Medium
Comorian
Mkate wa Vanille
Traditional Comorian vanilla spiced rice cake
75
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Vegetarian
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
30 min
Prep Time
45 min
Cook Time
75 min
Total Time
Ingredients (13 items)
2.00 cups
Rice flour
finely ground
2.00 cups
Coconut milk
full fat
4.00 large
Eggs
1.00 cup
Sugar
2.00 pods
Vanilla bean
split and scraped
1.00 tsp
Cardamom powder
1.00 tsp
Cinnamon powder
0.25 tsp
Nutmeg
freshly grated
0.50 cup
Butter
melted
2.00 tsp
Baking powder
0.25 tsp
Salt
0.50 cup
Toasted coconut
for topping
0.25 cup
Powdered sugar
for dusting
Instructions (13 steps)
1
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2
Grease and line a 9-inch cake pan.
3
Whisk rice flour, baking powder, and salt.
4
Beat eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.
5 minutes
5
Add vanilla seeds and spices to egg mixture.
6
Gradually add melted butter.
7
Alternately fold in flour and coconut milk.
8
Pour batter into prepared pan.
9
Sprinkle with toasted coconut.
10
Bake until golden and set.
45 minutes
11
Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
10 minutes
12
Remove from pan and cool completely.
30 minutes
13
Dust with powdered sugar before serving.