Strawberry Shortcake from Death Note | Anime with Alvin

Have you ever seen a more stunning dessert?! This week Alvin shows us how to make L's strawberry shortcake from Death Note.
A special thank you to Rie McClenny for the recipe for the dish: riemcclenny.com/recipe/strawb...
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[@AlvinKZhou]

Thanks to Rie for the dope cake recipe, you’re the best.

[@deanospimoniful]

Did Alvin make it fancy?

[@ceegee1706]

You misspelled "You're my best friend."

[@badreprint]

Am I missing the recipe? I can't find it anywhere, neither on the site nor in the description. I really want to make this cake for the first time I watch the show!

[@mei1194]

@@badreprint probably because the video just released today, they might post it later

[@callmecei9246]

If it's from Rie, ya know it's gonna be great!

[@kmlkmljkl]

i like how mogi put the strawberry in his pocket.

[@coachmcguirk6297]

He WAS told to keep it a secret.

[@leadedbison1997]

Hey, of all the channels I see here

[@misstweetypie1]

At 4-5 dollars per strawberry, I don’t blame him!

[@Megan-rr6qg]

One of my most favorite parts lol

[@KairuHakubi]

@@delvintodavo9419 at least he wouldn't add soap to it

[@Mx_Rae]

Idk if anyone's answered this, but honey is regurgitated nectar, so basically coming from the opposite end from the egg. :D (Thank you for this lovely recipe. ^^)

[@ringlhach]

I came looking for someone who had already said that. Thank you!

[@bialex8083]

I did answer that, but my comment got drowned amongst the others so rip lol

[@hecknfrick4236]

Haha I actually knew this!

[@chrisgordon9829]

Yup!! Honey bee puke!!

[@guyinthecorner0]

bee vom~

[@jayne_kira]

i’ve made this kind of strawberry and cream shortcake before and it was hands down one of the best cakes i’ve made and one of the best i’ve ever eaten, i made it for my family, which included my aunt who has been a professional pastry chef for over 20 years, and she said it was brilliant. The thing that really made it so light and fluffy was i separated the eggs at the start, whipping the eggs white to soft peaks, then gently folding in the remainder of the ingredients as per the recipe.

[@Pavme]

How does that cake rise without baking powder or not smell like eggs? I just made it and it was such a fail. Pls help

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I watch a Korean baker who is constantly making a varient of this kind of cake, almost all of them including the soft whipped cream...or gellatin, lol. Sometimes both in the same cake, sometimes not. But they always look really soft, which I'd love to try.

[@jayne_kira]

@@Pavme i’ve also been baking for over 10 years, trust me i’ve made a lot of mistakes, but it’s all about trying again and following the recipe to a t

[@10sgreatness55]

@@Pavme I use baking powder + use vanilla aroma (or vanilla sugar) to nullify the smell of eggs

[@Pavme]

@@10sgreatness55 thx

[@rustyshackelford312]

Not just death note. like a million anime. Japan loves its strawberry cream cakes. Probably right up there with golden curry and rice balls when it comes to iconic foods seen in anime.

[@rosem3240]

Along with green cream soda with a scoop of ice cream in it

[@AndrewAce.]

Indeed...

[@VagrantKnight]

Well a lot of Japanese confectionaries are delicious so I can't really blame them. They have some of the best desserts I've seen and tasted, one of which is a crepe cake

[@Electrosa]

@@rosem3240 That's a melon float! They LOVE their honeydew melons in Japan.

[@rosem3240]

@@Electrosa it's melon flavored?!

[@OpeoAslam]

I'll take this strawberry shortcake... AND EAT IT

[@JP-iq5pg]

Done with the chips?

[@thecritter519]

LOL

[@gwennorthcutt421]

im picturing light holding a whole plump slice and shoving that whole thing into his mouth, john belushi style

[@Sayonara_Sumi]

I’ll just take a few apples

[@endzio7376]

@@JP-iq5pg plot twist it's a strawberry shortcake pie with a potato chip crust

[@moonlight7earltea634]

L "I'll give you a strawberry, please keep it a secret." one of the funniest cutest things I have ever heard and saw.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

When it cut to Kendall, she looked tired but also like her eyes were shining, so when she clapped, she looked like an extremely proud teacher applauding her student, lol. It was adorable. Also, while perhaps easier, I would've loved for the potato chip to have been a video, especially using the English dub. I think that's my favorite moment in all of Death Note for just how aggressive Light was about it 😂

[@HF-bt4wu]

I'll take a potato chip,,,,,,,AND ILL EAT IT!!!!

[@dear_totheheart]

I do think it’s strange that most of their anime clips are in the Japanese sub when if an English dub is available, it’d be better and funnier for their primarily English audience. Their relevance and humor would hit more, just a thought

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@dear_totheheart My guess is because a lot of anime fans are subs over dubs people. I prefer dubs in most cases, so I also wish they'd use that instead, especially since the screen has to be made so tiny to avoid copyright, making it it hard to see the text.

[@dear_totheheart]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley yeah exactly! Like I totally get the sub vs dub debate preference but the choice in this case and for this audience to me doesn’t seem the wisest or most accessible. Oh well, hope the makers see this and consider!

[@tiredkiris]

Alvin is really pumping out content like a madman and I like every single piece of it. It's also nice to see Kendall show up in a few more videos and I think they make a great team!

[@Inzykinz]

Kendall is adorable and awesome. I love seeing her.

[@jazzy_taste]

Alvin always does his best. He is so precise and patient and those two qualities are the key to a successful result. This is why his culinary works are always masterpieces!

[@technogamer1686]

But he never tells us the measurements

[@kevinwacharapol7092]

@@technogamer1686 that is a fair criticism but for me, it's useless anyway because Babish always uses imperial measurement :P

[@Divine__.]

@@kevinwacharapol7092 all you gotta do is do a few google searches 💀

[@kevinwacharapol7092]

@@Divine__. I realized now that I sounded dumb with my previous comment because I didn't state that I follow the recipes that are in the description... 💀

[@KairuHakubi]

@@technogamer1686 Just use _feeeeling_

[@fasdaVT]

Those Strawberries are from the company OishiI from just outside of NYC, I recognize them from the packaging. Much superior to the Driscoll strawberry, found in most stores, by being softer and much more flavorful. They are hoping to get them down to a $ per berry in a year or two when their larger production facility come online.

[@seranadevirus]

Missed opportunity, this could also double as a strawberry shortcake from Kirby since Kirby did turn 30 this year 😁

[@gwennorthcutt421]

dont worry, babish is gonna grow his own cultivar for the max tomatoes

[@no1ofconsequence936]

"Why did you spend over a hundred dollars on strawberries?" "I am what I eat." "... Overpriced strawberries?" "No!"

[@Macroman595]

"I am what I eat" "A fruit cake?"

[@prettyprincess8187]

Am I the only one who finds Japanese/Korean styles of cake decorating to be extremely aesthetically pleasing and satisfying? It's so clean and symmetrical.

[@zetsuki4207]

When i was a kid and school ended for the summer, we always had a picnic and my mom always made something similar to this. Just with normal sponge cake, and strawberry jam and vanilla pastry cream on the middle layers (always 3 tiered). So this cake means summer for me, even though it hailed outside while i was watching this lol.

[@bendonaldson9026]

Hello. How are you today? I have to say that your profile is beautiful and your article is worth reading.

[@BrianSmith-kv3px]

First off Alvin, I love how much your sense of humor is prevalent in your copy, and the light-hearted atmosphere you help foster on the channel as a whole. Seriously. Babby bringing you on was a godsend. Second, this is the cake my daughter asks for from the Chinese bakery practically every time I see her. I think we might be baking a cake this weekend. Thank you for this recipe.

[@Nidelimit]

This channel is eventually converting to "Alvin Culinary Universe"

[@JonManProductions]

My brother in the house of Chef John, our boi Andrew is on vacation.

[@Neoxon619]

Andrew is on vacation, so the others are steering the ship for now.

[@Salbastro]

And man does he deserve a vacation. He's put so much work into this channel, especially recently.

[@yashthorat69]

🐿️

[@jimtoy1366]

Long may Alvin reign this Culinary Universe!!

[@misstweetypie1]

I ate some delicious strawberry shortcake when I was in Beijing, and this looks pretty similar! I’m going to try this recipe, but use fresh garden strawberries instead of $100 ones :)

[@elinolasco1019]

Babish is slowly absorbing all of KZbin’s cooking personalities and I’m all for it. 😂 Patiently waiting for Gordon Ramsey to join the BCU.

[@hidden_animator522]

“Gourmet with Gordon”

[@Mothman_In_a_T-Pose]

This is the first of the series I've watched, and I've got to say... Alvin is an absolute delight to listen to and watch! He has the kind of soothing voice and dry wit that got me to love Andrew, but with his own distinct flair and personality! So excited to go back and watch the older episodes and see the new ones come out!

[@terezar880]

"...isn't that just decapitation?" Alvin, beginning to realize that his metaphors sometimes get real messed up. Still hella funny tho

[@liallen9380]

After the discussion of how expensive those strawberries were... yeah, I guess I can see why those kind of cakes are popular in anime. The things you take for granted for sometimes, right?

[@rubymeaddle]

Fruit in general is really expensive in Japan because it's all imported but the quality of the fruit is always superb

[@wolfferoni]

Yeah fruit can be expensive in japan but bear in mind that there are tiers of fruit. The one Alvin has are usually reserved for gifts. Not to mention these were probably imported from Japan. Regular strawberries aren't going to be as expensive or else no one would be able to afford it. It's not true that all of their fruit is imported, and the quality isn't always superb. If you're getting the expensive, gift tier fruits, sure. Japan's not some special perfect country. They do grow their own fruit. A lot of orchards and farms will sell the less than perfect fruit for much lower prices

[@SweetP0tat0es]

A lot of fruit is grown here but there's another note to add why fruit is so expensive in Japan. Like the previous reply said, most fruit enjoyed in Japan was originally only accessible by import, it was considered something to gift rather than eat yourself. The tradition still exists now but as more people are eating fruit themselves, the price still remained expensive. Most fruit here isn't really worth the price, imo

[@buffyVampslyr364]

Japanese Strawberry Shortcake or Christmas Cake holds a very special place in my heart. It's the first kind of cake I made in college that set me on a path to being a baker and working with sweet things. I still have a picture of that first cake and it was lovely to see you make something similar, and using Rie's recipe too! I really like both of you and what you do so much. Thank you! 💛

[@nia5622]

i love this so much! i love it when bakers show mistakes it makes me feel normal because sometimes baking can be hard to get perfect and sometimes it takes more than one attempt. this really shows the beauty of baking :) I'm having a tea party with my friends soon I'm bringing this one for sure!

[@claytonrios1]

You know a lot of L's weirder character traits are apparently based on the author Tsugumi Ohba. You can see the same thing in Professor Yoneda from Platinum End.

[@mestarymeat]

A straw berry short cake.... to, DIE FOR!... I'll leave now

[@AndrewAce.]

That would be best...

[@Just_a_passing_by_doctor]

idk why that "to die for" is something that 47 would say

[@ericb.4313]

To die for by heart attack. Not because your name was written down 40 seconds earlier, but because eating too many is bad for you.

[@tokkinvic]

That cake is so GORGEOUS. From the batter to the strawberries, it's so appetizing! Also I love how Alvin's voiceover appears more comfortable (and pretty hilarious) as this series grow. Excited for the next Anime With Alvin video!

[@michaellauritano5252]

Love the shout out to the iconic “I’m going to take a potato chip… and eat it.”

[@Grimlong]

I've never wanted to eat something in a video more than I want to eat this cake. 🍰

[@paradox_saber54]

This cake is picture perfect. An absolute gem of a cake. I have always wanted to make a cake like this.

[@luna7207]

Alvin's videos are always so chill and almost like...soothing? His voice is super relaxing. Stoked to see a new upload.

[@profoundlyburrito]

These cakes remind me of my dad! There was a bakery near the place he used to work at and every year on my birthday he would get me a strawberry cream cake. Today is his 68th birthday and this video just gave me the neat idea getting one for him! 🙂

[@danielnavarro537]

This cake is my favorite pastry. I love strawberry shortcake. Thank you for covering it. Godspeed to you.

[@uptowndowntown100]

I used to make this for my family growing up because my mom would make tres leches cake and it’s essentially the same just without the milk added to saturate the cake and make it wet. It’s been a long time since I made this. Guess I know what I’m making my mom for Mother’s Day

[@rebeccapolzin18]

It’s the fact that I am going to be attempting to make my best friend a birthday cake within about a couple of days. And this so happened to pop in my recommended feed. Thank you Babish & Alvin giving me the needed inspiration & something that he loves dearly. Strawberries & Death Note! ❤️🍓🍰

[@AFxS130]

Fantastic cinematography, clear instructions, beautiful presentation, and such fun dialogue! This cake looks amazing! 🍓

[@CorneliousRR]

I fricking love that you referenced the best meme of the show with the final scene. XD It totally reminded me of how me and my friends used to always joke about how ridiculous that scene was!

[@mr.duck1248]

If you want an icing that’s not too heavy, but still tastes like icing, mix together one part normal frosting (buttercream, cream cheese, etc) with one part whipped cream. It makes it lighter and less overpowering, while still maintaining a bit of the flavour of icing. And it’s surprisingly delicious with cream cheese icing

[@MagiCaeGirl]

I really do enjoy Alvin's videos. Such a nice and calm videos, mixed with some humor. This cake was lovely!

[@itsthevoiceman]

Gotta admit, I've always enjoyed your silent videos with the cheeky subtitles. But your delivery is so much better, and makes it that much funnier!

[@quotaruota]

I don't mean to hate on Alvin but it really sucks when I get excited to see babish and it's alvin

[@Smasher170]

“I’ll take a potato chip, AND EAT IT”. Cake looks bomb AF, Alvin 👏🏽

[@giovannamoretti4001]

This is like a early birthday present, thank you so much for uploading this 🎂

[@ditapetru9668]

LOVE THE RECIPE AND THE WAY YOU MADE THE CAKE!!! also i absolutely love your hands. how are your hands so beautiful

[@hibakhan8904]

Where can i find the full recipe the link isn't directing to the recipe

[@pauhehe]

instead of just putting in the butter and milk mixture, you need to fold in a little bit of the whipped egg mixture into it so it doesn’t deflate the rest of the batter. I hope this helps!

[@marzettik]

You were super fun to watch. Was so drooling when I saw the finished cake at the end. I so want one. Lol.

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

the vibes in these Alvin videos are impeccable

[@LuckySketches]

We could have a whole "innuendo with Alvin" supercut from just this episode.

[@xangarcia5133]

I love how the guy just puts the strawberry in his pocket

[@KawaiiShinigami4]

I love you used the clip of him putting the strawberry in his pocket. Makes me laugh every time.

[@dimmingstar]

well that was a gorgeous, pure cake if any existed

[@raghudurina2354]

Honestly strawberry shortcake is a classic this was a long time coming with or without death note

[@Shadowxx98]

"If you are not spilling when you're baking, it's just baking" So I assume if you spill it's called Human Baking™

[@jj3665]

This is... Human Music™

[@carveylover]

I am going to 100 percent use that trick of piping in-between the fruit from now on. I always have the hardest time frosting with whipped cream over fruit and that looks so much easier than haphazardly dolloping on cream and hoping for the best.

[@ABCpdc]

Best episode yet, Alvin. I make my living as a baker and you suckered my in. Looks delicious!

[@adventuresvdo9434]

I'm impressed by how much Alvin's opened up. When I saw his first episode on this channel, he came off as real dull, like he was trying to channel Babish's ASMR-quality voice but just appeared dull. By this video, he's found a voice that's more distinctly his own, and it improves the quality of the video greatly.

[@grlnexdoorable]

" if you're not spilling when you're baking, it's just baking." Well said!

[@platoscatboy9772]

Dead. This is everything I've wanted and more. I have nationals in 2 days and I was feeling stressed, this really brought a smile. Thanks man, you're the best!

[@peterdumpel5729]

FYI, something about the colour correction in your videos looks a bit off. I think you should turn green down a little? You can see that the strawberrys and the cake doughs have a green-ish tinge in the shadow. For example at 9:46. Love your stuff besides that.

[@eithel]

A lot of the recent videos have had a weird color correction I've noticed. In the Katsu video, the katsu looked too green.

[@WadeWilson_]

You need to make Spongebob's "Salad" from Ketchup, Onions and what looks like a dead potted plant

[@fusco79]

So beautiful! Definitely will try this out!

[@KarmaKomet]

I love all the videos with Alvin, keep it up!

[@Jidjorjon]

Do they post these recipies anywhere? I'd like to attempt some of Alvin's creations (particularly this one--it looks great) but I'm not confident I could do it without a text recipe.

[@kalmanmuller1]

If you look up "rie mcclenny strawberry shortcake" you can find the recipe for this episode at least but I agree that it would be nice for them to link it.

[@cherrycordiaI]

This is Rie's recipe. It's on her website.

[@cameronjadewallace]

I also checked, there's a transcript available in the description!

[@inyrui]

The only thing is all the measurements are in grams. Took me awhile to convert everything since I don't have a kitchen scale lol

[@davidnguyen8708]

​@inyrui do you have the recipe still?

[@hannaha4631]

It is a really beautiful cake...but I'm pretty sure the only reason the Japanese get away with that kind of robbery for those strawberries is that obsession with perfection and symmetry...😬😬😬😬😬 Plus, that cake looks incredibly similar to Norwegian Sponge Cake, so pretty sure I would love it.

[@Rdff522]

This looks absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to make it!

[@Zagreus.]

This is so spectacularly precise and satisfying

[@AskAScreenwriter]

I know it's manga and not anime, and it's been running a LOOOOONG time, but I'd love to see some real-life recipes from Oishinbo. Also, many anime have traditional Japanese matsuri (festivals) in them, so a show with different kinds of traditional matsuri treats would be cool.

[@maryrk0904]

Love me some strawberry shortcake! 🎂

[@WesEats]

One of the only animes I fully watched. This brings back some memories

[@AceSenpaiiii]

Alvin has been spoiling us lately with all this amazing content~

[@Mind4myself]

FYI you can still find the recipe using the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive!

[@amyxuan]

anyone have the recipe? the link to rie’s website doesn’t work :(

[@bibidarlene]

just subscribed! loved the beautiful presentation

[@declancochran2882]

Really feels like you've found your flow Alvin, this was a great video.

[@jamie6638]

I feel like Alvin has been allowed to show his weird side lately and I love it!

[@zachbloom144]

Alvin seems like he's getting comfortable and really hitting his stride.

[@taylorwolf5480]

Great episode man:D I laughed out loud a couple times. You're fun.

[@Stephm0014]

Im so glad Alvin is part of the Babish Culinary Universe, he has always been amazing but now his content is neeeext level

[@thekatchat6017]

That looks so yummy

[@michaelfields3951]

"Milk comes from a Cows behind, honey comes from a Bees behind and have you ever used toothpaste "

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

"Whose behind does that come out of?"

[@michaelfields3951]

@@Zombiewithabowtie oh trust me you don't want to know

[@liniki2212]

It be so cool to see him make some recipes from black butler! Those dishes always looked so amazing

[@SoulOfJustice1994]

I'm not normally into strawberry, but I would so try this! 🤤

[@migdaliacottorivera9767]

Where can I find the recipe list? The website link doesn't work

[@FloWoodEnT123]

Do we deserve this much Alvin? No. Do we appreciate this much Alvin? You bet your strawberry sweet cheeks!

[@seafarer_]

alvin’s taste is 🧑🏻‍🍳💋 from death note, to persona, to food wars, and even yuri on ice! loving this series

[@a2d]

I was waiting for the chip the whole time. Alvin delivers!

[@chinncannon]

I love how BCU is staying down-to-earth and in touch with the people. We have all gone out and spent over $100 on strawberries, am I right?🤣

[@Neoxon619]

I still miss Synsei’s Death Note video. ;_; Also, it feels weird to not hear the English dub for this show.

[@autodidacticpoly]

The way this guy talks reminds me of Dug from Pixar's Up and it just fills me with so much joy. Super positive but also determined and oddly serious about light-hearted stuff. Thanks!

[@tie7626]

No, it’s infuriating

[@kassandraalbano7230]

Love the big slice 🍰 Yummy 😋 That'd be my favorite 😍 Thank you for the videos 👏👏

[@themarkit27]

Ahhhhh the recipe link doesn’t work anymore :(

[@hristiantodorov3978]

Is Binging finding a successor??

[@Dctctx]

He’s just taking a break

[@deathsecretary2055]

I do a simpler version of this cake for Christmas. I'm going to use some of these tips this year.

[@mightyfilm]

Loved that little bit at the end.

[@StefiStarlite]

Make sure to keep those individuals' faces in mind while writing and don't intentionally spell their names wrong more than 4 times. You can worry about Muu later lol In all seriousness I definitely want to try this. The last time I attempted a similar cake I ran out of whipped cream and only had so much for the in-between layers. Thank you for sharing!

[@Phil2000ist]

The cake looks delicous and I love the show, but the only thing missing are the measurements for the ingredients

[@sterling_roth]

link is in the description

[@ralphmontez5321]

Agreed. I like hearing howing eggs I'm gonna need. If there's a link what's the point of the video?

[@inyrui]

@@sterling_roth the link only measures in grams though so better have a scale handy lol.

[@inyrui]

I just tried to make this cake and it turned out like a hockey puck. I have no idea what I did wrong, followed the recipe exactly except for the dtand mixer part since I don't have one I just hand mixed. The cake didn't rise at all, I don't get how they're getting it to rise without baking powder

[@alexbennet4195]

@@inyrui definitely sounds like you didn’t mix it enough lol

[@atarahmary6222]

This was so entertaining! subbed

[@diva6148]

I love Animes. I'm enjoying Alvin's content. Babish Culinary Universe is a definite highlight in my day. :)

[@niceguygremlin2891]

Does anybody have the recipe?