The World in Pumpkin Dishes
| October 25, 2017
Kabocha Cake
Kabocha is a pumpkin cake which is served for dessert in Japan. The cake meant to be dense and moist in consistency, rather than light and airy.
Kabocha cake can be made from a variety of squash or Japanese pumpkin. These kinds of pumpkins are usually sweeter in Japan than the ones grown in Western countries, which is why they are often used in sweet confections.
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