Pandan Steamed Layer Cake (Bank Da Long)

A sweet Vietnamese steamed cake in layers flavored with pandan leaves and mung beans.
Desserts
Vietnamese
PREP TIME:
45 minutes

SERVES:

4

TOTAL COOKING TIME:

1.5 hour
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INGREDIENTS
  • Yellow Layer: 1/4 cup dried split mung bean, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup coconut milk, 2 tbsp water, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp tapioca starch, 2 tbsp white rice flour, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Green Layer: 2 pandan leaves, 1/2 cup water, 6 tbsp coconut milk, 5 tbsp granulated sugar, 3/4 cup + 3 tbsp tapioca starch, 3 tbsp white rice flour, 1/2 tsp pandan extract
  • Coconut oil cooking spray
  • Roasted sesame seeds

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Make yellow layer for cake per directions below.
  2. 2.
    Make green layer for cake per directions below.
  3. 3.
    Using a steamer, fill water to maximum level. Lightly grease a 3x6 inch pan with coconut oil and place in steamer for 2 minutes.
  4. 4.
    Steam first layer: Pour 3 tbsp of green batter into pan and steam for 3 minutes.
  5. 5.
    Steam second layer: Pour 3 tbsp of yellow batter into pan and steam for 4 minutes.
  6. 6.
    Repeat Step 4 and Step 5 until all batter is used up (estimate 9-10 layers). For the last layer, steam the entire cake for 9-10 minutes or 1 minute per layer. Remove cake from steamer and let it cool.
  7. 7.
    Once cooled, wrap knife with plastic wrap to cut cake into small rectangles. Sprinkle roasted sesame seeds on top of steam cake. Ready to serve.
Yellow Layer
INGREDIENTS
  • Prepare yellow layer ingredients as listed above.

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Place dried mung beans in a bowl and cover with water. Soak for 3-4 hours or overnight.
  2. 2.
    Drain soaked mung beans. Bring 1 cup of water to boil in a sauce pan. Add mung beans and let simmer for 10-12 minutes until soft. Drain any excess liquid. Transfer mung beans to a blender. Add sugar, coconut milk, 2 tbsp water, tapioca starch, rice flour and vanilla extract. Blend for 10-15 seconds until smooth. Transfer to a bowl. Set aside.
Green Layer
INGREDIENTS
  • Prepare green layer ingredients as listed above.

DIRECTIONS

  1. 1.
    Cut 2 pandan leaves into small pieces and transfer to a blender. Add 1/2 cup water and blend pandan leaves for 30 seconds - 1 minute. Use a fine sieve, strain pandan juice and discard the pulp.
  2. 2.
    In a blender, mix coconut milk, sugar, tapioca starch, rice flour, pandan extract and 4 tbsp pandan juice from Step 1. Blend for 10-15 seconds until smooth. Transfer green layer batter to a bowl. Set aside.