Pumpkin "Mochi" Kueh
It's October and it's the month of pumpkin! I found this interesting recipe called Pumpkin Mochi from the Allrecipes Magazine (issue August 2013, p. 111). We know mochi is a Japanese treat and is supposed to be ROUND sweet balls of goodness, so I'm curious to find out how do our friends from the West adapt mochi into a SQUARE cake. Haha.
After mine is done, its texture is like Chinese nian gao - very sweet, gooey, addictive. So I call it Pumpkin "Mochi" Kueh instead.
Allrecipes Magazine (issue August 2013, p. 111) |
Ingredients:
(Serves 6)
1 & 1/4 cups glutinous rice flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup white sugar (I use molasses sugar)
2 eggs
1/2 (29oz) can pumpkin puree (I use 1 & 2/3 cups fresh pumpkin puree)
1/2 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk (I use 1/2 cup sweetened creamer)
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How to:
1. Preheat oven to 175°C. Lightly grease a 7x7-inch baking pan.
2. Sift together the glutinous rice flour, baking powder, and molasses sugar in a large bowl.
3. Mix together the eggs, pumpkin puree, sweetened creamer, butter, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl.
4. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Pour into the prepared pan.
5. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Allow to cool completely before serving.
Glutinous rice flour is tepung pulut (in Malaysia). |
Sweetness overload! |
The batter, before going into the oven. |
Note: Please let the cake cools completely before turning it out from the pan. I didn't, so it sort of broke into two. I forgot to take a photo of the done cake before I turned it out because I was too excited to check its texture. Sigh.
This post is linked to the event, Little Thumbs Up (October 2014 Event: Pumpkin) organized by Zoe (Bake for Happy Kids), Doreen (My Little Favourite DIY) and hosted by Eileen (Eileen's Diary).
I'm also submitting this post to Cook-Your-Books #17 hosted by Joyce of Kitchen Flavours.
Hi Joyce, thanks for your sharing to LTU. This mochi kueh is new to me and wanna to know how it's taste, well, will bookmark and try one day. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting LTU and dropping by! :D
DeleteHi Joyce, me too, thought that Mochi is supposed to be in round shape. Thanks for sharing this unique pumpkin mochi kueh!
ReplyDeleteWelcome! :D
DeleteHi Joyce,
ReplyDeleteI have not seen a mochi cake before!!! This QQ cake must be very interesting to eat :D
Zoe
Yeah, that's the word! QQ! :D
DeleteWow! I bet is is sweet and delicious. Great to go with tea.
ReplyDeleteAgree! It tastes better on the 2nd day. :D
DeleteGreat recipe, thanks for sharing. I never heard of mochi before, and I do love a new baking challenge :)
ReplyDeleteHappy baking! :D
DeleteHi Joyce,
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting recipe! I have not tried pumpkin mochi before, sounds really nice!
Thanks for sharing with CYB!
Try it! :)
DeleteWondering how is the taste and texture of this mochi. Must give it a try one day. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLike "nian gao".
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