🌈 Colorful Sapin Sapin Kakanin 🥥

✨ Introduction

Sapin Sapin is a traditional Filipino layered rice cake made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, and vibrant flavors. Each colorful layer represents a different taste, topped with latik for extra richness.

🧂 Ingredients

• 1/2 kg glutinous rice flour
• 2 cans coconut milk
• 1 can condensed milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Flavor extracts (ube, langka) or food coloring
• Latik (toasted coconut topping)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Prepare the batter: In a large bowl, combine glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, condensed milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth. Sift to remove lumps. Divide into three equal portions.
2. Color & flavor: Add violet coloring to one portion (ube), yellow coloring to another (langka), and leave the third plain (white).
3. Steam layers:
   • Pour purple batter into a greased pan. Steam for 8 minutes until set.
   • Add yellow batter on top. Steam another 8 minutes.
   • Finish with the white batter. Steam 8 minutes more until firm.
4. Cool & garnish: Let cool completely before removing from pan. Sprinkle latik on top.
5. Serve: Slice into portions and enjoy this colorful Filipino delicacy.

💡 Tips

• Texture: Ensure each layer is set before adding the next to keep clean layers.
• Flavor boost: Use real ube halaya or jackfruit puree for authentic taste.
• Presentation: Slice into neat squares or wedges for serving.