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Khanom chan, a layered Thai dessert

Khanom chan, Thai layer cake

Desserts

A nine-layer Thai dessert: a base of rice flour and tapioca, soaked in coconut milk and flavored with jasmine syrup, colored with pandan and pink, cooked …

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Recipe from Geonuch, Pitpisit, AanonWB and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The multi-layered cake is a colorful and delicious Thai dessert. It consists of several layers of pastry, each a different color, and is served cold.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total3 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteam
  • Estimated cost$27.35 $1.71 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

16 people
  • $3.67
  • $12.77
  • $1.17
  • $8.61
  • $1.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil the sugar with 2 cups of jasmine water until dissolved, then strain and let it cool.
  2. Combine the flour, coconut milk, and syrup. ≈ 4 min
  3. Share the dough: two portions remain plain, one is colored pink, and one is colored with pandan juice. ≈ 3 min
  4. Place the mold in the steamer over high heat. Once the water boils, pour a thin layer of white dough, cover, and cook until it is set and translucent. ≈ 3 min
  5. Next, add a layer of pink dough, and alternate the colors until all the dough is used up. ≈ 3 min
  6. Let it cool completely, then cut into desired shapes and serve.

The bill

Khanom chan, Thai layer cake

  • 2 cups of rice flour$3.67
  • 2 cups of tapioca starch (or arrowroot)$12.77
  • 6 cups of sugar$1.17
  • 6 cups of coconut milk$8.61
  • food coloring, pink$1.13

Total$27.35

that's $1.71 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of rice flour
  • 2 cups of tapioca starch (or arrowroot)
  • 6 cups of sugar
  • 8 cups of jasmine-scented water
  • 6 cups of coconut milk
  • Pandan juice
  • food coloring, pink

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