Recipe: Tasty Black Sesame Mochi Cake

Black Sesame Mochi Cake. Transfer to a food processor or blender. Lately, I've been obsessed with black sesame seeds. This nutty, savory little seed makes everything taste better.

The sticky squares are dense and chewy with a caramelized buttery exterior and a rich nuttiness and distinctive flavor from the toasted black sesame. Hope you all are staying safe during this strange, anxious times. This black sesame mochi cake was actually inspired by bonappetit recipe, but I made a slightly simpler version. You can have Black Sesame Mochi Cake using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Black Sesame Mochi Cake

1. Prepare 110 g of black sesame seeds, roasted.
2. It's 56 g of unsalted butter, melted.
3. Prepare 125 g of granulated sugar.
4. It's 2 of eggs.
5. Prepare 354 ml (1 can) of evaporated milk.
6. Prepare 90 ml of heavy whipping cream.
7. Prepare 190 g of glutinous (sweet) rice flour or mochiko brand flour.
8. It's 5 g (1 tsp) of baking powder.
9. It's 3 g (1/2 tsp) of table salt.
10. Prepare of White sesame seeds for topping (optional).

To my taste, this cake is not overly sweetened, so I suggest not to reduce the sugar, but to add more if you prefer. This cake is the result of that (probably annoying) persistence. It's like Hawaiian butter mochi dressed up for an evening out. In place of subtle coconutty richness, you've got big, bold black.

Black Sesame Mochi Cake step by step

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2. In a food processor or blender or mortar and pestle, grind the roasted black sesame seeds into a coarse powder. Transfer into a medium bowl..
3. Add melted butter and sugar. Mix thoroughly with a silicone spatula..
4. Add eggs. Switch to a hand whisk and mix..
5. Add milk and cream. Whisk again thoroughly..
6. Add flour in 2 additions along with baking powder and salt. Mix until the batter is uniform with no lumps of flour..
7. Pour batter into a lightly greased pan (grease with softened butter or cooking spray). Garnish the top with white sesame seeds (optional)..
8. Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F or 180°C for 50 minutes. If you are also using a springform pan, place a baking tray on the rack below to catch any leak of batter. Let cool on a cooling rack before removing from its pan..

There's not mochi to do nowadays, so might as well bake. This tried-and-tested recipe can make two cakes—one plain honey butter, and another black sesame. Or you can also just make one or the other in a single pan. It's just the right amount of gummy-ness, and the flavors are well-matched to the nature of the cake. Pour the batter in the cake tin and smooth out the top.