Cherry Blossom Raindrop Cake
by Spencer Kombol • featured in How To Make Mesmerizing Japanese Desserts
Ingredients
for 2 servings
Cherry Blossom Jelly
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4 teaspoons agar powder (8 g) -
2.5 teaspoons sugar (10 g) -
1 cup water (250 mL) -
½ oz salted cherry blossom (20 g)
Milk Jelly
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1 tablespoon agar powder (4 g) -
2 teaspoons sugar (10 g) -
1 cup fat free milk (250 mL)
For Serving
- brown sugar syrup, for serving
- matcha, for garnish
Special Equipment
- ice ball tray
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Preparation
- Make the cherry blossom jelly: In a small bowl, combine the agar and sugar.
- Pour the water into a small pan, then add the agar mixture and stir.
- Cook over high heat until the water is boiling. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 2 minutes. Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with ice and cold water.
- Move the pan to the ice bath, and chill for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Rinse the salted cherry blossoms and soak in water for 10 minutes. Gently squeeze the flowers to remove the calyxIn.
- In an ice ball tray, place the cherry blossoms in the bottom and pour the agar-sugar mixture over them. Chill for 15 minutes.
- Make the milk jelly: In a small bowl, combine the agar and sugar. Pour the milk into a small pan, then add agar mixture and stir.
- Cook over high heat until the milk is simmering. Reduce to the heat to low and cook for 2 minutes.
- Move the pan to the ice bath and chill for 2 minutes.
- Pour the milk mixture over the chilled cherry blossom layer in the ice ball tray. Cover with the lid and chill for 1 hour.
- Remove the raindrop cake from the tray, and pour the brown sugar syrup over it. Garnish with matcha powder, if desired.
- Enjoy! Raindrop Cake® is a registered trademark owned by Darren Wong
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Tips
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sugar_truffle
A lot of people say this is a disgusting cake. Which is understandable. However, I wrote this tip for people to become aware that not every foreign recipe you try will taste good to you, and when it doesn’t taste good, don’t be rude to the people who wanted to share the recipe with you, especially one so cultural :/.
2018-12-01T22:04:10Z Helpful (131) -
cora_lacrosse
What the heck was this!!!! This turned out disgusting!!!! It might just be my opinion but I just don’t recommend spending your time making this. It looks really cool but let me say that taste isn’t as good as the looks
2018-07-06T04:50:16Z Helpful (49) -
crinni_cooper
The recipe was easy to follow but mine turned out TERRIBLE 😕 I was super careful because I was a bit nervous, followed every step to a T. It was pretty but the texture was like trying to stick a fork into a bar of soap...
2018-07-09T03:06:41Z Helpful (41) -
young_baker
I thought this dessert was absolutely gorgeous but on the contrary it didn’t have the best taste and was kind of difficult to make. If you are up for the challenge I would recommend this but if you are a beginner I wouldn’t just because it’s not worth the work to have something that took a while to make and doesn’t taste that great
2018-07-08T01:03:49Z Helpful (36)
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