Cute homemade cake to make for Children's Day

Koinobori Cupcake

[Children’s Day Recipe] Koinobori Cupcakes

How about decorating cupcakes cutely and turning them into carp streamer cupcakes? Cupcakes are easy to make using store-bought pancake mix, so they’re recommended even for people who haven’t made many sweets.

If you use silicone cups, they’re colorful and cute enough to serve as is.

Pour whipped cream over the body of the fish, then arrange marble chocolates or similar candies on top to look like scales.

If making cupcakes is difficult or you’re short on time, you can easily enjoy this by using store-bought cupcakes.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Koinobori cake

Higher than the roof! Koinobori cake 🎏

It takes a bit of effort, but this carp streamer (koinobori) cake looks as beautiful as a printed design.

Prepare white, black, and red sponge batter in advance.

You can make the white roll cake batter by mixing meringue with cake flour, milk, and vegetable oil.

Add bamboo charcoal powder for black, or food coloring for red.

On a baking sheet lined with parchment, pipe the koinobori’s eye, scales, and tail using the black batter and bake.

Next, pour in the red and white batters and bake again.

Once slightly cooled, top with whipped cream, strawberries, bananas, etc., roll it up, and it’s done! Feel free to customize the colors—red, yellow, blue, and more—to your liking and have fun with it!

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A mini cake wearing a kabuto (samurai helmet)

For Children's Day! I've uploaded how to make mini cakes with kabuto crêpes♪

Even if you don’t have time or an oven to bake an elaborate cake, you can still make homemade sweets with a bit of creativity.

Take a store-bought lemon cake and use the protruding ends as a child’s ears, then draw the child’s face with a chocolate pen.

Make a square crepe sheet and fold it into a samurai helmet.

If you mix chocolate sauce into the crepe batter, or add black sesame paste or matcha, you can create helmets in different colors—colorful and fun.

If making crepe batter feels like too much work, store-bought crepes are perfectly fine, too.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Koinobori cake made with fruit

[Children’s Day Recipe] I tried making a carp streamer roll cake! The scales are recreated with fruit♪

Despite its appearance, this carp streamer cake is easy to make with your kids! The key is using pancake mix for the sponge.

If you want to make it even simpler, you can use a store-bought Swiss roll.

Whip the eggs and granulated sugar, then add the pancake mix and stir until no dry flour remains.

Pour the batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven.

Once the baked sponge has cooled slightly, spread whipped cream over it and roll it up.

To represent the koi, decorate the scales with fruit for a festive look! Have fun decorating together and make the most of Children’s Day.

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rice cake

Here’s a rice cake you can make using the white rice you have at home.

It’s nice when you can easily gather the ingredients for a cake, right? In times like that, I recommend a rice cake made from white rice! The key is to soak the white rice in water for at least two hours.

As long as you remember that tip, you can make the cake with simple steps, which is great.

For decoration, add a festive touch for Children’s Day! Top it with carp-shaped cookies (koinobori) to make it instantly more dazzling!

Koinobori sandwich cake

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For kids who haven’t debuted with chocolate yet, use round cutouts of cheese and nori for the face instead 🎏 Honestly, Golden Week was so hectic that I’m only posting this on the day itself 🥲 For moms who want to do something, this super easy recipe is highly recommended—you can make it in no time 🥰 [Recipe] • Sliced bread: 2 slices • Strained yogurt (I used Petit Danone this time) • Fruit If you want to draw the face: a chocolate pen, or cheese and nori 1) Spread jam or yogurt on a slice of bread. 2) Place sliced fruit on top and sandwich with the other slice. 3) Cut in half. 4) Cut a triangle out of one end to make the tail. 5) Spread jam or yogurt, then use sliced fruit to make the carp streamer scales. 6) Draw the face with a chocolate pen, or punch out circles of cheese and nori to decorate.Children's Day#Children'sDayMealChildren’s Day Menu#Children'sDayCake#Children'sDayPhotoChildren's Day 🎏Mom1 year old1-year-old mealsToddler foodToddler meal recipes

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It’s great that even one-year-olds can enjoy it! Here’s an idea for a carp streamer (koinobori) sandwich cake.

When the whole family can eat the same thing, both kids and adults get excited and happy, right? Let’s make a koinobori sandwich cake that even a one-year-old can eat! You’ll need sliced bread, strained yogurt suitable for ages one and up, and fruit.

After layering the ingredients between slices of bread, cut it into the shape of a koinobori! Strawberries, bananas, and kiwis are recommended fruits.

Chocolate Koinobori Cake

The combination of chocolate cream and strawberries is delicious! Here are some ideas for a chocolate “koinobori” cake.

It’s a cake we’d love kids who enjoy chocolate cream to try.

Plus, topping it with colorful koinobori icing cookies can give the event a special touch.

It could also be fun to try making the letters for “Children’s Day”! It’s a charming cake idea that makes a great surprise and is also fun to make together with kids.