Sweet Golden Cake (Thai Dessert) - Kanom Thong Ake ทองเอก

The word "dessert" originated from the French word desservir, meaning "to clear the table". Dessert is typically served after the main meal in each nation. It varies from one country to the other.

Today, Cooking Recipe Khmer/Thai Cuisine will introduce you another traditional Thai dessert which is called "Sweet Golden Cake".

This sweet is traditional Thai dessert that hardly found nowadays. 

This sweet name means one with life or good one in life. It regularly uses in Thai auspicious ceremony due to good meaning. It is made of wheat flour, egg yolks, coconut milk and sugar. The thin gold sheet will be added on top for a nice color and good meaning.

Ingredients: for 10 portions

• 2 cup cake flour
• 1 1/2 coconut milk
• 1 1/2 sugar
• 6 eggs (egg yolk)
• 2-3 gold leaf
• Thong-ek mold

How to cook:

1. Boild coconut cream and sugar over medium heat until sugar dissolve completely
2. Turn off heat
3. Stirring and rest them until cool down
4. Seperate egg yolk and add into cool mixture
5. Stirring
6. Add some cake flour and stirring until smooth
7. Turn on heat over lower heat and stirring until the mixture firming
8. Cool down and cover with cheesecloth
9. Shape the mixture and press them into mold
10. Remove and top with a few of gold leaf
11. Ready to serve :P