Pandan Steamed Cake
Ingredients
Pandan syrup
- 3 cups water
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 pandan leaves
Cake batter
- 2 cups rice flour
- 1 cup tapioca flour
- 1 cup pandan juice
- A little green food coloring
- A pinch of slaked lime
- A little fine salt
Garnish
- Grated coconut
Preparation
Cook the sugar with water and add 2 pandan leaves, heat until sugar dissolves and the mixture boils, then turn off the heat and let it cool
In a bowl, mix the rice flour and tapioca flour
Add 1 cup of pandan juice and the 3 cups of cooled sugar water mixture, stir until well combined
Add a little fine salt and a pinch of slaked lime
If the color is not attractive, add a little green food coloring and stir until everything is dissolved, then strain the mixture
Meanwhile, heat the steamer
Grease the lompang molds with oil
Once the water is boiling, heat the molds briefly in the steamer
Stir the batter well before pouring it into the molds
Pour the batter into the molds
Cover and steam for 10 to 12 minutes on medium heat
Let the cake cool before removing it from the molds
Repeat the process until all batter is used
Serve with grated coconut that has been steamed briefly to prevent spoilage
Tips
The sugar water must be cooled first
Always stir the batter before pouring into the molds
The measurement of sugar water must be 3 cups and pandan juice 1 cup