Baked sweet rice cake (年糕) recipe

12 Jun 2014

A recipe from one of my mom's friends.

Ingredients

• 1 lb bag of sweet rice powder (3 elephant brand)
• 1 large can coconut milk
• 1.5 cups milk
• 1.5 cups to 2 cups sugar
• 3 whole eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 oz or 5 oz butter
• Optional: Sesame seeds, red bean paste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325–350 degrees
2. Combine all ingredients except the sweet rice powder — the coconut milk and milk combines to 3 cups of liquid
3. After all the ingredients are thoroughly mixed, fold in sweet rice powder and mix well
4. Optional: Sprinkle sesame seeds on top before baking or add red bean paste in the center of mixture
5. Bake at 325–350 degrees for 1 hour