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Trader Joe’s<\/a> took the hint when lots of people doctored up their Mochi Cake Mix<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It comes with a packet of cake mix and a bag of peanut butter powder frosting you mix with a softened stick of butter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

As always, if you wanna have a go, Just Jenn’s Chocolate Mochi Cake recipe<\/a> is a good place to start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Check out some other We Tried’s from Trader Joe’s:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Mochi Ice Cream<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pork and Ginger Soup Dumplings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carolina Gold BBQ Chips<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spicy Pumpkin Curry Simmer Sauce<\/a><\/p>

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