Pandan Rice Cake (gluten-free)

By Darlene Schmidt, About.com Guide

Add a few drops of prepared pandan paste and stir. This will turn the batter a bright shade of green. Add more if you want the first layer darker, or less if you want it lighter. Aside from the color, pandan paste adds a delicious flavor to this cake.

FYI - A Note about Pandan: In Thailand and other Southeast-Asian countries, real pandan leaves would be used instead of store-bought paste. However, because fresh pandan leaves are difficult to find here in North America, I use this store-bought paste (available at most Asian/Chinese food stores - just ask for it!). I can sometimes buy frozen pandan leaves, but the freezing seems to reduce the flavor so that I'm always disappointed with the results.