Buko Pandan cake | |
Alternate Name: | Pandan Macapuno Cake, Pandan mamon, Coconut pandan cake |
Country: | Philippines |
Type: | Cake |
Main Ingredient: | Pandan leaves extract, baking powder, flour, eggs, sugar, cream of tartar, cream, young coconut/macapuno strips |
No Recipes: | true |
Buko pandan cake, also known as pandan macapuno cake or coconut pandan cake, is a Filipino chiffon or sponge cake (mamón) flavored with extracts from boiled pandan leaves and frosted with cream with young coconut strips and/or macapuno as toppings or fillings. It is a cake version of the traditional Filipino pairing of buko pandan.[1] [2] [3] It is similar to the pandan cakes in other parts of Southeast Asia, but differ in that it is not served plain. It is always frosted with cream and coconut.[4]