Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Pandan Coconut Cake

Bila cakap pasal Pandan Coconut Cake, aku teringat Silver Bird cake. Their pandan coconut cake is the best. But it's sold chilled, so bila nak makan, kena thaw. Dulu, masa aku mula2 beli, it was selling at RM4.90. Now dah naik to RM6.90. Dah lama aku tak beli.

Semalam, entah apa hantu yg dah merasuk, aku teringin sangat nak makan cake tu (sebenarnya nak try bundt pan nordic tu.. hehehe). Setelah puas google recipe and study few recipes, aku decided to use the recipe by joy of baking. Bila kek tu dah masak, aku was at awe with the result. I should have bought nordic pans earlier. True, as Rima said, you can never go wrong with Nordic.

I baked the cake for iftar semalam, pagi tadi aku bangun, cuma tinggal 1 slice je lagi. Separuh telah dihabiskan oleh Shariff dan Raina! Luckily aku sempat merasa and hubby pun sempat makan last nite. I give some to Nisa and Ju.I love this cake a lot! It's very moist and soft. Bau cake pun sangat harum because of daun pandan and santan.







Pandan Coconut Cake
Adapated from Joy Of Baking

Ingredients


6 large eggs - separate

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup (170 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 3/4 cups  granulated white sugar, divided

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

300ml coconut milk/santan
120ml of air daun pandan (from 4 helai daun pandan yang di blend)

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Method
1. In a mixing bowl sift or whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.


2. In bowl of electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the butter until soft (about 1-2 minutes). Gradually add 1 cup of the sugar and beat until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.


3. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and santan mixture, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour.  


4. In a clean bowl of your electric mixer, with the whisk attachment, (or with a hand mixer) beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue beating until soft peaks form. Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup (50 grams) of sugar and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. 

5. With a rubber spatula gently fold a little of the whites into the batter to lighten it, and then fold in the remaining whites until combined. Do not over mix the batter or it will deflate.


6. Pour into the prepared pans, smoothing the surface with an offset spatula or the back of a spoon. Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean and the cake springs back when pressed lightly in center.  


7. Place the cakes on a wire rack to cool, in their pans, for about 10 minutes. Then invert the cakes onto a greased rack.

13 comments:

  1. i love pandan cake too!! haih ... kalau dok dekat dgn u shidah, dah minta sket dah ;)

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  2. ain,

    hehe.. mintak byk pun boleh. tapi pagi ni dah tinggal satu slice je, my anak2 sedara habiskan :D

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  3. Shidah
    Waaah... dah beraksi dgn Nordic pan dia ya??

    Rumah you dah macam godown.. full of consignments... CS

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  4. CS,

    hehe.. tu la. sejak kebelakangan ni, asyik beraksi dengan nordic pans je. excited tengok result bila bakar guna nordic pans :)

    rumah i still byk lagi kotak2. tu pun some of the owners dah ambik brg. some ada lagi tak ambik their things. tengok the living room pun serabut

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  5. k.nor,

    sabar... hahaha.. nasib baik hari ni memang takde plan nak bakar cake. kalau tak, mau termimpi2 k.nor mlm ni :D

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  6. shidah
    raina pun dah pandai makan kek? wahhhh makcik tu..hebak betul ;-D

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  7. zarin,

    yup! makcik tu makan segala2nya. masa iman and iffah kecik dulu, i tak bagi makan sweet and salty food sampai umur setahun lebih. tapi that little makcik, segala benda dah disuap.

    i bangun pagi tadi, adik i bagitau, my kek pandan tu, dah dimakan oleh shariff dan raina. and yg paling byk makan makcik tu la :)

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  8. OWH MY...such a lovely texture of the cake! The outer part looks super smooth...few slices please!!!

    I should get a nordic soon!!! :D

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  9. love,

    with nordic, cake can only be perfect, never less :)

    today i nak buat lagi this pandan coconut cake. nanti i courier sikit kat u ye. it's worth every cent to invest in nordic :D

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  10. mind u .. berapa rega pan nordic tu ye? this one kirim dgn suzanne ke? buat i memilikinya satu pulak ... hehe.

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  11. ain,

    i bought mine from amazon, then i sent it to her house and she shipped it together with other stuff. i think end of this year, she'll open sale for nordic pan sebab byk permintaan. btw, u kenal suzanne? :)

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  12. i see .. btw suzanne kwn sekolah i kat jb dulu ;-)

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