Recipes · Sri Lankan · Cakes
Bibikkan (Sri Lankan Spiced Coconut Cake)
One serving has 329 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (39%), selenium (38%), copper (30%) and phosphorus (20%). Ready in 75 minutes.
- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 50 min
- Makes: 1 serving (83.6 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 15 g Coconut, desiccated
- 15 g Sugar, brown
- 12 g Semolina
- 8 g Flour, all-purpose
- 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 5 g Raisins
- 4 g Cashews
- 0.2 g Cinnamon
- 0.1 g Cardamom
- 0.3 g Baking powder
- 6 g Butter, unsalted
- 8 g Milk, whole
Method
- Makes 1 slice of a cake that serves about 12; multiply everything by 12 for the whole cake.
- Melt the jaggery with the milk and butter over low heat until dissolved, then cool slightly.
- Mix the desiccated coconut, semolina, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cardamom in a bowl.
- Whisk in the egg and the cooled jaggery mixture, then fold in the raisins and chopped cashews.
- Pour into a greased tin and bake at 160 °C (320 °F) for 45-50 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin before slicing; the cake improves after resting a day, wrapped, at room temperature.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 329 kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 39 g | |
| Water | 19.8 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.6 g | 12% |
| Protein | 5.9 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.24 g | |
| Leucine | 0.43 g | |
| Lysine | 0.25 g | |
| Methionine | 0.12 g | |
| Cystine | 0.13 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.29 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.18 g | |
| Valine | 0.31 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 17.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.89 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.77 g | |
| Saturated | 12.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 50.9 mg | |
| Calcium | 64.7 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.27 mg | 30% |
| Iron | 2.1 mg | 12% |
| Magnesium | 38.3 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.7 mg | 39% |
| Phosphorus | 143 mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 224 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 20.6 µg | 38% |
| Sodium | 53.8 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.91 mg | 11% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.4 mg | 10% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.47 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.11 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 44.6 µg | 11% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.14 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 35.9 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 60.8 µg | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.39 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 12.3 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.41 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 2.1 µg | 2% |
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: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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