Japanese dessert consisting of two slices of kasutera (sponge cake) with red bean jam in between(Dorayaki)
A Japanese confectionery made by mixing flour, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients and baking a round shape, then sandwiching the filling between two pieces of dough. It is said that a long-established Japanese confectionery store in Nihonbashi-Odenmacho invented this confectionery in the Meiji period (1868-1912), and the name was derived from its color and shape, which resemble a gong, a percussion instrument. The name “Mikasa” is derived from its gentle, fluffy shape, which resembles Mount Mikasa in Nara Prefecture, and it is also known as “Mikasa,” mainly in the Kansai region.
