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Sushi Bundt Cake 😍 I understand that it isn’t traditional by any means but it is a super popular dish in my hometown in Mexico! Its original name is rosca de sushi, which translates literally to sushi bundt cake. This has been one of my most viral recipes to date with well over 30 million views across platforms. Typically it is done with surimi (imitation crab) tampico. Personally I prefer real crab, which is what I used but you can take your pick!
Why You’ll Love Sushi Bundt Cake
It is very easy to make and extremely versatile! Every time I serve it up for guests they are instantly impressed by how cool it looks. Perfect way to serve up a large group or to take to a get together. You can also make them into individual servings, try my mini sushi bundt cakes!
How to Prepare Sushi Bundt Cake
Rice
🍚 Mix the rice vinegar, sugar and a pinch of salt. Add it to your cooked rice with the sesame seeds and let completely cool. Preferably overnight.
Rice Tampico
🦀 Add crab meat to a bowl with the Japanese mayo, sriracha, sesame oil, Serranos, rice vinegar and white and light green part of the scallions. Mix well.
Assemble the Bundt Cake
🍣 Assemble the bundt starting by spraying cooking oil on it. Add half of the rice on the bottom, add the cucumber, crab Tampico mixture and avocado, press in the rest of the rice. Using a plate, flip it over.
Sauce
🌿 Mix the green part of scallions, cilantro, orange and lemon juice. Add Tamari to taste.
Top it!
🌶️ Top the bundt with nori pieces, Togarashi and Serrano slices.
🫶 And that is it, subscribe for more!
Substitutions and Variations
- Feel free to use regular mayonnaise as opposed to kewpie mayo. Alternatively, if you’re dairy-free you can use Vegenaise instead.
- You can do substitute the crab for imitation crab (Which is what’s in the OG). If you are not a fan of either, you can do salmon or shrimp, or even scallops.
- Instead of serranos, feel free to use green bell peppers instead.
- You can use Calrose rice as per the recipe or regular sushi rice will work just as well.
🔥Chef Nadia’s Tip🔥
Make sure to cook the rice in the rice cooker the night before for optimal results.
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Common Questions
I used a 6 cup Bundt Cake Pan.
I used Calrose Rice by Botan, but you can use just a regular short grain rice.
You can use regular mayo or Vegenaise if you are dairy-free instead of Japanese if you would prefer.
It can last a few days in the fridge, the rice might harden a bit. But you probably wont have any left over anyways 😉
Yes, you can definitely use jalapeños or green bell peppers if you don’t like the heat.
Yes it definitely is! I cooked it ahead of time, raw isn’t very good when it comes to crab.
Sushi Bundt Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
Rice
- 1½ cup Calrose rice, made in rice cooker or cooked to package instructions
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar, for the rice
- 1 tbsp sugar
- Pinch Salt
- 3 tbsp black sesame seeds, Toasted
Crab Tampico
- 2 cups cooked crab meat, I used real, but you can use imitation
- ¼ cup Japanese mayo
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 serranos, finely chopped + slices for topping
- 2 tsp rice vinegar
- 3 scallions, chopped, separate white and green part
Bundt Cake
- cooking oil
- rice
- 1 english cucumber, thinly sliced
- crab tampico
- 2 avocados, sliced
Sauce
- 3 scallions, here is where you will use the green part
- ½ orange, juiced
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- tamari, to taste
Toppings
- Shichimi Togarashi
- Toasted nori, crushed
- Serranos, sliced, to taste
- Japanese mayo, to taste
- Sriracha, to taste
Instructions
Rice
- Mix the rice vinegar, sugar and a pinch of salt. Add it to your cooked rice with the sesame seeds and let completely cool. Preferably overnight.
Crab Tampico
- Add crab meat to a bowl with the Japanese mayo, sriracha, sesame oil, Serranos, rice vinegar and white and light green part of the scallions. Mix well.
Assemble the Bundt Cake
- Assemble the bundt starting by spraying cooking oil on it. Add half of the rice on the bottom, add the cucumber, crab Tampico mixture and avocado, press in the rest of the rice. Using a plate, flip it over.
Sauce
- Mix the green part of scallions, cilantro, orange and lemon juice. Add Tamari to taste.
Top it!
- Top the bundt with nori pieces, Togarashi and Serrano slices. And that is it!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Good evening Nadia,
This is one of my favorite recipe of yours! What type of crab meat you buy? Canned or fresh? Thank you in advance for your response.
I crack my own snow crab legs, but you can use the canned ones as well!
Hi, thank you for this wonderful recipe! I see that you suggest cooking the sushi the night before. Do you refrigerate it?
Yes I do! I’m glad you like it 🙂
Hi could I use black rice? Also, does rice need to be on the bottom. I’d really like to incorporate mangos!
HI! To be honest I have never tried it, I don’t think it is as sticky as sushi rice but I could be wrong. The rice does need to be on the bottom as it is what would hold the bundt. You can definitely incorporate mangoes! Hope this helps 🙂
Hi on this recipe at the end you give instructions for dressing with Orange lemon and cilantro does that go on the side to dip or does it go with entire Bundt?
Hi Danielle, You can do whatever you like with it. I like to cut it up and let everyone choose. I put mine directly on my piece but some people like to dip it. Hope that helps. Let me know how it turns out!