Pandan and Banana Bundt Cake with Coconut Cream
I have wonderful childhood memories of pandan birthday cakes during summer holidays in Asia. It was a delicious regional treat that my family savoured. In good Asia supermarkets you can now get pandan leaves sometimes, but if thats tricky I found a good food favour on Amazon.
What you'll need
2 Cups Plain Flour
1 Baking Powder
1½ Cup Granulated Sugar
8 Medium Eggs, separated
1 Large Banana
1 tsp Pandan Paste
1 tsp Vanilla Paste
¾ Cup Cold Water
400ml Tin Coconut Milk, refrigerated overnight
2 Tbsp Icing Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Paste
2 Small Bananas
1 cup of Coconut curls
Cake
- Preheat your oven to 180°C.
- Mix together the Flour, Baking Powder and Sugar in a bowl.
- In another bowl smash the Banana and then add the Egg Yolks, Pandan, Vanilla, and Water. Stir until smooth.
- Combine the wet and dry bowls, and stir until incorporated.
- Using an electric whisk, beat the Egg Whites until stiff peaks (and you can hold it upside down over your head!).
- Take 1/3 of the egg whites and fold into the free pandan mix to loosen it up.
- Then add the two mixes together and fold until well incorporated but not over mixed, you need those bubbles for the light texture!
- Bake for 40mins or until golden and a screuer comes out clean.
- Allow to cool on a rack inside the tin.
Decorate
I read about how to make this cream and though it sounded lovely – it is. You need to find the highest percentage of Coconut Extract you can for it to work best. I have left a little water in the milk here to get a looser whip.
- Scrape the Milk out of the tin, leaving the water in the bottom.
- Add the Vanilla and Sugar to the Milk.
- Using a whisk beat the Milk until light and fluffy, this will take about 3 mins.
- Dolop the cream on the top of the cake letting it spill over the inside and out.
- Decorate with lengthways slices of banana and curls of coconut.