Kuih Lapis
Steamed layer cake of rice flour and coconut milk, built one thin layer at a time.
Prep
20 min
Cook
55 min
Total
75 min
Serves
8
Per serving
296 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Warm the coconut milk with the water, sugar, salt and knotted pandan leaf until the sugar dissolves, then cool it.
Step 2: Whisk in the rice flour and cornflour until completely smooth and strain the batter.
Step 3: Divide the batter and colour one half with the rose syrup.
Step 4: Steam a thin layer at a time, alternating colours and letting each set before adding the next.
Step 5: Cool completely before cutting into diamonds with an oiled knife.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 8 servings.
- 200 gRice flour
- 80 gCornflour
- 600 mlCoconut milk
- 300 mlWater
- 200 gSugar
- 2 leavesPandan leaf — knotted
- ½ tspSalt
- 2 tbspRose syrup — for colour
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 296 kcal
- Protein
- 1.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- 38.9 g
- Fat
- 15.8 g
- Saturated fat
- 13.5 g
- Fibre
- 0.1 g
- Sugar
- 29.7 g
- Sodium
- 134 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.