Bibikan

Name: Bibikan
Yield: Makes 24
Cuisine: Sri Lanka
Ingredients: 45 g (1½ oz) crystallised ginger, chopped; 175 g (6 oz) cashew nuts, chopped; 100 g (3½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 150 g (5½ oz/⅔ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 750 g (1 lb 10 oz) grated palm sugar (jaggery); 350 g (12 oz) fresh grated coconut; 1½ teaspoons grated lime zest; 1½ teaspoons allspice

Preparation info

Makes
24

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Serendip

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2009

About

This rich coconut- and cashew-based baked cake showcases cloves and cinnamon with a hint of ginger. Bibikan is lovely with a cup of tea.

Ingredients

350 g (12 oz) fresh grated coconut
750 g (1

Asia
Sri Lanka
Cake
Vegan

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F/Gas 3).

Place the grated coconut in a piece of muslin (cheesecloth) and extract as much milk as possible, then transfer the flesh to a mortar and pound with