Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Cassava Cake (Banh Khoai Mi)

Here is my mom's recipe for cassava cake. It is gooey, coconut-y and good. Cassava is also known as yucca.

Cassava Cake:

3   16-ounce bags of frozen, grated cassava. You could also buy fresh cassava and grate it yourself
3 eggs
1   12-ounce can evaporated milk (not condensed!!)
1   14-ounce can coconut milk (also advertised as coconut cream)
2 cups sugar (1 1/2 if you want it less sweet)
5 tablespoons cornstarch
3 drops yellow food coloring (optional)

Just mix everything together in a big bowl. Pour into a 13"x9" pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven uncovered for about 1 hour and 20 minutes. The bake time depends on what pan you use. If the batter pours out very shallow, it may finish baking in one hour. The top should start caramelizing and may be burnt a little bit, that's okay.   Let it cool in the pan. Dig in and enjoy.




Variations: put strips of fresh coconut in the batter, pour caramel or dulce de leche on top.

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