Pandan Chiffon Cake Sandwich with Coconut Whipped Cream

70 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Chop the pandan leaves.
  2. 2Blend pandan leaves and water in a food processor, then strain.
  3. 3Pour pandan juice into a bowl with egg yolks.
  4. 4Add coconut cream and oil to the egg yolk and pandan juice mixture.
  5. 5Whisk together egg yolks, pandan juice, coconut cream, and oil until combined.
  6. 6Sift in cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
  7. 7Whisk until combined.
  8. 8Make the meringue by whipping egg whites with lemon juice until frothy. Gradually add sugar and whip until stiff peaks.
  9. 9Add 1/3 of the meringue into the pandan mixture and fold until combined.
  10. 10Add the mixture back into the meringue and fold until the batter is completely incorporated, making sure you don’t see any white parts of the meringue.
  11. 11Pour the batter into an ungreased 25cm chiffon pan.
  12. 12Drop the pan on a flat surface to remove air bubbles.
  13. 13Use a thin skewer to go through the batter again to eliminate any remaining air bubbles.
  14. 14Bake at 165C for 55 minutes, then lower the heat to 155C and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
  15. 15When the cake is done, flip it upside down and let it cool completely.
  16. 16Slice the chiffon cake.
  17. 17Whip heavy cream with sugar and coconut cream to make the whipped cream.
  18. 18Pipe coconut whipped cream onto a slice of pandan chiffon cake.
  19. 19Top with another slice of pandan chiffon cake and pipe more whipped cream on top.
  20. 20Garnish with strawberries and thyme.
  21. 21Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Ingredients

  • 10 pandan leaves
  • 60 ml water
  • 200 g cake flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • 8 egg yolks
  • 60 ml pandan juice
  • 100 g coconut cream
  • 90 g oil
  • 8 egg whites
  • 145 g sugar
  • drops lemon juice
  • 0.25 cup coconut milk
  • 150 ml heavy cream
  • 15 g sugar
  • strawberries
  • thyme

Equipment

blenderfood processorwhiskbowlchiffon panthin skewerpiping bag

Tips

  • When the cake is done, flip it upside down and let it cool completely.
  • The chiffon cake is already very delicious on its own, but if you want to take it to the next level, put whipped cream between your slice and top it off with some strawberries.