Layered Rice Cake

Of all the desserts in this book, I like to think that this is the most delicate one, requiring the most finesse to get the right balance of dense, even layers of sticky rice and creamy red beans. First, you have to presoak the rice and beans separately, before cooking the rice and carefully layering the ingredients. Then the entire cake goes into the fridge, allowing the shape to remain intact while the flavors meld together and the rice forms a thin, gooey, sticky crust. The result? A ric