Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pumpkin and coconut layered cake (kuih talam). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pumpkin and Coconut Layered Cake (Kuih Talam) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Pumpkin and Coconut Layered Cake (Kuih Talam) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
Kuih talam is a Southeast Asian cake that is very popular in the region. This recipe replaces some of the traditional flours to make the cake gluten-free. These little cakes make for an impressive. Mix all the rice flour, tapioca flour and desiccated coconut in a large bowl, whisk and mix well.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pumpkin and coconut layered cake (kuih talam) using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pumpkin and Coconut Layered Cake (Kuih Talam):
- Take For Bottom Layer:
- Prepare 1 kg (2.2Ib/35.2oz) pumpkin flesh - cut into 1 to 2 inch pieces
- Prepare 135 g (4.8 oz) rice flour
- Make ready 50 g (1.8 oz) tapioca flour
- Prepare 3 tablespoons agave syrup
- Make ready 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Make ready 160 ml coconut milk
- Get For Top Layer:
- Get 100 g (3.5 oz) rice flour
- Take 50 g (1.8 oz) tapioca flour
- Get 100 g (3.5 oz) desiccated coconut
- Make ready 400 ml coconut milk
- Prepare 3 tablespoons agave syrup
- Take 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Get 1 cup (250 ml) water
- Get 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Make ready Equipment:
- Take 8 inch deep square cake pan
Peranakan cuisine is the fusion of Chinese and Malay cuisines due to intermarriages between the Chinese and Malay population. Cover with plate to prevent shredded coconut from drying. Mix ingredients for coconut milk layer, sieve it and thicken it on a stove using a hot water bath. Use a fork to scratch the surface of the pumpkin layer.
Instructions to make Pumpkin and Coconut Layered Cake (Kuih Talam):
- For Bottom Layer: - Heat up a large wok half filled with water, place a large plate over a steaming rack in the wok and add all the pumpkin pieces. Cover with lid and steam on medium heat for 10 minutes or until all the pumpkin pieces are soft. - - Remove plate and place all the pumpkins in a large bowl, mash well with a potato masher. - - In another large bowl, mix the rice flour and tapioca flour with a whisk. Then add in the coconut milk, agave syrup and vanilla extract, whisk and mix well.
- For Bottom Layer: - Follow by adding all the mashed pumpkin into the flour mixture in step 3. Whisk until all the ingredients are well combined. - - Line the bottom of an 8 inch square cake pan with baking/parchment paper. Pour the pumpkin mixture in step 4 into the cake pan. - - Heat up the wok half filled with water again, bring to a boil. Place the cake pan onto the steaming rack. Cover with lid and steam on medium heat for 25 minutes.
- For Top Layer: - Mix all the rice flour, tapioca flour and desiccated coconut in a large bowl, whisk and mix well. - - Then add in all the coconut milk, agave syrup, vanilla extract, water and salt. Whisk all the ingredients together until well combined. - - Pour the top layer mixture onto the top of the cooked pumpkin bottom layer in the cake pan. - - Cover with lid and steam for 30 minutes. Ensure that there is enough water in the wok. - - Cool and refrigerate for few hours or overnight before slicing.
Mix ingredients for coconut milk layer, sieve it and thicken it on a stove using a hot water bath. Use a fork to scratch the surface of the pumpkin layer. Pour batter into the bowl containing the pumpkin layer. The top white layer is made with coconut milk, it is soft and slightly salty. The bottom green layer is made with pandan juice and has some alkaline water added, it is sweet and has a chewy texture.
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