bika ambon cake ( kue bingka ambon )

bika ambon cake ( kue bingka ambon )

Bika Ambon is a dessert from Indonesia. Made from ingredients such as tapioca flour, eggs, sugar, yeast and coconut milk, Bika Ambon generally sold in pandan flavour, although now available also other flavors like banana, durian, cheese, chocolate.

The yeast creates bubbles, which gives it a unique spongy texture when it is baked.

Although the name contains the word "Ambon", the name of an island and its largest city, Bika Ambon is widely known as the specialty cake ofMedan in North Sumatra and often brought as a gift by those whom visited the city. The origins of Bika Ambon are not known, however there is some speculation that they came to Medan through Ambonese traders, where the locals took a liking to it. Mojopahit Street, Medan Petisah is a most famous sales region of Bika Ambon in Medan, North Sumatra. There are at least 40 stores that sell this kind of cake.

ingredient I

10 egg yolks
200 gr sago farmer
200 grams sugar

ingredient II: starter

1 tablespoon yeast bread (yeast)
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp flour
3 tbsp warm water

ingredient III

300 ml thick coconut milk
2 pieces of pandan leaves
2 pieces of lemongrass
10 sheets of orange leaves

How to make:
For starter:
mix all ingredients starter until blended. Let stand ten minutes.
Boil coconut milk with lemongrass, pandan leaves, lime leaves to boil. Cool until lukewarm.
Beat the egg yolks and sugar until smooth, then enter the sago, prickly, and coconut milk. Stir until smooth, strain, and let stand for 3 hours.

Enter in the mold, roasted with fire down until dried, then turn over the fire until done.