Awug
Awug is a traditional Sundanese cake. This cake is made primarily from rice flour, topped with grated coconut and a palm sugar syrup. Awug has a sweet taste and it is best enjoyed while warm. It is usually sold in the morning at markets or in the afternoon by street vendors.
- Prep
- 17 min
- Cook
- 39 min
- Total
- 56 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Medium
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
Quantities are retained as written by the source and do not scale automatically. Tap an ingredient to check it off as you go.
Cooking instructions
Special equipment
Steamer setup
Special equipment
Molds for steaming, such as ramekins
Procedure
Steam the rice flour for 20 minutes. Then, remove it from the steamer and set aside.
Procedure
Combine the steamed rice flour with the coconut, white sugar, and salt in a bowl. Stir until the mixture becomes uniformly crumbly.
Procedure
Prepare molds by greasing the insides with a little oil.
Procedure
Fill one mold halfway with the rice flour mixture. Add a thin layer of palm sugar, then fill the rest of the mold completely with the rice flour mixture. Repeat with the rest of the rice flour mixture, palm sugar, and molds.
Procedure
Preheat a steamer pot and basket over high heat so the water is boiling.
Procedure
Steam the awug-awug cakes over the boiling water for 25 minutes.
Procedure
Let the molds cool fully, then remove the cakes from the molds. Serve.
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Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
Approximate values per serving. Worked out from the ingredient list — treat them as a guide, not a measurement.
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