let cool completely before serving, or cool the cakes in the freezer for 2-3 hours which helps to get clean slices of cakes.
- Enjoy!
Notes
*Glutinous rice flour goes by many names. You'll see Glutinous Rice Flour and Mochiko Flour (my favorite brand) in Asian grocery stores, and Sweet White Rice Flour in most other stores. Please note that regular white rice flour or brown rice flour is NOT the same thing as glutinous rice flour!!!
Nutrition
Calories: 191kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 18mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 0.2mgZinc: 0.3mg***Net Carbs: 37g
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