The invention provides a mixture for microwave-oven-made rice cakes. Better shaped and delicious rice cakes can be obtained by simply adding water to the mixture and heating in a microwave oven. The mixture for microwave-oven-made rice cakes contains, over 30 wt.% of sticky rice powder, over 10 wt.% of rice powder, and 5 wt.% of beta-1,3-glucan, wherein the total amount of sticky rice powder, the rice powder and the 5 wt.% of beta-1,3-glucan accounts for over 70wt.% of the total amount of the mixture.本發明提供一種藉由添加水並以微波爐加熱之簡單操作,而可獲得作為年糕之成形性佳且口感佳之類年糕食品之適於微波爐調理之類年糕食品用混合物。本發明之適於微波爐調理之類年糕食品用混合物係含有來自糯米之米殼粉30重量%以上、來自粳米之米殼粉10重量%以上、及β-1,3-葡聚糖5重量%以上而成者;且來自糯米之米殼粉、來自粳米之米殼粉、及β-1,3-葡聚糖之合計量相對混合物總量為70重量%以上。