Engkak, a green coconut milk cake

Engkak, green coconut milk cake

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A Palembang cake, from Sumatra: a baked pastry made with coconut milk, dyed with butterfly pea flower juice, cooled, enriched with egg, and then baked unt…

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This exotic fruit tart is a delicious alternative to traditional tarts. It’s perfect for sunny days, combining the sweet taste of coconut milk with the fresh flavors of exotic fruits.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$3.80 $0.63 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.30
  • $1.44
  • $0.38
  • $0.04
  • $1.60
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the coconut milk with the suji juice.
  2. Add the butter, salt, and sugar, and bring to a boil.
  3. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, combine the flour, yeast, and vanilla. ≈ 4 min
  4. Pour this mixture into the boiling coconut milk and stir until the dough separates from the sides of the bowl.
  5. Transfer the mixture to a clean bowl and let it cool.
  6. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until the dough is smooth. ≈ 4 min
  7. Pour: Grease a baking dish and bake in a preheated oven (200 °C) until the top is golden brown. ≈ 3 min
  8. Serve warm. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Engkak, green coconut milk cake

  • 185 grams of flour$0.30
  • 250 ml of coconut milk$1.44
  • 110 g of butter or margarine$0.38
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder$0.04
  • 4 medium-sized eggs$1.60
  • salt$0.04

Total$3.80

that's $0.63 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 185 grams of flour
  • 250 ml of coconut milk
  • 110 g of butter or margarine
  • sugar, to your liking
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 4 medium-sized eggs
  • vanilla
  • salt
  • 30 ml of suji leaf juice (green)

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