Gula Melaka Cake with Lime Gula Melaka Crumble Drizzle

Palm sugar is made from the sap of palm trees trunks. In Malaysia, it is probably made from sugar palm (arenga pinnata). The sucrose-rich sap is boiled down to produce a thick brown syrup, poured into a bamboo mould and then hardened into round cylinder blocks. That explains why gula melaka comes in blocks.

Taste & smell

100% Pure gula melaka has a smoky flavour and smell, which is significantly different from regular sugar.

How to use

In countries like Malaysia and Thailand, gula melaka is used as sweetener in dessert. Instead of white processed sugar, you can use this.

* Make it into sugar syrup – Cook gula melaka with water and add pandan leaves for fragrance.

* Substitute for sugar – Shave it and use it to flavour coffee or in your cooking

I picked up some new blocks some the supermarket and finally thought that i should try making a cake out of them.

Viola! Luscious, moist and soft GM cake was born! So there I was, tweaking the recipes, reducing the sugar but maintaining the GM portions. Also, since we have some fresh limes in our garden, I added it to the syrup for a lovely tropical Lime Gula Melaka Crumble Drizzle.

Result : Totally scrumptious cake for tea/ breakfast / any time of the day!

Can wait to test out another batch!

PM me if you would like to order some... When you have nothing to do, eat cake and stay calm!... Cheers!