Sweet Rice-Flour and Coconut Cake

Sweet Rice-Flour and Coconut Cake
Sweet Rice-Flour and Coconut Cake
Butter Mochi This chewy snack cake gets its distinctive gelatinous texture from mochiko, a sweet rice flour that's commonly used in Hawaii. Coconut milk and butter add rich, creamy flavor.
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  • Served Person: Makes 24 squares
Asian Cake Rice Dessert Bake Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • Carbohydrate 38 g(13%)
  • Cholesterol 44 mg(15%)
  • Fat 10 g(16%)
  • Fiber 0 g(2%)
  • Protein 3 g(6%)
  • Saturated Fat 8 g(39%)
  • Sodium 74 mg(3%)
  • Calories 251

Preparation Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk together mochiko, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together coconut milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla in another bowl. Add coconut mixture to flour mixture, whisking until batter is combined. Pour batter into an ungreased 13- by 9-inch baking pan, smoothing top, and bake until top is golden and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool cake completely in pan on a rack, about 2 hours. Cut mochi into 24 squares before serving. Cooks' note:Mochi keeps, covered and chilled, 3 days. *Available at Asian markets and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928; uwajimaya.com).

Preparation Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk together mochiko, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together coconut milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla in another bowl. Add coconut mixture to flour mixture, whisking until batter is combined. Pour batter into an ungreased 13- by 9-inch baking pan, smoothing top, and bake until top is golden and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool cake completely in pan on a rack, about 2 hours. Cut mochi into 24 squares before serving. Cooks' note:Mochi keeps, covered and chilled, 3 days. *Available at Asian markets and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928; uwajimaya.com).