Sunday 10 May 2020

Covid-19 MCO : Day #54 (My Kueh Bingka Labu Jadi!)


Heh..heh..heh.. So happy! Finally my Kueh Bingka Labu jadi lah! This morning I fed my lahling one slice and he said it was pretty good. Ho chiak


This must be my third or fourth attempt at tweaking the recipe to suit me and I can now officially share the recipe. This kueh is not difficult to make. The only hassle is dealing with the pumpkin.

You can either steam or roast the pumpkin and if you ask me, I will tell you that roasting brings out the sweetness and deeper flavors of the pumpkin. How to roast pumpkin? You can read here.

The ingredients for this Kueh Bingka Labu are eggs, coconut milk, flour, sugar, vanilla extract and pumpkin puree. I was tweaking the recipe to get the right ratio of coconut milk and eggs.


This kueh puffs up nicely in the oven but will deflate once cooled. No worries, it is like that. You have to wait till it cools completely before removing it from the pan and slicing.

I'll have to say that I love the result - the kueh turned out soft and creamy (like custard but firmer) with a lovely aroma of santan, eggs and pumpkin. The level of sweetness was just right. 


I baked this kueh yesterday and kept it in the fridge. Since it is so good, I bought another pumpkin at Aeon today and will be making this pumpkin kueh again next weekend.

At Aeon today my partner and I queued at the senior citizen's lane. Yes, it's nice to be old and get this kind of privilege heh..heh... By the way, Aeon has has put in place a QR code for customers to scan so that we need not manually write our name and contact number when entering the supermarket.

So what else did I do today? Oh ya...I saw Hainom's Domino's Roast Chicken and I copycat today. I didn't even know Domino's have roast chicken hah..hah...


I simply campak-campak the marinade. These chicken legs are from TTDI market. They did not release much water during marination and roasting. Turned out quite nice and I will share recipe once I document the ingredients properly.

Today our PM announced that the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) has been extended for another 4 weeks to 09 June 2020. Okie, no worries. I am actually glad because I can continue to work flexi-days. 

So here's the recipe for the Kueh Bingka Labu if you are interested to try.

Kueh Bingka Labu
Recipe source : Adapted from Sinar Kehidupanku
Note : I used 8" baking pan

Ingredients :
- 160g flour, sifted
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 400ml coconut milk (I used 2 boxes of Santan Harmuni)
- 200g sugar
- 200g roasted pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp butter (for greasing baking pan)
- some sesame seeds

Method :
1. Grease an 8" baking pan and set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine coconut milk and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.
3. Add eggs and vanilla extract and stir to combine (I used a whisk).
4. Sift in flour in 3 additions and whisk to combine.
5. Add pumpkin puree and stir to combine the batter.
6. Preheat oven to 180C.
7. Put the greased empty baking pan into the oven and heat for 5 minutes.
8. Remove the pan and pour in the batter. Then sprinkle some sesame seed on top.
9. Put the pan back into the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes until the top of the kueh is browned. 
10. Remove from the oven to cool completely before removing from the pan and slicing.

32 comments:

  1. Wah, so tasty! I wanna eat but I don't wanna diy. Can I buy from you please? Pretty please?

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    1. Aiyoyo... I dare not sell lah...

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    2. Mun, you can dream on and beg PH to sell to you. If she agrees, the sun will rise from the West and all the cows will jump over the Moon! I have been begging for years and even crawl on my knees to her door, she won't bat an eyelid. She might only throw her selipar Jepun at the gate to shoo me off.

      Just kidding! Kekekekeke

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    3. Tahu pun! heh..heh..heh...

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  2. You got a typo there. It is 9 June not 9 May, hehehe.

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    1. Opps! Thank you for pointing out. Corrected!

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  3. Happy mother's day to you again from girl girl! Is girl girl on very very good behaviour today so u give her a rest from photoshoot session?

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    1. Thank you! GirlGirl is good today. I forgot to take pictures of her today! LOL!

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  4. Is there many people in one utama today? The young people queue was it long? Pj old town is on lock down so I also don't dare to go to supermarkets in the malls yet.

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    1. Quite a lot, long queue. But inside there was not so many because I got in early and management control the number of customers entering the supermarket.

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  5. i want this kueh served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! :) p.s. read your previous post on the first steak - it looked nice despite not being medium-rare - could still see it was juicy and attractively textured! :)))

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    1. Oh! You are giving me ideas! Let's see if I can produce a medium rare steak in my next attempt :)

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  6. The kuih looks good! Can sell as raya kuih or as juadah berbuka puasa😆

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  7. My girl made this that day, so very nice, a lot nicer than the shops and the stalls. No scrimping on the ingredients mah! Bad new! No pumpkin, no sengkuang here...things are running out!!!

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    1. Home made ones, we add more eggs and santan. So very good!

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  8. I always thought Kueh Bingkar was steamed with those bamboo containers and not baked. How silly I was! If steamed, no way they can get that burnt brown top, right? I think I cannot try to make them as the whole pie of Kueh Bingkar is so huge for me to finish unless I send them to you.

    You sound so happy with the extended MCO till June. Good that you can work happily from home. My karma must be really bad. I will die and evaporate soon.

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    1. I always welcome free kueh coming my way. LOL!

      Oh please, don't say die. Use the time to keep updating your blog. Eh, where are those juicy stories you promised us last time? LOL!

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  9. Congratulations on your turn-out-so-well kuih bingka labu! You and your lahling very geng...can finish a whole tray between the two of you...and another tray next weekend! O_o Like TM, it's too much for me, I can, will and should only eat one slice, at the most two...hihihi! ;D

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    1. Thank you! We finished it all by today hah...hah...

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  10. I used to buy this kueh during the puasa month when I was working. I am keeping this recipe and want to give it a try. Looking at your kueh makes me want to try as soon as possible.

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    1. It is an easy kueh to make. I am sure yours will be successful!

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  11. This kuih i am sure i will like from your description.

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  12. I like to roast pumpkin too. I use it a lot for soup. Roasting makes it easier to peel. Monica - The Yum List

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    1. Totally. Peeling a raw one is such a struggle. LOL!

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  13. This looks sooo good! I luv anything pumpkin. Might do this soon. Doesn't look like too much hassle.... Tq for sharing.

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  14. Hey, I tried your kuih bingka labu recipe. Turned out good, no shrinking in the middle & texture was like agar-agar. I reduced sugar to 180g seeing my family doesn't like it too sweet. Good recipe after all. Will bake again. Baking pumpkin was a lot easier than grating ubi kayu. Thank you for sharing

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    1. I am so happy to know that. Glad it turned out!

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  15. I cannot try your recipe until I get a new oven :(

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    1. Oh dear. LOL! Hint hint your husband :D

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