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