Steamed Tapioca Cake

Ingredients

255 g (8 oz) grated tapioca
55 g (2 oz) sugar
Pinch of salt
170 g (6 oz) coarsely grated coconut (white)
Few drops of red or green food colouring

Method:

1. Peel tapioca, cut into halves lengthwise and remove the centre fibre. Grate or chop tapioca in an electric food processor till very fine.

2. Put the grated tapioca, sugar, salt and 170 g of grated white coconut in a bowl and mix well by hand. Add a few drops of red or green food colouring to half of the tapioca paste, mix well and add to the rest of the tapioca paste to make a marbling pattern.

3. Put tapioca paste in a shallow cake tin and steam for 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool completely before cutting into pieces.