Thai Steamed Banana Cake

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⏱ 40 mins 🍽 Serves 6 🌶 thai 🏷 Dessert

This dessert offers a denser, more traditional take on banana cake, characteristic of Thai cuisine. The batter, made with mashed bananas, coconut cream, and a blend of flours, is steamed rather than baked. It can be prepared in a single square pan or in individual foil cups, then topped with salted coconut flakes. The steaming process results in a uniquely moist and tender texture, making it a distinctive sweet treat that serves six people.

Thai Steamed Banana Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 (3.5 ounce) package flaked coconut
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 0.75 cup tapioca flour
  • 0.5 cup rice flour
  • 0.5 tablespoon arrowroot starch
  • 1 cup unsweetened coconut cream
  • 0.5 cup white sugar
  • 1 pound ripe bananas, mashed
  • 0.5 cup coconut milk
  • 0.125 teaspoon salt

Method

  1. Combine the flaked coconut with ¼ teaspoon of salt in a bowl and set this mixture aside for later.
  2. In a separate large bowl, sift together the tapioca flour, rice flour, and arrowroot starch. Pour in the coconut cream and stir until the flours are fully blended into the cream, continuing for at least 10 minutes. Mix in the white sugar until it has dissolved completely. Add the mashed bananas and combine thoroughly. Finally, stir in the coconut milk and ⅛ teaspoon of salt until the batter is well mixed.
  3. Transfer the prepared batter into a square baking pan or individual aluminium foil cups. Sprinkle the top evenly with the reserved salted coconut.
  4. Set a large steamer basket inside a saucepan. Pour in water to a depth of 1 ½ inches, ensuring it does not reach above the basket's bottom. Bring the water to a boil. Carefully place the baking pan or foil cups into the basket, cover it, and steam until the cake is fully cooked, which will take 20 to 25 minutes.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories508 kcal
Fat24 g
Sugars34 g
Protein4 g
Sodium212 mg

Recipe details

CategoryDessert
Cuisinethai
Authorwiley