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Bika ambon

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Bika ambon is an Indonesian cake made from tapioca and sago flour, eggs, sugar, yeast and coconut milk, traditionally flavored with kaffir lime or pandan, though modern versions add banana, durian, cheese or chocolate. Yeast in the batter produces bubbles during baking that give the cake its characteristic spongy, honeycombed texture, distinguishing it from a plain Malay sponge cake. Despite its name referencing Ambon Island, the cake is actually the specialty of Medan in North Sumatra, where it is a popular gift for visitors to buy. It is baked for as long as twelve hours to extend its shelf life, though it begins to harden after about four days. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Contains Dairy or Egg 1
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Indonesia 2
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1. Bika ambon (Wikipedia)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bika_ambon
    Bika ambon or golden cake or golden kuih bingka, is an Indonesian dessert made from ingredients such as tapioca flour, eggs, sugar, yeast and coconut milk.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bika_ambon (dietary-suitability)
    Bika ambon or golden cake or golden kuih bingka, is an Indonesian dessert made from ingredients such as tapioca flour, eggs, sugar, yeast and coconut milk.
  • Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Tapioca and sago flour, [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[sugar]], [[coconut milk]]
  • Uses Ingredient: Egg, Infobox main_ingredient field: Tapioca and sago flour, [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[sugar]], [[coconut milk]]
  • Uses Ingredient: Coconut Milk, Infobox main_ingredient field: Tapioca and sago flour, [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[sugar]], [[coconut milk]]
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2. Bika ambon (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Indonesia
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Indonesia
Indonesia
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