Bebinca (Layered Goan Dessert)

A traditional, rich dessert, bebinca is a must-have at any celebration in Goa, India. The multi-layered cake is made up of thin layers of a coconut flavored batter separated by melted ghee (clarified butter). Making bebinca, also known as bebik, requires patience and a lot of time (plan on at least 2 hours); each layer is cooked separately, requiring you to take the pan out of the oven repeatedly—but the end result is well worth the effort. Traditional bebinca has seven layers, but some cakes go up to 16 layers; you can make as many as you like.

Ingredients Of Bebinca

200 Gram Refined flour

10 Egg yolks

500 Gram Sugar

200 Ml Coconut milk

5 Gram Nutmeg powder

200 Gram Butter

How to Make Bebinca

Mix the coconut milk, flour, sugar, nutmeg and the egg yolks and make a batter.

Grease an oven proof dish with a spoonful of melted butter, pour 75 ml of batter into the dish and spread evenly.

Bake till golden brown.

Spread another spoonful of butter and pour another 75 ml of batter over it and spread evenly.

Bake and repeat this until all the batter is used up.

Turn out the bebinca onto a wire rack.

Cool and cut into slices before serving.