Raindrop Cake

Today I tried the raindrop cake. I was able to try it at a local restaurant and thought it was so fun! The entire dessert is really for texture and the toppings. The "cake" itself tastes like water and really just provides textures for the toppings that you add.

You need:

• 3/4 cup water
• 1/8 tsp agar agar powder
• roasted soybean flour
• brown sugar syrup
• dome mold (I recommend a single, hard one like one for whiskey)

Heat the water on medium-low. Sprinkle the agar agar and stir until it dissolves (about a minute). Pour into your mold and let it firm up.

Experiment #1:

I used 1.5 cup water and 1/4 tsp agar agar. I poured it into my silicone mold and let it firm up for 1 hour, 2 hours, then overnight. 

My results for #1:

The texture of the raindrop cake was awesome. So velvety and soft. Unfortunately only the first one came out "round". I think a silicone mold isn't the best option for a soft texture like this. I also don't think it's good to have one that has multiple cups. I was trying to move the first one out and I think the other ones kind of "broke" while I was trying.

Because of my silicone mold, I think all of them kind of broke so none of the other ones successfully came out.

The rest were clear, but all came out as blobs.