Three Layered Sago Cake

Three Layered Sago Cake

This is a traditional dessert with sago, brown sugar and grated coconut that is served during tea time.

It is very spongy and easy to make.

Ingredients :

300 gm sago pearl

90 gm white grated coconut

3 tablespoon granulated sugar

1/2 piece brown sugar

2 tbsp screw pine juice (pandan juice)

Pinch of salt

Method:
1. Soak sago in a container for a few hours. When the sago are soft, strain and rinse with a strainer.

2. Mix sago with grated coconut, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl. Divide the sago into three portions. Leave one portion as it is, the second portion mix with brown sugar and the last portion with pandan juice.

3. Spread the mixture in a baking tin with the three portions separately.  Level and press down firmly. Place in a steamer and steam until the sago is transparent for about 20 minutes.

Spread the first layer with the plain sago

   Spread the second layer with sago

which is mixed with brown sugar

Spread the third layer with sago which

has been mixed with some pandan juice

4. Remove from the steamer and let it cool. When completely cool, cut into diamond-shaped slices and serve on a plate.