We Tried Trader Joe’s Chocolate Mochi Cake

Trader Joe’s took the hint when lots of people doctored up their Mochi Cake Mix last year with cocoa. It’s something locals in Hawaii, and Japanese / Japanese Americans have made for decades. Now, TJ’s is back with Trader Joe’s Chocolate Mochi Cake Mix with Peanut Butter Frosting. Gluten-free friends, you are gonna be so happy.

It comes with a packet of cake mix and a bag of peanut butter powder frosting you mix with a softened stick of butter.

A couple of folks on Reddit mentioned the cake pictured on the box looked a little dry. But baked for 42 minutes (until a toothpick came out clean), mine came out just fine. Just like the cake last year, it’s got a little bit of chew, but it’s not as chewy as from scratch. I like that it makes an 8×8 pan. (My husband isn’t a huge mochi cake fan, so a 9×13 for most from scratch recipes is a lot of mochi cake around here).

I gotta say, the peanut butter frosting was overkill for me. It’s very sweet and overpowers everything. I even added a little bit of salt to balance it out. On its own, the cake makes a nice little snack (though you can definitely tell it’s a mix). There were a few little chunks of chocolate in it, but you could probably get away with adding some mini chocolate chips to bump up the chocolate flavor.

Would I buy Trader Joe’s Chocolate Mochi Cake Mix again? Yep. Until I figure out how to make a smaller batch from scratch. :)

As always, if you wanna have a go, Just Jenn’s Chocolate Mochi Cake recipe is a good place to start.

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Check out some other We Tried’s from Trader Joe’s:

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Mochi Ice Cream

Pork and Ginger Soup Dumplings

Carolina Gold BBQ Chips

Spicy Pumpkin Curry Simmer Sauce

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