Nine-Layer Steamed Cake (Bánh Da Lợn)

Name: Nine-Layer Steamed Cake (Bánh Da Lợn)
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: Serves 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups tapioca starch (360 grams); 1/4 cup rice flour (30 grams); 1 cup sugar (200 grams); 1 1/4 cups colored water: green, red, purple (300 ml); 1 cup coconut milk (250 ml); For the mung bean layer:; 2/3 cup tapioca starch (100 grams); 1/2 cup cooked mung beans (100 grams); 1 cup coconut milk (220 ml); 1/2 cup sugar (100 grams); Steamer, cake mold

Trang Mai @cook_2761654

Nine-Layer Steamed Cake (Bánh Da Lợn) is a unique Vietnamese dessert, both in name and flavor. It's called 'nine layers of clouds' because the cake features vibrant colors: the bright red of the sun, the green of leaves, and the yellow of sunlight. Made from starch, this cake has a light, refreshing taste. Each colorful, layered slice is mildly sweet and rich, sure to please not only children but also guests. It's a traditional treat, perfect as a gift for friends from abroad or as a dessert when entertaining at home.

Trang Mai @cook_2761654

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Ingredients

2 hours

Serves 10 servings

1 3/4 cupstapioca starch (360 grams)
1/4 cuprice flour (30 grams)
1 cupsugar (200 grams)
1 1/4 cupscolored water: green, red, purple (300 ml)
1 cupcoconut milk (250 ml)
For the mung bean layer:
2/3 cuptapioca starch (100 grams)
1/2 cupcooked mung beans (100 grams)
1 cupcoconut milk (220 ml)
1/2 cupsugar (100 grams)
Steamer, cake mold

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Steps

2 hours

1

Blend 10 pandan leaves and squeeze to extract the green juice. Blend 1/3 of a beet and squeeze to extract the purple juice. Use gac fruit to extract the red juice.
2

Divide the coconut milk and sugar evenly into three bowls, one for each color.
3

Mix the tapioca starch and rice flour together, then sift to combine well.
4

For the mung bean layer: Mash the cooked mung beans, then mix with coconut milk, sugar, and tapioca starch. Sift the mixture until smooth.
5

Evenly divide the batter into the colored bowls, mix well, and sift each until smooth.
6

Before pouring the batter into the mold, brush a little oil on the bottom to prevent sticking. Place the mold in the steamer. Once the water is boiling, reduce to low heat.
7

Pour one colored layer of batter into the mold and steam until set before adding the next layer. Arrange the colors as desired. Cover the steamer with a cloth before placing the lid to prevent water from dripping onto the cake. After all the batter is used, the cake is ready.