Steamed Rainbow Layer Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 410 g rice flour
• 190 g tapioca flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 liter coconut milk
• 400 ml water
• 500 g caster sugar
• 200 ml coconut milk
• 1/2 liter water
• 2 screwpine leaves, knotted

Recipe

• 1 combine (a) together and sieve mixture into a large bowl.
• 2 combine (b) into a pot and bring to a boil. slowly add to sieved (a) mixture and stir well.
• 3 divide into 12 equal portions and colour each portion to your liking.
• 4 get ready a steamer and fill it to the maximum with water. bring to a rapid boil over high heat.
• 5 line a 9inch square tin with cling film.
• 6 pour 1 portion of batter into the tin. cover and steam over high heat for 5-6 minutes or till no longer sticky. repeat the method, layering it layer by layer as you go on.
• 7 after the last layer is steamed, steam the entire thing for 20 minutes remove, let cool and pop out of the tin.
• 8 cut with a knife wrapped in clingfilm.
• 9 ps: always check there is water in the steamer, especially when you are going to let it steam for the 20 minutes.
• 10 this should be consumed the day it is made as refrigeration ruins its texture.