Steps to Make Perfect Pumpkin and Coconut Layered Cake (Kuih Talam)

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The ingredients needed to make Pumpkin and Coconut Layered Cake (Kuih Talam):

1. Get For Bottom Layer:
2. Prepare 1 kg (2.2Ib/35.2oz) pumpkin flesh - cut into 1 to 2 inch pieces
3. Get 135 g (4.8 oz) rice flour
4. Prepare 50 g (1.8 oz) tapioca flour
5. Get 3 tablespoons agave syrup
6. Prepare 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
7. Take 160 ml coconut milk
8. Get For Top Layer:
9. Get 100 g (3.5 oz) rice flour
10. Prepare 50 g (1.8 oz) tapioca flour
11. Get 100 g (3.5 oz) desiccated coconut
12. Take 400 ml coconut milk
13. Prepare 3 tablespoons agave syrup
14. Make ready 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
15. Make ready 1 cup (250 ml) water
16. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon salt
17. Prepare Equipment:
18. Make ready 8 inch deep square cake pan

Instructions to make Pumpkin and Coconut Layered Cake (Kuih Talam):

1. For Bottom Layer: - Heat up a large wok half filled with water, place a large plate over a steaming rack in the wok and add all the pumpkin pieces. Cover with lid and steam on medium heat for 10 minutes or until all the pumpkin pieces are soft. - - Remove plate and place all the pumpkins in a large bowl, mash well with a potato masher. - - In another large bowl, mix the rice flour and tapioca flour with a whisk. Then add in the coconut milk, agave syrup and vanilla extract, whisk and mix well.
2. For Bottom Layer: - Follow by adding all the mashed pumpkin into the flour mixture in step 3. Whisk until all the ingredients are well combined. - - Line the bottom of an 8 inch square cake pan with baking/parchment paper. Pour the pumpkin mixture in step 4 into the cake pan. - - Heat up the wok half filled with water again, bring to a boil. Place the cake pan onto the steaming rack. Cover with lid and steam on medium heat for 25 minutes.
3. For Top Layer: - Mix all the rice flour, tapioca flour and desiccated coconut in a large bowl, whisk and mix well. - - Then add in all the coconut milk, agave syrup, vanilla extract, water and salt. Whisk all the ingredients together until well combined. - - Pour the top layer mixture onto the top of the cooked pumpkin bottom layer in the cake pan. - - Cover with lid and steam for 30 minutes. Ensure that there is enough water in the wok. - - Cool and refrigerate for few hours or overnight before slicing.

Try Using Food to Elevate Your Mood

In general, people have been trained to think that “comfort” foods are not good for the body and should be avoided. At times, if your comfort food is candy or another junk food, this is very true. Otherwise, comfort foods can be very healthy and good for you. There are several foods that really can raise your moods when you consume them. If you seem to feel a little bit down and need a happiness pick me up, try a few of these.

Eggs, you might be astonished to find out, are great at combating depression. Just make sure that you don’t throw away the egg yolk. The yolk is the most crucial part of the egg in terms of helping elevate your mood. Eggs, the yolk in particular, are high in B vitamins. These B vitamins are fantastic for helping to improve your mood. This is because they help improve the function of your neural transmitters, the parts of your brain that affect your mood. Try eating a couple of eggs to jolly up!

Put together a trail mixfrom different seeds and nuts. Almonds, cashews, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, etcetera are all helpful for elevating your mood. This is because seeds and nuts have plenty of magnesium which raises your brain’s serotonin levels. Serotonin is known as the “feel good” chemical substance and it tells your brain how you should be feeling all the time. The more you have of it, the happier you will feel. Not only that, nuts, in particular, are a fantastic protein food source.

Cold water fish are good if you wish to be in a better mood. Cold water fish like tuna, trout and wild salmon are chock full of DHA and omega-3 fats. Omega-3 fatty acids and DHA are two things that raise the quality and the function of your brain’s grey matter. It’s the truth: eating tuna fish sandwiches can actually help you fight your depression.

Some grains are truly excellent for repelling bad moods. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all really great for helping increase your happiness levels. These grains can help you feel full for longer as well, which can help your mood too. Feeling hungry can be awful! The reason these grains are so wonderful for your mood is that they are not difficult for your stomach to digest. They are easier to digest than other foods which helps kick up your blood sugar levels and that, in turn, elevates your mood.

Your mood could really be helped by green tea. You were just anticipating to read that in this article, weren’t you? Green tea has a lot of an amino acid called L-theanine. Studies prove that this particular amino acid can basically stimulate brain waves. This will improve your brain’s focus while simultaneously loosening up the rest of your body. You knew green tea could help you be healthier. And now you are aware that green tea can help you be happier also!

So you see, you don’t need to consume all that junk food when you want to feel better! Try several of these instead!