Rice Cake (Bibingkang Kanin)

Ingredients

• 3 cups coconut milk
• 2 cups sweet rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar
• Butter to grease pan
• 3/4 cup coconut cream
• 2 tablespoons anise seeds

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Bring coconut milk to a boil in a saucepan.
3. Add sweet rice and salt. Cook over moderate heat until dry, stirring constantly to keep from burning.
4. When dry, lower heat and add 1/4 cup brown sugar.
5. Grease cake pan with butter and pour in mixture.
6. Top with coconut cream and 3/4 cup brown sugar.
7. Sprinkle with anise seeds.
8. Bake for 20 minutes.

Yield: 6-8 servings