Purple yams bring brilliant color to these sweet and chewy coconut mochi cakes. For an extra flourish, you can top them with diced fresh mango. Candied pineapple or dried papaya are also good toppers.
Preparation Time
10 mins
Cooking Time
55 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Calories
133 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a 9x9-inch baking pan with banana leaves or parchment paper and coat with cooking spray.
Step 2
Whisk rice flours, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl, then stir in the water and coconut milk. Add ube spread and ube extract. Fold in macapuno and 1 tablespoon muscovado. Pour into the prepared pan.
Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven until top starts to crack and leaves turn brown, about 35 minutes. Brush top with 1 tablespoon butter, then bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes more.
Step 4
Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 1/4 cup muscovado sugar; cook, stirring, until it starts to boil. Remove from heat and pour over warm mochi, covering evenly. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Let cool, at least 30 minutes.
Step 5
Use banana leaves to lift mochi out of the pan. Cut into 25 small squares; cut squares diagonally into triangles.
Ingredients
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup water
3 tablespoons butter, divided
cooking spray
¾ cup unsweetened coconut milk
¼ cup muscovado sugar
2 banana leaves
1 ⅔ cups sweet rice flour (mochiko)
1 ¼ cups rice flour
½ (12 ounce) jar ube yam spread
2 teaspoons ube extract (such as McCormick®) (Optional)
