Ban Bo Nuong, Vietnamese Honeycomb Cake, is the Vietnamese version of Kuih Bingka Ambon. It is one of my favorite Asian cakes as I love the delicious coconutty-pandan taste and the chewy texture of this cake. I've made this cake a few times using the recipe from C.HerCreations. This is a no fail recipe and it's definitely a crowd pleaser as it is absolutely delicious and it's gluten free!
Ingredients:
2 cups (265 g) tapioca flour or starch
1/4 cups rice flour (34 g)
1 Tbsp (15 g) double acting baking powder
1 (14 fl oz / 400 ml) coconut milk (I used fresh)
1 1/4 cups sugar (260 g) , you may reduce the sugar to 220 g for a less-sweet cake
1 tsp salt (6 g)
1 tsp pandan extract or more (6 g)
6 eggs (room temp)
2 tbsp melted coconut oil (or other neutral oil of your choice) (26 g)
Preheat oven to 176 C (350F), place bundt pan (or baking tin of your choice) into the oven to preheat while making the batter.
In a saucepan, place sugar, salt & coconut milk. Heat mixture on low, while stirring gently, till sugar is melted. Do not bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool completely.
In a medium-sized bowl, mix well together the tapioca flour, rice flour & baking powder.
In another bowl, place eggs and break yolks gently with a fork. Do not beat eggs as you do not want to introduce air bubbles into the eggs. Mix gently to combine yolks and whites. Do not over mix.
Add coconut syrup mixture & pandan extract into the eggs. Mix well with a fork.
Add in the dry ingredients. With a balloon whisk, gently mix till well incorporated.
Sieve the batter to remove lumps.
Add in coconut oil and mix well.
Carefully remove preheated bundt pan from oven & spray with non-stick cooking spray. Making sure to cover bottom and sides of pan well with the cooking spray to prevent cake from sticking to the pan after baking.
Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Return to oven & bake for 40-45 mins or till cake is tested done.
Leave cake to cool in the oven, with oven door slightly opened, for 20 mins.
Flip cake over to unmould.
Cut and serve.
Look at the beautiful honeycomb centre!