SAPIN_SAPIN

Sapin means' layers' , this 3-layered colorful rice cake is made from rice flour, coconut milk, condensed milk, flavoring and coloring topped with curdled coconut cream (latik). One of the best desserts in Philippine cuisine. Each layer such as ube halaya in the purple layer, jack fruit in the yellow and vanilla in the white. 

 

Sapin-Sapin Mixture Ingredients:

• Glutinous rice flour

• Coconut Milk

• Condensed Milk

• White Sugar

• Food coloring (for each color)

• Curdled Coconut oil(for greasing)

• Ube Halaya (Purple yam)

• Minced Jack fruit

• Pure Vanilla extract

Procedure: 

• In a pan, cook the coconut milk in low heat until it turns to light brown. Stir constantly to avoid burning. Once the coconut milk turns to curdled and light brown, Stir constantly for even color. Once it turns to brown, remove from heat and let it cool completely. Set aside.

• In a large bowl combine the glutinous rice flour, white sugar, coconut milk, condensed milk and mix it until well combined. Divide the mixture into 3 equal parts or depending on how many layers you want. Add food coloring or flavoring to each mixture. I used 1 tsp of violet food color and ube halaya, 1 tsp of yellow food color and minced Jack fruit, and the last one I left it as the color white with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

• Make sure that the water of your steamer is already boiling before adding the mixture. Place a cloth in the steamer lid to prevent water from dripping while steaming. Grease each plastic molder with coconut oil to prevent the mixture from sticking. Arrange the molders in a steamer. Put around ⅛ cup of purple mixture and steamed about 10 minutes in medium heat. If using a larger or bigger molder or container, steam it longer. After 10 minutes, poke a toothpick to test the first layer. The toothpick must come out clean. For the second layer add the ⅛ cup of yellow mixture and steamed it for 10 minutes for the same process of the first mixture. After 10 minutes, add the third layer white mixture and cover it then steam it for 15 minutes in medium heat. Once it is completely cooked, remove from heat and let it cool completely before unmolding the sapin sapin. Add the latik toppings. Serve it and enjoy!

Curdled (latik) coconut toppings: Coconut milk (gata)

• In a medium heat place the coconut cream in the pot.Continue to cook until liquid evaporates and curdled cream starts  to form. Mix and scrape occasionally until curdled cream turns golden brown. Turn off the heat and set aside.