I’m Making Every Single Recipe From Kitchen Princess

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Welcome to part 1 of my ‘Making Every Recipe from Kitchen Princess’ series ☀️ where we’ll cook, bake, and get chatty about the shoujo series with, uhmm, many a twist!

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0:00 – Volume 1
11:43 – Volume 2
27:41 – Volume 3
36:24 – Volume 4
46:08 – The BEST of the best of Part 1

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[Music] kitchen Princess is a series I didn’t know existed a year ago I don’t have any nostalgia attached to this manga and it wasn’t on my radar but when it was recommended to me by several of you guys on the basis of it being a cute fun showjo and having every recipe from the story at the end of each volume I knew that one I had to read it for myself and two I had to do something a bit ambitious
I’m making all of them Hi I’m Immani and welcome to a magical corner Kitchen Princess would be nothing without Najka’s introduction to Fla She was crying at the foster home she lived in when she was little She falls into a lake almost drowning A boy saves her and gives her his Fla It’s the most intimidating thing ever The boy tells her when you eat something good you smile And now she’s on a mission to make the best dessert ever for this mystery boy the Fla Prince I made Fla for a previous video Lots of people told me that the Japanese pudding was actually just Fla but the method listed in this manga was different from last time using a stove top steamer rather than an oven They took longer to cook than the suggested time probably something to do with the cups I used but it was just a game of patience And I kind of nailed it again I’m not going to lie I only wish I had whipped cream to go with it My spoon There were no pores It wasn’t too rubbery The caramel cooked for like 3 seconds too long It’s so challenging to make but at least it wasn’t too bitter It was edible It was fine The tara masala I was excited to make because it was the first savory dish from the group I was making The recipe calls for mayo and I made sure to get Japanese mayo because I know there’s a difference I also had the pleasure of buying salmon row for the first time I’ve seen it on sushi before but I’ve never had it We’ll see Najika makes this when Akane the mean girl purposely causes Najika to knock over her lunch Yeah the bullying at this new school is already getting started Smells like science class but like the science class that you do when you dissected something Yeah that’s exactly what it smells like It literally smells like biology Hi Soma Oh that’s why you’re here Momo are you curious about the fish smell Does it smell like fish Does it smell like fish Momo [Music] I tried to make it look as similar to the picture as possible and I think I nailed it But what is beauty without flavor So let’s get our pictures out of the way And it’s time to finally taste this [Music] [Music] It’s very rare that I encounter a food that I just straight up cannot eat The only thing I can think of is okra So I was really trying to be you know an adult about it Eat the food regardless and see if I could change my mind on it I can’t I don’t like it Not to mention the disconnect between the authentic pictures on Google versus what I made I thought surely this is user error but I followed the recipe So I just got to try something different next time Rectify this thing [Laughter] I know it’s good I know it’s good Rainbow jelly I was so excited for especially because I could pick out my juices of choice I tried to go as rainbow yet naturalish as possible Okay they’re not natural juices but I tried A couple of people on my socials recommended I use butterfly pea flour tea for my blue drink and I was thankful because I was about to use blue Gatorade for real [Music] The rainbow jelly appears when Najika attempts to bring the two brothers Sora and Dai together despite their strained relationship connecting the earth and sky with a rainbow Her mind so pretty Wee Oh my gosh I love it As simple as it looks this was the most timeconuming dessert It’s an all day process melting gelatin letting it cool so it doesn’t explode in the glass I’m putting it in Says “Tart cherry juice [Music] In the end it came out more natural looking than I thought it maybe would have Part of me is like maybe I should have used the crazy artificial colors but I think it’s endearing this way It’s a natural rainbow drink and it’s a perfect for Pride Month so I was happy I actually don’t even like Jell-O that much and somehow the flavors were flattened in Jell-O form rather than being in drink form So I’m I really don’t know how that worked out but it was good regardless I tried my best to get to the very bottom of the glass It was fine [Music] Today we are doing Christmas cookies in June [Music] Add sugar The bullying gets really severe in this chapter The characters push Najika and her cake down and rip her dress from off of her It’s really distressing to read actually But Sora is there to remind Nachka that she can shine in her own way and she makes cookies for the students remembering that she wants to see the smiles of people who eat her food I’m glad Najika overcame her struggles but I was not spared in the making of these cookies Oh dear
I had no idea what was going on I followed the half cup of flour instruction but I thought maybe it needed more time in the fridge or the freezer because this was not cute Whatever Let me just wash dishes and come back to it in the evening [Music] Many hours passed and with the dough being in the fridge all that time I was like “Okay this is it Time to get these cookies done and over with Girl stop sticking [Music] Why is this the worst batter I’ve ever dealt with in my life It was almost like it was melting in my hands as I was dealing with it Why is it like this What I moved on to my last resort adding more flour How much flour exactly Yes I saw someone on a review page for the recipe say the same thing so it wasn’t just me Okay maybe we can work with this now [Music] And let me show you how the single true to recipe cookie turned out Mhm Yeah Never did I think I would struggle so hard on sugar cookies I’ve made tons before in my life but these were pretty decent cookies anyway I gave the rest to my co-workers A very interesting experience to say the least Nothing says summer quite like a hot bowl of soup from a manga By this point in the story Nachika is being bullied so badly the spoon she was given by her fla prince was stomped on by Akane that she’s ready to leave the school altogether Before she goes she makes Dai a soup to warm him up during the cold winter Quite literally the opposite season but that’s fine And I love French onion soup [Music] These onions were getting me so badly I’ve never experienced such pain so strong from an onion before When I used to live on Long Island there was this small restaurant that made the best French onion soup
Better female protagonist
They also had the best chicken tenders but that soup is like a core memory I’ve never had another one like it since [Music] And I only just started eating dairy again a year ago So I haven’t had French onion soup in well over a decade [Music] The recipe calls for half2 cup of cheese and I definitely grated too much but you can also never have too much cheese It also tells you to oven toast it which I think just means broiling So I did that for 4 minutes and it was done Yum yum It just got super dark It’s so hot Now let me tell you this soup is an experience This soup was so good I made it again the very next day It’s so simple And maybe it’s the gruier cheese doing most of the flavor work But I’m glad I now know how to make one of my favorite soups I will definitely be revisiting in the winter Up next is our first recipe involving the use of cocoa powder This one requires the use of a scale because that’s how they did this recipe for some reason Um why are some of the Where’s the consistency When publishing a Japanese manga into English there are certainly already things that get lost in translation This manga just so happens to have recipe measurements on top of that If you take some of the dough squeeze it in your fist and then roll it with both of your hands it’ll come out good The recipe creator Miyuki Kobayashi had to make note of this in the manga because seeing the batter doesn’t give you a lot of confidence but I actually really enjoyed doing this once I sat down by the window and could relax It was like playing in kinetic sand [Music] So Najika makes these as a thank you to the brothers for stopping her from leaving the academy and making her a terribly burnt breakfast the next morning It’s not so much the taste it’s the gesture Look at how cutieful Isn’t it cutieful mama She’s so cutieful [Music] These really do melt in your mouth like the book says And the almond flour gives it a nutty flavor that I just really loved
Pretty good Oh Ow We’re moving on to the main diva the crowd favorite strawberry shortcake [Music] So useless I was pumped Akane makes the mistake of saying she’d acknowledge Najika’s skills if a professional chef approved of her And Sora arranges an entire competition between the two based on this [Music] This was yet another recipe with somewhat vague instructions The recipe tells you to whip it up but what’s that even mean Whip it up to what
Now I’ve never made a strawberry shortcake before but I remembered in the manga how Najika panicked when Akane knocked over her eggs and Dai ended up helping her to save her time Something told me I’d be here a while I think I did pretty well for vague instructions [Music] but I spoke too soon Turns out this recipe doesn’t even tell you how long to put the cake in the oven for Okay Like okay I guess I’ll be here for a while too Did I do that right The picture was so vague It still doesn’t look ready to me but I tried the toothpick test and it came out clean So [Music] I’ll admit the cake itself didn’t rise as much as I was expecting to but if that’s user error I did the best with what I had It’s covered in whipped cream frosting anyway which in itself was so relaxing to do It felt like I was doing an art project I really liked this part [Music] I thought about decorating it like the picture but I had my own idea Ah yay Strawberry flower shortcake It tastes almost as good as it looks
Look it’s so pretty like a flower I was going to say you can’t go wrong with strawberries and whipped cream but you most certainly can I know from experience [Music] With a professional chef and all of her classmates finally acknowledging her Najika can now gain a little more confidence in her skills And finding that confidence is not always easy It’s nice to have someone there to encourage you And let me be that person for you and tell you about today’s sponsor Skillshare From graphic designers The next three chapters of Kitchen Princess contain plot points revolving around a very sensitive topic eating disorders If this could be triggering for you feel free to skip ahead to the timestamp on the screen and I’ll see you there Viewer discretion is advised Against my better judgment I’m making the cake of rice What serving is a bowl of rice four to five bowls of rice Whatever Doing my usual rice with my usual jasmine rice And I’ve already been through the ringer So you don’t even know You don’t even know At this point I’d already made an upcoming recipe involving rice So I was a little riced out but I wasn’t going down without a fight Some of this is crazy One tablespoon of sugar Are you sure
Najika makes a cake of rice to thank Dai for helping her during the strawberry shortcake competition But upon seeing Akane struggle at a photo shoot having not eaten all day she convinces him to share it with Akane instead [Music] I thought the idea of a cake of rice was so neat and I was so excited to try it but even more excited for the four servings of food it would give me for the next couple of days So I got these sprouts yesterday and they say they’re organic spicy radish sprouts And when I looked on Google while I was at the store because I was like spicy Turns out that radish sprouts are just naturally spicy And I stood there googling for a very long time because I was like how spicy The answer is it was on the shelf so it has to be ingestable in some way I’m putting the egg in for an extra minute cuz I don’t like egg [Music] This was honestly one of the prettiest recipes in my opinion The colors of the egg the carrot and the sprouts just came together really nicely even if it didn’t go onto the plate as nicely And it was really delicious The sweetness of the egg with the ginger and the ground turkey I used It’s such a nice light eat And I definitely want to make this again We’re going to do the yogurt mousse next This yogurt mousse definitely wasn’t my first go around with making mousse on my channel Plain yogurt But I finally learned a thing or two from those experiences And the biggest one is you got to be quick Now it wants me to hand whip this and I’m like I wanted to keep it as manga authentic as possible Like maybe I can hand whip the heavy cream like the picture on the manga page Oh yeah No way is this going to happen Screw that Screw that I was curious how this one would taste with yogurt The reason why it’s the main ingredient is because of Najika making it specifically for Akane who struggling with an eating disorder and the stress of being a model hasn’t been able to digest anything Clump clump free Clump clump free Even through their disputes Najika doesn’t want to see Akane suffer And that just speaks to the kind of person Najika is And she is a kind person who made a delicious dessert [Music] So refreshing to eat
with the window open and the wind blowing through and the birds chirping
Oh wow
Oh it was perfect This was one of my favorites for sure Peach pie Peach pie Peach pie Peach pie There is one food Sora and Dai know Akane will eat Her grandmother’s peach pie Two crusts This feels like the perfect summer dessert So I was more than ready [Music] I was also ready because of how easy this was Akane’s grandmother used canned peaches and frozen pie crust to make it quicker rather than making it from scratch because who really has time for all of that in this economy [Music] I’d never made a fruit pie on my own before but I was so excited to do the cross-section crust look for some reason It was so satisfying I was so proud of myself
Oh look at how cute it looks [Music] It’s looking so good This was one of the easiest recipes and easily one of the most delicious It just goes to show you that it doesn’t take a ton of ingredients to make good food And knowing that this pie made by Najika is what ushers Akane onto the road to recovery makes it that much sweeter Yay Wow I’m so excited to have drinks Non-alcoholic rainbow soda magic iced coffee and a yogurt drink courtesy of a bonus chapter Yeah look at the cute little ice tray I bought for the rainbow soda So cute flowers The two brothers are tired from being pulled every which way And Nachika makes Sora an iced coffee Daichi a yogurt drink and the boys make her a rainbow soda in return But one thing about me is I don’t drink coffee if it isn’t decaf Has three ingredients: water sugar coffee I’m not going to drink too much of this I tried so many new things at this point A little black coffee wouldn’t hurt to be honest I don’t know about this The yogurt drink was even more quizzical Four basic ingredients I thought I don’t know how this is going to taste [Music] The rainbow soda recipe calls for cider and I was so excited to find apple soda at my local Asian convenience store but um not going to lie I was expecting a different color Like I guess it’s still rainbow soda but I thought the fruit juice would make the drink change color Whatever There was no getting the magic iced coffee wrong Possibly the most straightforward recipe in the whole series I was most curious about the yogurt drink by this point It’s like a smoothie and a milkshake at the same time I got to know I was I thought it was going to be clear at least It’s nice It makes it taste extra fruity But I guess I should know what the original drink tastes like It’s kind of the same This is iced coffee which I don’t drink If I drink coffee it’s only decaf And I certainly don’t drink black coffee Oh it’s not that bad It’s not that bad It’s not that bad It’s probably the brand but I’m definitely not going to drink all of this I know what coffee does to me And then the yogurt drink Well it’s certainly all of the ingredients mixed together And yet I couldn’t seem to stop drinking it Why do I really like it Okay I’m going to rank them This one’s last It’s just iced coffee This one gets points for prettiness and I love the idea I think that’s so cute I was so excited for this one It tastes fine And this one is I thought it was going to be more like a smoothie and it is Putting regular water ice cubes in here is crazy though I think it depends on your mood This reminds me of like being outside in the summer by the pool This is like a comfort drink I don’t know which one I prefer I think they’re tied And then this isn’t bad It’s not bad The brand of coffee that I chose was a winner All in all this was one of the more fun recipes Welcome to volume three where we will be starting off with polka dot pancakes I was very excited this day Not just because this recipe was going to be my breakfast but because it was actually the first recipe I made in this entire project At the start of volume 3 Najika makes pancakes for Sora who’s always cooped up doing administrative work at night It’s such a sweet moment She brings him comfort in the form of food and he sees Najika as a shoulder to lean on literally
Ooh wow These are thick Wait All that flour made for the thickest pancake batter I’ve ever seen
That’s a really thick pancake There’s That’s a lot It feels like very flowery But this was my first recipe so I just trusted the process Some blueberries What I learned is that this amount of flour is really what makes these pancakes appear thick and fluffy Oh my god Oh looks better than I thought it would Okay Oh wow My goodness And boy were they thick Gorgeous but honestly very dense If you plan to cook these make sure you use a lid while cooking because these babies are so thick you risk undercooking them if you don’t But they were tasty I liked them The batter could have used some salt though I won’t lie [Music] On the same day as the massive tara masala failure I had the pleasure of making a much more pleasant tasting treat The rolled sandwiches from chapter 12
Oh it still smells like fish I can’t Hopefully this would make up for it I mean you can’t get a sandwich wrong right I’m more familiar with fruit sandwiches being made with whipped cream so I was surprised to see cottage cheese on the ingredients list I’d never had it before but I’ve heard good things [Music] Oh they smell good [Music] So pretty and colorful you can’t help but take a picture The second sandwich was peanut butter banana And I mean who hasn’t had this before am I right But again you can’t possibly get it wrong and I appreciate that I also tried to do some pretty packaging and uh an attempt was made This is for the apple cake She’s clumsy but she can put together a sandwich I made sure to eat these outside just like the customers Najika made these for in chapter 12 And it was a refreshing moment outside of the kitchen The flavors were subtle but went together well This is why the Fuja Diner didn’t get shut down They hit me with a two hit combo for chapter 13 and then I added the next chapters recipe on top of that And what’s really awesome is that it doesn’t give you the temperature to set your oven to That’s always really fun and great The banana cream puffs and rose ginger ale and the carrot cake both happen when Najika and the boys visit Hokkaido for a couple of days So it made sense to do them in congruence with each other But I’ll be honest I didn’t plan it this way It just kind of happened [Music] The carrot cake was super simple to put together And this was my second time ever making cream puffs so I was curious how they come out with this different recipe It’s a relief when Najika’s caretaker Hajio Sensei is in good health and Najika makes her favorite cream puffs in celebration And the next chapter over Hajio and the kids at the lavender house make a carrot cake to prove to Najka that they’re capable of taking care of each other while she’s away at school We’re going to move on to the rose ginger ale And you best believe I still have rose water left over from the Yume Potty video But the vanilla bean sticks were a nightmare to find and an even bigger nightmare to pay for These are too expensive to be getting under my nail Like no way [Music] But making ginger ale from scratch was a really different experience for me But one look at it and I knew it would be refreshing And here are our finished products It was a happy accident that these came together at the same time but the way I see it it was just fate having its hand Ooh
the rose ginger ale is a clear winner The rose water is pretty diluted with the strength of the ginger flavor but the vanilla keeps it mild overall Oh it’s genius The banana cream puffs were okay I was just happy they cooked it all to be honest [Music] And the carrot cake was more like carrot bread than anything if that makes sense Like banana bread but with carrot Different from the carrot cake I’m used to having And not too sweet but pretty decent Mont Blon a recipe specifically for Sora I’m excited to see
I was so happy to find roasted chestnuts I thought they’d be a seasonal item That’s sort of kind of not a cup It’ll be fine No way was I leaving to go to the store again [Music] Funny thing about this recipe it only gives instructions to make the icing but doesn’t tell you to make your own cupcakes I saw my chance and I took it [Music] Box cake Cost effective Hey they didn’t tell you how to acquire your cupcake base I actually used this box cake for another upcoming recipe So I really killed two birds with one stone with this one I was happy [Music] to wish him good luck in his piano competition Najika makes these for Sora saying he can overcome any mountain Najika is so cute Now mine didn’t really come out like the photos I’ve seen online and maybe the chestnut cream needed more milk but I was pretty pleased regardless The cross section looked good and that was good enough for me [Music] [Music] We now enter the Omu Rice chapter and possibly the most irritating arc in the manga yet [Music] I call this arc the watch debacle It’s just a lot of miscommunication misunderstandings things that could have been solved with a simple conversation But it’s never that easy is it If anyone has tips to avoid the tears from cutting onions please do not hesitate to comment down below In hindsight I wish I’d haved this recipe because it calls for two cups of rice which is a lot The leftovers were overwhelming [Music] I’m not going to lie I’m getting crepe flashbacks but let me stay calm and trust the process [Music] [Applause] Najika knows Dai likes rice and she wants him to try this new Fuja diner menu recipe But he won’t talk to her because he thinks she gave away the watch that he didn’t tell her he bought for her and she doesn’t even know because Akane stole the watch in question and she’s wearing Sora’s watch It’s just a mess I hate plots like this And it wasn’t until editing this video that I realized I forgot to add the green peas to the rice We’re still
watch debacle be damned It’s time to make up with our friends But like look at how big this is This is super small I appreciate that there was thought put into these recipes on in that regard Maybe not in some other regards but at least in that regard You’ve probably noticed by now but the portion sizes for these cakes and meals are relatively small and manageable As someone working through all of them I appreciate that I’m not baking like 12in cakes every few days I don’t want it to be chunky I’m going to get the electric hand mixer Old faithful But I just think the portion sizes were highly considered in the making of this manga and I really appreciate that [Music] When Najika was young and fought with a friend her mom would make her an apple snack So an apple cake is befitting of the situation between her and Dai One two three One two three It is definitely not done I was skeptical because the only thing that makes this cake unique is the bakedin apples but we tore this thing up It was so simple but good The cocoa scones from chapter 18 were something I made on the first day and was the first recipe using cocoa powder so I was a little curious Oh my god
Curiosity satiated [Music] This chapter I find kind of funny because by the time the drama has come to pass you’ve forgotten what the main dessert of the chapter even is But Najika shares these with Aane after they get into a fight that ends with the both of them in the nurse’s office The start of a new friendship But not going to lie still satisfying to see Najika finally fight back What the heck This is so crumbly Huh Between these and the macaroons I’ve come to learn that cocoa takes time to adhere to other ingredients Now it’s coming together [Music] I used a wine glass to make the 2-in diameter discs and I was really pleased with how they came out Just like the manga says these don’t contain a lot of sugar So pairing them with honey or jam makes them a little sweeter but overall they’re a nice little snack and have an even better texture the next day [Music] Fruit Ager is the recipe that closes out volume 4
I think that you canned fruit and it says sum What does sum mean Put actual measurements I can’t take it Why I’m just I can’t I can’t Najika has now moved on to the next round of a national confectionary competition There are only two instructions It has to be a dessert made with fruit and it must fall under the category sweets made for a friend I’d never heard of Ager before doing this and I was surprised by what it reminded me of It smells like a rainforest cafe If you know you know Two flavors had to be made for this one Caramel Ager and Milk Ager And I feel like I did not get as lucky with making caramel as I did in my last baking video It was just stress every time Like I followed the instructions and put it in an ice bath but then some of it got stuck to the bottom of the pan Counterintuitive Whatever It was enough to continue the recipe [Music] The milk one was thankfully much easier No caramel making required I was really pushing it with this container but it’s all I had Ager is gelatin-like inconsistency made from plants and is said to be low in calorie So the friend Najika made this for was none other than Akane And I love how when she was told this she turned beat red Maybe this was the true kitchen princess romance all along After a long day I got comfy and ate this in bed And the the taste is okay The flavors are subtle and the texture I’m not used to but it’s interesting And with Dai kissing Najika by surprise at the end of the chapter we are left on a cliffhanger with this volume Oh I’m sorry Did you think it ends here We can’t finish this off without another fun bonus story recipe My first time ever making tiramisu is thanks to this manga and it’s a really simple but effective cake Again [Music] I’m not a coffee drinker so I got the decaf just to be safe Is this a tablespoon Do you think this is a tablespoon I don’t know [Music] [Music] Oh my god
when will I ever learn This bonus story features Kugi a girl who’s transitioning into the afterlife who wants to make a dessert for her friend who she fought with before she died fingers She’s clumsy so Fujifa comes up with the idea to make a cake without the need of a knife or oven [Music] And I truly understand why Fuja suggested this cake It was so easy Shout out to my box cake I can’t recall if I’ve ever had tiramisu before which sounds crazy I know Like maybe I have and I don’t remember but I was expecting to be more blown away by the flavors The coffee is the strongest And I was like where’s the sugar in this cream cheese filling [Music] How much sugar did I put in the cream cheese It literally feels like I’m just eating a block of cream cheese One teaspoon And yet I can’t stop eating it It’s an addicting cake and a perfect one to close on Let’s go through the best of the best of this first part of my Kitchen Princess series The all stars peach pie I thought about it every day after I made it So good Onion graten soup This is now going to be a staple in my kitchen Chocolate macaroons These were just delightful Yogurt mousse So refreshing I loved it Strawberry shortcake I was just proud of how this came out Rose ginger ale Just so awesome and unique Ginger ale is already my favorite soft drink The syrup keeps for 2 weeks I know what I’m drinking The fall stars Do I even need to say it This was tons of fun I loved getting to try so many new things I’ve never done before and I hope this inspires you to do the same But it doesn’t stop here We’ve still got so much more Kitchen Princess story and recipes to try So stay tuned for the next installment of my Kitchen Princess series I post little updates on my Instagram of my progress going through the manga so you can follow me there But until volume 5 that’s all I have for today Thank you guys for being here and until next time I’ll see you in my dreams Bye friend [Music]