Recipes · Indian · Desserts
Bebinca (Goan Layered Coconut Cake)
One serving has 303 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (27%), manganese (21%) and riboflavin (20%). Ready in 90 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 60 min
- Makes: 1 serving (103 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 30 g Coconut milk, canned
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Sugar
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 0.1 g Nutmeg
Method
- Makes 1 of about 8 slices; multiply by 8 for a whole 8-layer bebinca baked in a round tin.
- Whisk the egg, sugar and melted butter together until smooth, then whisk in the coconut milk.
- Sift in the flour and nutmeg and whisk to a smooth, thin batter.
- Melt a little extra butter in a small round tin and pour in a thin layer of batter; bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 6-8 minutes until just set.
- Brush with a little more butter, pour over the next layer of batter and bake again; repeat, building up thin layers, until all the batter is used.
- Let the finished cake cool completely in the tin before turning out and slicing.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 303 kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 36.3 g | |
| Water | 44.6 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.56 g | 2% |
| Protein | 5.9 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.22 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.27 g | |
| Leucine | 0.47 g | |
| Lysine | 0.31 g | |
| Methionine | 0.14 g | |
| Cystine | 0.12 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.31 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.21 g | |
| Valine | 0.34 g | |
| Histidine | 0.14 g | |
| Fat | 15.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.87 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.68 g | |
| Saturated | 10.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 110 mg | |
| Calcium | 24.7 mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.12 mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2.4 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 21.5 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.38 mg | 21% |
| Phosphorus | 102 mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 125 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 14.7 µg | 27% |
| Sodium | 40.9 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.64 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.17 mg | 15% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.22 mg | 20% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.4 mg | 10% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.53 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 52.9 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.24 µg | 10% |
| Choline | 77.5 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 94.7 µg | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 20.5 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.49 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 0.7 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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