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Pandan Layer Cake

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πŸ₯₯ Ingredients

Green pandan layer:
β€’ 1 cup tapioca starch
β€’ 1/2 cup rice flour
β€’ 3/4 cup sugar
β€’ 1 cup coconut milk
β€’ 1 cup pandan juice (blend pandan leaves + water, strain)
β€’ pinch of salt

Yellow mung bean layer:
β€’ 1/2 cup split mung beans (soaked 2–3 hrs)
β€’ 1/2 cup coconut milk
β€’ 1/3 cup sugar
β€’ pinch salt


🍳 Instructions

1. Make mung bean layer:
β€’ Steam mung beans until soft
β€’ Blend with coconut milk + sugar + salt β†’ smooth paste

2. Make pandan batter:
β€’ Mix tapioca starch + rice flour + sugar + salt
β€’ Add coconut milk + pandan juice
β€’ Stir until smooth (no lumps)

3. Steam layers:
β€’ Lightly oil a tray
β€’ Pour a thin pandan layer β†’ steam 5 mins
β€’ Add mung bean layer β†’ steam 5 mins
β€’ Repeat alternating layers

πŸ‘‰ Final layer = pandan (green looks nicer)

4. Finish:
β€’ Steam final cake 15–20 mins
β€’ Let cool completely before cutting


✨ Texture & Taste

β€’ Chewy, slightly bouncy (from tapioca)
β€’ Creamy (from coconut milk)
β€’ Fragrant pandan aroma 🌿
β€’ Sweet but not heavy


πŸ”₯ Pro Tips (very important)

β€’ Always steam thin layers β†’ better texture
β€’ Wait for each layer to set before adding next
β€’ Use a lightly oiled knife to cut clean slices
β€’ Let it cool fully β†’ otherwise it’s too sticky

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