Produce:
Pieces of fruit or berries of choice (optional)
Dairy:
3 cups plus 2 teaspoons milk (or plain plant-based milk or water)
Dry Goods / Pantry:
6 1/2 cups (620 grams) glutinous rice flour
1/4 cup rice flour
4 tablespoons cornstarch
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons of pandan or ube extract (use the kind with color)
6 tablespoons neutral oil or butter
2 tablespoons miso
1/5 cup sweetened condensed milk, honey, or maple or agave syrup
Kosher salt
If you are making the Chocolate Mochi Cake:
2 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
If you are making the Black Sesame Mochi Cake:
2 tablespoons black sesame powder
2 tablespoons black sesame
Protein:
4 large eggs or 200 grams silken tofu
Equipment List:
Shallow heatproof bowl
Whisk or chopsticks for mixing
1 bamboo steamer with lid and 1 wok or 1 steamer rack, 1 shallow bowl, aluminum foil, and a pot with a lid
Stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment (optional)
Oven
8-inch round cake pan
Cooking spray
Parchment paper circle/ Parchment paper
Large mixing bowl
Toothpick or bamboo skewer
Wire rack (optional)
Knife to cut the mochi and fruit if using fruit
Powder sugar or flour duster or shaker
Blender or a mixing bowl and whisk
Spatula
Waffle maker