Royal Bibingka Recipe

Royal Bibingka are baked sticky rice cakes topped with butter and cheese.

5 from 6 votes

Royal Bibingka Recipe

Royal Bibingka, a native delicacy from Ilocos, is a baked sticky rice cake that is chewy, mildly sweet, and utterly delicious. It is topped with a buttery and cheesy crust, giving it a rich and savory taste. This recipe is made special by adding macapuno strings for more texture and flavor.

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Filipino

Keyword: Filipino delicacy, glutinous rice flour

Servings: pieces

Calories: 177kcal

Author: Bebs

Ingredients

4 cups glutinous rice flour
1 cup sugar if with sweetened macapuno or 1 ½ cups if not using macapuno
1 can evaporated milk
1 can coconut cream
6 medium eggs
5 tablespoon margarine or butter melted
3 tablespoon margarine or butter melted
1 cup sweetened macapuno or coconut strings optional
1-2 cups grated cheese

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300F/160°C. Grease cupcake or muffin molds tin molds or baking dish with oil, butter or margarine. Set aside.
Mix the glutinous rice flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl using a whisk.
4 cups glutinous rice flour, 1 cup sugar
Add the evaporated milk and coconut cream and whisk until well blended.
1 can evaporated milk, 1 can coconut cream
Add the eggs and 5 Tablespoon of margarine mix again. Then lastly, fold in the macapuno strings.
6 medium eggs, 5 tablespoon margarine or butter, 1 cup sweetened macapuno or coconut strings
Pour batter into the molds(about ¼ cup) and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the cakes from the oven then turn the heat up to 350F/180℃.
Brush the top of each piece with remaining melted margarine or butter then top with grated cheese. Bake again for another 5-10 minutes or until cheese has melted and turned a golden brown.
3 tablespoon margarine or butter, 1-2 cups grated cheese
Remove the molds from the oven and let it cool down. Once cool enough to handle, remove the cakes from the mold. Use a soft spatula to pry them away if too sticky. Place each piece in a cupcake or muffin liner.

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