Sri lanka bibikkan (coconut cake)

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
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\"A taste of Sri Lanka\"
By Indra Jayasekera
225gramsJaggery
225gramsCoconut
50gramsSemolina
100gramsDates
½teaspoonFennel
1Cardamom
50gramsPreserves, Winter melon
25gramsPreserves, ginger
25gramsCandied peel
50gramsNuts, cashew
¼teaspoonSalt
½teaspoonBaking powder
¼teaspoonCinnamon, ground
1Egg

Directions

BIBIKKAN (COCONUT CAKE

===========================> Directions <======================== Grate the jaggery and coconut, dry roast the semolina and stone and chop the dates. Roast and crush the fennel and crush the cardamom.

chop the winter melon preserve, the ginger preserve, the candied peel and the cashew nuts. Dissolve the jaggery in 375 ml water in a pan, add the coconut and cook for 2-3 minutes. cool the mixture and then stir in the semolina, dates, fennel, cardamom, winter melon preserve, ginger preserve, candied peel, cashew nuts, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Separate the egg and beat the white and yolk separately.

Fold into the cake mixture and pour into a buttered baking tray. Bake in a moderate oven (160øC: Gas Mark 3 ) for 1½ hours.

ISBN #962 224 010 0