• Hangiri – A type of bamboo basket that is used for cooling sushi rice. Sushi rice is one of the main ingredients for making a mocha cake.
• Saibashi – Also known as long chopsticks that are used for mixing ingredients together.
• These chopsticks are used for beating eggs and mixing the ingredients required for making a cake.
• Makisu – A rolling mat that is used for making rolling out sushi cakes. It is also used for making roll cakes.
• Zaru - A bamboo sieve used for sifting flour and other dry ingredients to make a cake.
• Oroshigane – Graters that are used for grating items such as ginger, lemon zest and orange zest to flavour the cakes.
• Usu – a traditional Japanese mortar that is used for making mochi cakes. The glutinous rice is placed in the mortar and pounded with a mallet until it takes the form of a cake.

Ingredients required :

• 5 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup sugar, divided
• 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 Tbsp. corn starch

How to Make Cotton Cheesecake :

• Step – 1: Line the bottom and side of the springform pan with parchment paper.
• Step – 2: Wrap the springform pan with several sheets of foil, sealing it completely, so that no air escapes.
• Step – 3: Fill a large pan with water and place it in the oven and preheat it to 315 F.
• Step – 4: Place the egg whites into the mixing bowl and the egg yolks into a separate container.
• Step – 5: Beat the egg whites until they become foamy. Add the cream of tartar and sugar gradually. Beat until the mixture thickens and reaches soft peaks.
• Step – 6: In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Add the butter, remaining sugar and lemon juice.
• Step – 7: Add the flour and cornstarch. Finally, add the egg yolks and fold in the batter.
• Step – 8: Strain the batter using a sieve. Add 1/3 of the egg whites and gently fold into the batter until mostly incorporated.
• Step – 9: Add the remaining eggs and fold gently.
• Step – 10: Pour the batter into the pan and place it in the water bath for an hour or until done.
• Step – 11: Bake the cake for an additional minute to brown the top.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (8oz/225g) cream cheese
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 7 tablespoons milk
• 6 large eggs, separated
• 1 ½ tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¾ cup (6oz/170g) granulated sugar, divided
• ¾ cup (3 3/4oz/105g) cake flour
• 2 ½ tablespoons corn starch
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

How to Make Simplified Cheesecake?

• Step – 1: Grease and line the springform tin.
• Step – 2: Mix cream cheese, butter, and milk together.
• Step – 3: Add the egg yolks, vanilla extract and half a portion of sugar.
• Step – 4: Sieve cake flour, corn starch, and salt into the cream mixture.
• Step - 5: Whisk the egg whites separately until it foams and add cream of tartar. Proceed to beat the mixture until soft peaks are formed.
• Step – 6: Fold in the meringue to the cream batter gently. The final batter must be light and fluffy.
• Step – 7: Pour the cheesecake mixture into the pan and place it in water that has been preheated to 400 F (200 C).
• Step – 8: Bake the cake for 18 minutes for 400 F. and, lower the temperature for 320 F and bake for 12 minutes.

Ingredients

• 100g cake flour
• 75g melted butter
• 60ml milk
• Vanilla extract (optional)
• 6 large eggs
• 80g castor sugar

How to Make a Twenty-Minute Japanese Cake?

• Step – 1: Sieve the dry ingredients together into a mixing bowl.
• Step – 2: Melt butter in a pan and add milk to the butter.
• Step – 3: Best the egg yolks and add to the liquid mixture.
• Step – 4: In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites together until it forms stiff peaks.
• Step – 5:Pour the mixture into the baking pan that is lined with baking paper.
• Step – 7: Bake the cake in a hot water bath at 300 F (150 C) for 60 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 15-ounce can of coconut milk
• 1 cup of water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups granulated white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 16-ounce box Mochiko Sweet Rice
• 2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons matcha powder
• Canola oil cooking spray
• Optional: powdered sugar

How to Make Japanese Mochi Cake?

• Step – 1: Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C).
• Step – 2: Beat coconut milk, water, vanilla extract, and sugar until all the ingredients are combined well.
• Step – 3: Add baking powder and mochiko to the mixture and combine well until batter thickens.
• Step – 4: Add the matcha powder and mix well.
• Step – 5: Spray a baking tray with oil to prevent the mocha batter from sticking to the sides.
• Step – 6: Bake the batter for an hour until it becomes brown and chewy.
• Step – 7: Cool the baked mocha at room temperature and cut it into squares.
• Step – 8: Sprinkle powdered sugar on mocha cubes and serve.

Ingredients

• 6 large eggs
• 200 g sugar (1 cup)
• 200 g bread flour (1 ½ cup + 2 Tbsp.)
• 80 ml honey (⅓ cup)
• 2½ Tbsp. warm water
• Honey Mixture for Brushing Castella
• 1 Tbsp. honey
• ½ Tbsp. warm water

How to Bake Castella Cake?

• Step – 1: Preheat oven to 320F (160 C).
• Step – 2: Sift baking flour with a sieve thoroughly.
• Step – 3: Whisk honey with 2.5 tablespoons of warm water.
• Step – 4: Beat eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl until it turns pale yellow.
• Step – 5: Add the honey mixture to the eggs and combine them well.
• Step – 6:Add the baking flour gradually to the egg mixture and combine it well.
• Step – 7: Dust the pan with baking flour and pour the mixture into the baking tray.
• Step – 8: Pour the batter into the baking pan and drop it flat on the counter to remove air bubbles.
• Step – 9: Bake the cake at 320F for 40 minutes or until done.
• Step – 10: Combine honey and warm water in a bowl and apply the mixture on the top of the cake with a brush.
• Step – 11: Wrap the cake with a plastic cover and refrigerate for 12 hours.

Ingredients

• 6 egg whites
• 6 egg yolks
• 100 grams cake flour, or all-purpose
• 150 grams white sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Chantilly Cream

• 470 grams cold heavy whipping cream
• 50 grams white granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla or 2 vanilla bean pods
• 6 grams powdered gelatin
• 1 lemon

Simple Syrup

• 200 grams of water
• 200 grams of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of cognac

Fruit

• 2 pounds of fruit

How to Make Fruit Sando Cake?

• Step – 1: Whisk egg yolks with sugar until it becomes light and fluffy.
• Step – 2: Sift all the dry ingredients together with such as flour, corn starch and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
• Step – 3: Add the remaining sugar to the egg whites and whisk the mixture until it forms stiff peaks.
• Step – 4: Fold the meringue into the flour and ensure that there are no lumps.
• Step – 5: Pour the batter into the baking tray dusted with baking flour and bake it for 350 F.
• Step – 6: Once the cake is baked, trim off the edges using a knife.
• Step – 7: Slice the cake into two equal portions and set aside.
• Step – 8: Mix sugar and water together in a saucepan and allow it to boil.
• Step – 9: Add a teaspoon of cognac to the sugar and water mixture. Add the sliced fruits in the mixture and allow them to soak.
• Step – 10: Immerse gelatin into cold water and wait for it to expand.
• Step – 11: In a mixing bowl, mix cold heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla essence until it peaks are formed.
• Step – 12: Pour the gelatin mixture into the mixing bowl and combine it with the cream mixture.
• Step – 13: Add the zest of one lemon and combine all the ingredients together. Assembling the cake
• Step – 14: Brush the first layer of the cake with sugar syrup.
• Step – 15: After the sugar syrup, apply the Chantilly cream as the second layer on the cake.
• Step – 16: Place the soaked fruit pieces on top of the Chantilly cream.
• Step – 17: Apply the second layer of Chantilly cream on the cake and place the other half of the cake on top.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup water
• 1/8 tsp + 1/16 tsp agar powder
• Toppings
• 1/2- 1 tbsp. roasted soybean flour
• 1-2 tbsp. black sugar syrup

How to Make Japanese Water Cake?

• Step – 1: In a saucepan, add water and agar powder. Stir well until the powder is dissolved.
• Step – 2: Switch on the stove and boil the mixture until bubbles are formed.
• Step – 3: Pour the mixture into the mold and place it in the refrigerator to cool overnight.
• Step – 4: Once the cake is set, add soybean flour and black sugar syrup on the cake.

Baking a Japanese cake is considered to be an art. Here are a few tips that you can follow for baking a Japanese cake.

• Always use eggs that are placed at room temperature.
• Separate the egg yolks and egg whites and mix them separately.
• While baking a Japanese cake use a springform pan for rather than normal cake tins.
• Always fold the meringue into the baking flour gently so as not to disturb the air pockets in the cake.
• The cake should be placed in a water bath and baked.
• Allow the cake to cool completely before serving.