Vietnamese Pandan Honeycomb Cake(Banh Bo Nuong )

Vietnamese Pandan Honeycomb Cake(Banh Bo Nuong )

 200ml thick coconut milk (1/2 can)

 150g sugar

 6 eggs

 200g tapioca starch/flour

 1 tsp baking powder

 5-6 drops pandan extract/paste.  i used 1/2 tsp plus a few drops

 preheat oven to 350F degrees

 in a small sauce pan heat coconut milk, sugar and extract until the sugar dissolves.  set aside to cool completely

 in a separate bowl, mix the tapioca starch and baking powder.

 in another separate bowl, lightly beat the eggs...you do not want bubbles or foam.  i have read in many other recipes you should beat just until they look mixed.  one tip is to keep your whisk touching the bottom of the bowl while gently mixing.

pour cooled coconut mixture into eggs and gently combine well.

***at this time put your greased/sprayed cooking vessel (bundt pan) into the oven to preheat***

 gradually add the tapioca mixture to the egg/coconut mixture and quickly, but gently, beat until just dissolved/combined.

NOTE...i have found that tapioca starch is a hard one to combine.  i sifted it in and quickly, but gently whisked until very few lumps were left.  then, when i strained the batter into the pan i pushed through the remaining lumps.

remove hot baking pan from the oven.  strain batter through sieve into the hot baking pan and put in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  i let mine sit in the budnt pan for about 10-15 minutes...then turned it over.  i read that might help it from falling.  i was anxious and removed the cake from the pan after about 20-25 minutes with a little tap on the counter.  YAY, no sticking.

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