Indonesian Honey Comb Cake. Bika Ambon (Indonesian Honeycomb Cake) with Natural Yeast Water Bika Ambon or the Indonesian Honeycomb cake is originally from Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Indonesian honey comb cake bika ambon.
I have never had or even heard of Bika Ambon. The honey comb pattern looks really cool! #bikaambon #tipsandtrick #succeed This cake has been a challenge for me, for years. I tried so many ways to bake. You can cook Indonesian Honey Comb Cake using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Indonesian Honey Comb Cake
- Prepare 400 grams of sugar, I used 300grams.
- Prepare 300 grams of boiling water.
- Prepare 5 of kaffir lime leaves.
- It’s 5 of pandan leaves cut into 7 cm length.
- It’s 5 of eggs.
- It’s 120 grams of plain flour.
- It’s 150 ml of condensed milk.
- Prepare 150 grams of margarine, melted(i used butter).
- You need 1 tbsp of baking soda.
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Indonesian Honey Comb Cake step by step
- On low heat, make the caramel by cooking the sugar until golden brown. Turn off the heat. Add pandan leaves and kaffir lime leaves and slowly add boiling water. Careful with the splatter. Turn on the heat and boil until sugar completely melts. Smells nice and strong while the colours darkened at this stage. Set aside until cool.
- Strain and measure the caramel to go up to 400ml, add ina water if necessary..
- Beat eggs with a whisk until frothy. add the flour and caramel syrup alternatively.. Gradually add in condensed milk and mix well. Add melted butter. Mix well. Add baking soda through a strainer and mix well..
- Pour into a tube pan that’s the batter well and looked with flour. The batter may not look homogeneous but it’s ok.. Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes. Top of cake will go glossy dark brown. Cool completely before serving..
After spending a year in S. A I am totally addicted to Indonesian honeycomb cake. Desperate to find some, I visited Sampang Asia and found a box mix. Bika Ambon (Indonesian Honey Comb Cake). Squishy and rich tasting cake with wonderful aroma from kaffir lime leaves.
