Kue Lapis | Steamed Layer Cake | 九层糕

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: low-fat coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Low-fat coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

pandan leaves

🥗Healthier: vanilla extract

💰Cheaper: green food coloring

Vanilla extract offers a different aroma.

Use a pot over medium heat.

Add stevia sweetener to the water.

Add salt and knotted pandan leaves.

Stir to dissolve the sweetener.

Remove the pot from the heat once it boils.

Mix together rice flour, tapioca flour, and coconut milk.

Mix the hot mixture into the rice flour mixture.

Sieve to remove any lumps.

Stir the batter before dividing into 8 or 9 portions.

Add food coloring to 4 portions, using gel-based coloring.

Add the food coloring in different intensities.

Lightly grease a heat-proof dish (6.5" x 8" x 2") with cooking oil.

Boil water in a steamer pot over high heat.

Heat the dish for 5 minutes in the steamer.

Stir the batter before pouring the first portion into the dish.

Cover and steam for 7 minutes on low heat.

Wait a minute before pouring the next layer.

Cover and steam over medium low heat for 5 minutes.

Repeat the same for all the layers, stirring the batter before pouring each time.

Steam the last layer for 10 minutes.

Remove from the steamer and let it cool down completely.

Use a plastic spatula to loosen the sides.

Unmould the kue lapis onto a plastic surface to prevent sticking.

Cut the kue with a plastic knife.

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