I.    Recipe name: Indonesia Thousand Layers Chocolate Cake

II.    Ingredients:

1. 2 packages Indonesia manioc flour* (also called cassava or yucca), 500g each

2. 320g brown sugar for each manioc flour package

3. 100g coconut milk (or coconut powder)*

4. 45g chocolate (or vanilla)

5. A little butter, a pinch of salt

6. 2 and 7/10 cups water for each manioc flour package

III.    Directions:

Prepare two types of mixtures

1. Mix well 1 package manioc flour, brown sugar, coconut milk (or coconut powder), and water.

2. Mix well 1 package manioc flour, chocolate, brown sugar, and water.

3. Add ⅓ teaspoon salt and cooking oil to each of the above mixtures.

4. Pour the chocolate mixture into a steamware (about ¼ high), steam for 13 minutes until well done.

5. Steam the coconut mixture as the second layer to well cooked (firm, not sticky); the third layer and above neither too firm nor overcooked.

6. Alternate mixtures for each layer and steam. After the cake is cooked, cut in small pieces. Let it cool and serve.

IV.    Recipe provider: Pinliang Huang