Japanese Strawberry Raindrop Cake

Japanese Strawberry Raindrop Cake. Light, refreshing, captivating and delicious when paired with a brown maple syrup. This dessert is vegan.

This 4-ingredient dessert will impress your guests and is pretty simple to make as long as you follow all the instructions.

This dessert is very light and the jelly part is very soft and neutral tasting but when paired with maple syrup, it is such a delight!

This is a very simple dessert to make and it originates from Japan. You can easily swap out the fruits if you’re not a fan of strawberries.

I also share many other jelly like recipes below so please check them out!

This recipe was also adapted from Kirbie’s Craving’s Raindrop Cake! She has so many amazing recipes and I hope you check out her blog! I made my version much simpler by using maple syrup so you can keep the ingredients to a minimal!

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VEGAN FRUIT JELLY CAKE
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MANGO COCONUT CHIA PUDDING
VEGAN MANGO COCONUT JELLY
MATCHA PANNA COTTA

Watch how I made this!

For this recipe

You will need the following ingredients for 1 serving:

3/4 water
1/8 tsp + 1/16 tsp agar agar powder
1 strawberry
Maple syrup, as much as desired

Required: a round bottom cup or a dome shaped mold (I share where to purchase the one I used below):

Tips

• Always whisk your agar agar powder with your water before you bring it to boil. This allows for an even distribution of the powder to the water.
• Bring the liquid to a high boil, then reduce your heat to medium and boil for 1 minute and no more than that. The timing must be exact.
• Make sure your mold or cup is dry
• If you’re using a silicone mold, make sure to rest it on a flat base so you can transfer to the fridge easily without spilling the jelly liquid
• Place your fruit in the center of the mold and make sure it’s also dry so the liquid can stick to the fruit well.
• Allow your jelly liquid to cool a bit because you don’t want to boil your fruit. I usually cool my pot down in a sink filled with cold water for 5 minutes but no more than that or it’ll solidify.
• Once you pour your liquid, allow it to rest for 5 minutes then transfer to the fridge.
• Refrigerate overnight and when removing it from your mold or cup, be very gently. It should literally slip out because it’s so smooth and soft.
• Also this dessert is VERY slippery! So make sure you’re plate it on a plate or bowl with edges to keep it from falling on the floor like I did.

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Japanese Strawberry Raindrop Cake

Japanese Strawberry Raindrop Cake. Light, refreshing, captivating and delicious when paired with a brown maple syrup. This dessert is vegan.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Japanese

Keyword japanese dessert, japanese raindrop cake, raindrop cake, strawberry raindrop cake

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 1 minute

Chilling time 3 hours

Servings 1

Author christieathome

Equipment

• Required: a round bottom cup or a dome shaped mold (I share where to purchase one below)

Ingredients

• 3/4 water
• 1/8 tsp + 1/16 tsp agar agar powder
• 1 strawberry dried
• Maple syrup as much as desired

Instructions

• In a small pot, whisk together your water and agar agar powder well. Then bring it to a boil. Quickly reduce it to medium heat, and allow this to simmer for 1 minute and no more than that. The timing needs to be exact or the jelly will be too hard. Do not cover your pot.
• Allow your pot of liquid jelly to cool in sink filled with cold water or 5 minutes. But no more than that, or it’ll solidify and you will need to reboil it again.
• Place your strawberry in the center of the mold or cup.
• Pour your liquid jelly over top. Allow this to rest for 5 minutes.
• Transfer to the fridge and allow this to chill overnight or at least 3-4 hours.
• Serve with maple syrup and enjoy!

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