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When it comes to cute video game characters from Japan, Kirby, with his pink, spherical body, stubby arms and legs, pink cheek blushes and oval eyes, undoubtedly ranks near the top of most people's list. His popularity has inspired gas tanks painted in his image and even a line of Kirby lingerie and loungewear. However, perhaps even more prevalent are Kirby-inspired desserts. Officially, we've already seen Kirby pancakes and macaron cookies at a limited-time Kirby Cafe. Fans of Kirby have also expressed their love of the pink "puffball" by creating colorful Kirby sweets and cookies.
Now, another sweet creation by a Kirby fan has garnered attention. In a flash of inspiration, Kirby lover, illustrator and Twitter user Amedama (@Akaki_4207) realized that daifuku, a traditional Japanese confection made with mochi rice cake and usually stuffed with an, a sweet bean paste made with red azuki or other types of beans, was the perfect medium to make a Kirby.
"I made Kirby daifukus!"
Amedama's tweet created a sensation, with over 176,000 likes and nearly 66,000 retweets at the time of writing.
Fellow Kirby lovers wasted no time asking Amedama to reveal how these cute confections were made. The pink body was made with a pink version of shiratamako, a type of flour made from ground, uncooked glutinous rice. The eyes were drawn with a food decroating pen, the cheeks were painted with red food dye diluted in water, and the filling was a home-made sakura-an, a bean paste flavored with salt-preserved cherry blossom petals.
However, it wasn't long before Amedama posted an official recipe!
Kirby Odaifuku (10 pieces)
Ingredients:
Method:
Note: If you can't get pink shiratamako flour, you can make it by crushing strawberries or red food dye.
Did you get all that?
Now go and make some Kirby daifuku and spread some joy! And please be sure to check out Amedama's cute Kirby-inspired art here on Pixiv.