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Thai golden cake

Thai golden cake

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Discover this delicious Thai dessert with a sweet flavor, enhanced with golden leaves. A traditional and easy-to-make recipe.

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Recipe from ร้อยตรี โชคดี (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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The ทองเอก is a Thai dessert with a sweet flavor. It belongs to the “ทอง” family of desserts, which also includes “ทองหยิบ” and “ทองหยอด”. Here’s how to prepare this golden cake:

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$3.82 $0.48 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.83
  • $0.98
  • $1.29
  • $0.03
  • $0.69

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Add coconut and sugar to a simmering pot of broth.
  2. Heat until the mixture boils, then strain it through a clean cloth.
  3. Let it simmer until the sauce thickens, then keep it warm.
  4. Add the egg yolks and mix them with the coconut milk. ≈ 4 min
  5. Gently heat the mixture until it is warm.
  6. Add the flour and maize flour gradually until the mixture is used up. ≈ 3 min
  7. Stir well in the pan, then reduce the heat to a low setting to heat gently.
  8. Transfer the mixture into the mold, and gently press it to compact it firmly. ≈ 3 min
  9. The cakes are decorated with gold leaf. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Thai golden cake

  • 2 1/2 cups of flour$0.83
  • 1 1/4 cups of coconut milk$0.98
  • 5-6 chicken egg yolks$1.29
  • 20 g of maize flour$0.03
  • 2 1/2 cups of sugar$0.69

Total$3.82

that's $0.48 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups of flour
  • 1 1/4 cups of coconut milk
  • 5-6 chicken egg yolks
  • 20 g of maize flour
  • 2 1/2 cups of sugar
  • Gold leaf

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