▼ Using coloured plates helps to add some extra visual appeal to the treat. The rounded surface glistened beautifully in the light and was completely see-through, like the original one from Yamanashi Prefecture, so in terms of appearances, we were off to a good start.
Edible raindrop cake crack#
The piercing left us with an unfortunate little crack on one side of the raindrop cake, but that was easily hidden with a dollop of kuromitsu and a sprinkling of kinako. The rubber was a lot tougher than we’d anticipated, as it broke the little toothpick, making us wonder if this was some special sort of casing made especially for this sweet. Resisting the urge to hurl the water balloon at someone, we followed the instructions and used the toothpick to pierce the rubber and release its contents onto a plate. ▼ We were surprised to find the sweet packaged up like a big water balloon.
When our box arrived, we unpacked the four things needed to make, and enjoy, the Mizu Maru Mochi, which consisted of kinako (roasted soybean flour), kuromitsu (brown sugar syrup), a toothpick, and the sweet itself. ▼ These raindrop cakes, made by Marumochiya, are called Mizu Maru Mochi, with “maru” meaning “round”.Īccording to Marumochiya, the Mizu Maru Mochi is by far their most popular product, which raised our expectations for the sweet. Yamanashi’s creation is officially called Mizu Shingen Mochi, with “mizu” meaning “water” and “Shingen mochi” being the name of another jiggly sweet made by the company, which is so famous it even has its own KitKat.įor years now, we’ve always gone to Kinseiken for our raindrop cakes, but recently we heard good things about a store in Kyoto near the famed Fushimi Inari Taisha that’s also become well known for its own take on the watery sweet. What’s even better is they deliver, so we hopped online and placed an order for a box of six, which cost 3,400 yen (US$30.40), although they’re also available in sets of three for 2,200 yen. The unique dessert quickly went on to receive worldwide attention…and a lot of copycat versions based on the original from Kinseiken in Yamanashi Prefecture. Japan’s famous water cake now has some stiff competition.īack in 2014, Japan went crazy for a new type of dessert dubbed a “ Raindrop Cake“, which was so delicate it was said to disappear in 30 minutes.
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