Dorayaki cake is a traditional Japanese dessert recipe that is a sweet cake with anko filling. The anko filling consists of sweet azuki bean paste. It is a delicious addition to any traditional Japanese food and you will love the texture, taste and flavor.
Ingredients for the Japanese dessert recipe – Dorayaki Cake:
or 3 eggs
or 2/3 cup white sugar
or ½ teaspoon of baking soda
or 3 tablespoons of water
or 1 cup white flour – sifted
or ¾ pound of anko – sweet azuki beans
o Oil for frying
Instructions for making the Japanese dessert recipe – Dorayaki Cake:
o Put the eggs and sugar in a bowl and beat well
o Dissolve the baking soda in the water.
o Add the water to the egg mixture.
o Add the sifted flour to the egg mixture gradually
o Heat a hot pan or plate and put a little oil on it
o Pour a tablespoon of the batter into the pan and form a small pancake
o Turn the pancake over in the pan when bubbles begin to form and appear on the surface of the cake.
o Repeat this process to make 8 to 10 pancakes
or chill the pancakes
o Put a tablespoon of sweet anko beans between the pancakes
o This recipe yields 4 to 5 dorayaki cakes
This Japanese dessert recipe for Dorayaki cake is easy to make and delicious. It is a rich Japanese culture. All sweets in Japanese are called wa-gashi and the common ingredients used in Japanese dessert recipes are rice flour, red beans, and sugar. There are very few recipes that actually call for the use of milk or butter. This type of cooking tends to be much lower in fat than other forms of Western dessert cooking.
Anko or sweet red beans are a typical ingredient used in wa-gashi. They are also used as fillings for manju and taiyaki. Japanese cakes are used and prepared on a variety of occasions and some are used for formal dinners and gatherings, while others are used as a common dessert after a meal.
It is best to serve your Dorayaki cake with green tea or another type of Japanese tea for the true authentic taste and feeling of making a Japanese dessert. Japanese Christmas cakes are a favorite in Japanese culture and they are light and fluffy. Most cakes and desserts made from Japanese recipes are lower in fat and healthier than other types of dessert recipes. They also require few ingredients and are relatively easy to make and prepare.
