Bika ambon is a typical cake that comes from Medan. This cake has a hollow shape and yellow color. Ambon bika is suitable as a special dish in special celebrations, for example Christmas celebrations. The way to make Ambon bika is quite easy to do with simple ingredients. Ambon bika is made of several ingredients, including granulated sugar, orange leaves, sago flour, viscous coconut milk, pandan leaves, egg yolk, yeast, and flour. Quoted from the book "Cake Nusantara" (2013) byEY T. Erwin, published by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, see the soft bika ambon recipe below.
Recipe bika ambon Bahan:
Boil and let it cool:
Biang: 1/2 sdt of instant yeast
How to make a bika ambon:
Even though it has the name "Ambon", this cake does not come from Ambon, Maluku. The origin of the name Bika Ambon contains several versions.
One version explains that this cake is inspired by the Malay cake which is widely known as a bika or a bika.
Well, to distinguish it, Bika Ambon is modified by adding developer materials from Nira, so it has a distinctive hollow texture.
The research, published in the journal Biospecies, concluded that nira ISN has a glycemic index classified as low, which is 35.56.
Nira ISN can be used as an alternative drink to maintain blood sugar levels.
This cake was first sold at the Ambon Street intersection in Medan, which is one of the reasons for its naming.
However, for some people who do not consume alcohol, the prescription for Ambon bika can be made using ordinary instant yeast and coconut water.
Another version of the origin of the name Bika Ambon is associated with the Amplas area in Medan, which is divided into western and eastern regions.
As for the eastern region, there are labor housing and gardens, while in the west there are factories.
This cake was introduced by a transmigrant worker from Java who was then marketed in Medan, and soon became popular among Dutch and Chinese citizens.
In addition, there are also those who explain that "ambon" in Medan has a soft meaning, depicting the texture of the cake that is chewy and soft when consumed.
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