Yukishiro Mahiro Eats a Whole 10.5-Centimeter Cake Alone in About 30 Minutes

NIJISANJI — Yukishiro Mahiro of Nijisanji ate an entire 10.5-centimeter whole cake by herself during a chat stream on Nov. 8, finishing it in about 30 minutes. The stream was titled, in Japanese, roughly “Don’t you want to eat a whole cake alone before you die?”

The cake was a strawberry shortcake from Juchheim, a well-known cake shop with many Tokyo locations, and Mahiro said she had agonized over buying it. Her reasoning, she told viewers, was that no one knows when life will end, so she wanted to do what she wanted to do. She had already had tonkatsu for dinner, she said, to cheer herself up after a day that went badly.

“That’s one thing I wanted to do before I die, done.” — Yukishiro Mahiro, after the last bite

Early on, Mahiro cut off a quarter of the cake and it nearly slipped onto the floor, prompting a loud scream and leaving cream on a hand. She then dug in, calling the cake delicious and picking out the pistachios on top for praise. As she neared the end she slowed down to savor the last strawberry, and she announced that she had crossed one item off her list of things to do before dying.

While eating, Mahiro talked through other things she wants to try: climbing Mount Takao, traveling abroad, going to a food festival and, with Christmas approaching, getting an advent calendar and holding a gift exchange with viewers. She judged that a whole chocolate cake would be too much. The 21 Super Chats and Stickers that came in during the stream drew thanks, and she joked that viewers had paid for the cake.

Once the cake was gone, the mood turned to sugar and guilt. Mahiro said her blood sugar had spiked and that she expected to wake up the next day buried in remorse, then signed off by saying she had work to go to anyway.