Steamed Pumpkin & Purple Sweet Potato Cake

I hardly make steamed kuehs. But I like the striking colours of the bright yellow and purple colour of this kueh. So when Esther of Copycake Kitchen mentioned "The combination of pumpkin,  sweet potato and coconut milk is amazing,  it's worth a try".
Well, here ... I'm making some for our afternoon snack. I could smell the coconut fragrant while steaming.  And truly nice texture.

Recipe source :Esther of Copycake Kitchen
(Thanks to Esther for sharing this sweet recipe)

Steamed Pumpkin & Purple Sweet Potato Cake 双色金瓜紫蕃薯糕
Ingredients :
Pumpkin batter
100g Pumpkin - deseeded, peeled skin, steamed and mashed.
40g Rice flour
10g Tapioca flour
100ml Coconut milk
50g Sugar (reduced to 35g)
1/2 tsp Salt

Purple sweet potato batter
100g Purple sweet potato - peeled skin, steamed and mashed
40g Rice flour
10g Tapioca flour
100ml Coconut milk
50g Sugar (reduced to 35g)
1/2 tsp Salt

Some freshly grated coconut (omitted as I've forgotten to buy at the wet market)

Method :
1) In a big bowl, mix together mashed pumpkin, sugar and salt, stir well.
Stir in coconut milk.
Sift in rice flour and tapioca flour, mix well till well combined.

2) In another bowl, mix together mashed purple sweet potato, sugar and salt, stir well.
Stir in coconut milk.
Sift in rice flour and tapioca flour, mix well till well combined.

3) Brush the mould with some cooking oil.

4) Spoon pumpkin batter into mould and steam over high heat for 20 minutes.

5) Spoon the purple sweet potato batter into mould and continue to steam over high heat for another 20 minutes.

*Note :
It depends on the size of the mould, mine took 15 minutes in step (4) and another 12 - 15 minutes in step (5).

I reduced the sugar slightly as I reckoned that the natural sweetness of both pumpkin and purple sweet potatoes is enough for me.

I find that to leave the mould cool down slightly (about 8 - 10mins) is easier to unmould the kuehs. I've got a hard time trying to unmould the kuehs when taken out from the steamer and it's still hot.

Lovely ... 

This post is linked to the event Little Thumbs Up (Oct 2014 Event: PUMPKIN) 

organised by Zoe (Bake for Happy Kids) andMui Mui (My Little Favourite DIY) and 

hosted by Eileen (Eileen's Diary).

Also submitting this post to "My Treasured Recipes #3 - Taste of Autumn (Oct/Nov 2014)" hosted by Miss B of Everybody Eats Well in Flanders and co-hosted by Charmaine of Mimi Bakery House.