Kueh Bengka Ubi Kayu

Name: Kueh Bengka Ubi Kayu (Baked Tapioca Cake)
Yield: Makes 12 Servings
Ingredients: 1.5 kg or 3¼ pounds fresh tapioca, skinned; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1½ cups coconut milk (or milk squeezed from 2 coconuts); 1½ cups coconut milk (or milk squeezed from 2 coconuts); 1½ cups coconut milk (or milk squeezed from 2 coconuts); 115 g or 4 ounces grated coconut; 450 g or 1 pound white sugar; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 egg; 2 to 3 tablespoons butter, softened

Baked Tapioca Cake

Preparation info

Makes
12
Servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Growing Up In A Nonya Kitchen

By Sharon Wee

Published 2012

About

My mother made this frequently. Each time she baked this, she would never fail to mention that during the Second World War, they all survived on yam (keladi) and tapioca (ubi kayu). There is a saying in our home: “tanam keladi”, which means to bury in soil along with yam—a metaphor for meeting one’s passing.

Ingredients

1.5 kg or 3¼ pounds fresh tapioca, skinned
115 g or 4

Cake
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Grate the tapioca and squeeze dry to extract the liquid. Discard the liquid.
Preheat the oven at 200 degrees Celsius or 400 degrees F.
Combine the grated tapioca, grated coconut, white sugar, salt, egg, vanilla essence and coconut milk. Mix w