
Pandan Layer Cake

π₯₯ 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 2β3 hrs)
β’ 1/2 cup coconut milk
β’ 1/3 cup sugar
β’ pinch salt
π³ 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
π Final layer = pandan (green looks nicer)
4. Finish:
β’ Steam final cake 15β20 mins
β’ Let cool completely before cutting
β¨ Texture & Taste
β’ Chewy, slightly bouncy (from tapioca)
β’ Creamy (from coconut milk)
β’ Fragrant pandan aroma πΏ
β’ Sweet but not heavy
π₯ 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 itβs too sticky

