This naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan bingka beras is so soft, lightly bouncy and rich in flavor is a must to try and easy to make. A favorite by many in Southeast Asia
Cut banana leaf to line the bottom and sides of your baking tray. Wipe the banana leaf clean with a damp cloth. Set aside. Alternatively, you can always use parchment paper or just brush with cooking oil all over
Prepare mixture B:
Place water, sugar, pandan leaves, and salt in a pot and cook until sugar is melted. Remove from the heat. Remove the pandan leaves and squeeze out any extra juice from the leaves before discarding. Set aside while preparing mixture A
Prepare mixture A:
Mix all the ingredients and stir until smooth. Sieve this mixture and add to mixture B
Preheat oven to 425 F (220 C) for conventional oven. For convection oven, lower by 20 F or 15 C
Cooking the dough:
Cook the combined mixture A and B from above over low to medium heat. Keep stirring. The first 10 minutes may seem like nothing is going to happen, but the mixture will continue to get thicker and keep stirring until you get a medium thick porridge consistency but still pourable. You don't want to cook until it's too thick
Pour this thick batter into the baking tray you've prepared earlier. Smooth it out with a rubber spatula as you pour to make sure you won't get any gaps or holes later inside the cake
Baking:
Place the tray, 3rd rack from the top and bake for about 35-40 minutes (35 mins in my oven) or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. The top is crackly, and that's normal
Brush the top layer with coconut oil you reserved earlier and then turn on the broiler (top heat) to low and grill until the top layer of the cake is dark golden brown or until you are happy with the color. Do not walk away during this process, you may need to turn the tray as you broil for the color to be more even
Cooling down:
Let the cake cool down completely for at least 2-3 hours before attempting to cut. Use a plastic knife or wet knife to cut to prevent sticking