Thursday, June 30, 2011

Pandan Kaya Sponge Cake


This is the most basis sponge cake recipe uses only eggs, sugar and flour.  I flavored it with pandan paste or you can use pure vanilla extract for the vanilla flavor.  I made this because I just made a bottle of pandan kaya using my bread maker and I wanted to have it with some sponge cake.  I had used this sponge cake recipe for swissroll before and this recipe works well for me.  If you have been my avid reader, you should realize that I always stick to the recipe that works well for me.  Not quite adventurous as to try other sponge cake recipe.  Or simply put, just used the one easy sponge cake recipe that does not require to separate the eggs into egg white and did it like the chiffon cake method.

This cake was spongy and delicious with the double pandan flavors from the cake and kaya.  Quite fattening I must say, that's why it was served in small pieces, but one piece was never enough.



Ingredients: 

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1/2 tsp. Pandan paste 



Method:


1. Preheat oven to 400'F. Grease a 12x8-inch jelly roll pan and line with parchment paper. 

2. Combine eggs and sugar in a bowl. Beat with a handheld electric mixer until thick and mousse-like. (When the beaters are lifted, a trail should remain on the surface of the mixture for at least 15 seconds.)  Add pandan paste and beat well. (Make sure you beat until thick and mousse-like as this is the most important step in making this sponge cake, or else you would fail and your sponge cake would be hard)

3. Carefully fold in the flour with a large metal spoon.

4. Spoon into the prepared pan, spread evenly to the edges and bake for 10-12 minutes, until the cake springs back when lightly pressed.

5. Neatly trim the edges of the cake.  Cut into half and sandwich kaya jam between the cake.  Cut into petite pieces to serve.


21 comments:

muimui said...

Wow! Can i have a slice please. Looks like chinese version of victoria sponge cake.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful cake ! Approximately how long should I beat the eggs and sugar ?

SIG said...

I'm going to try this. :)

Gloria Baker said...

This cake look delicious and nice! gloria

tigerfish said...

Once-I-start-I-cannot-stop kind of cake! :)

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

yes, your sponge cake look so fluffy and soft. spread with kaya must be very good.

Belinda @zomppa said...

I want to bring you home!!! And bring these with me!!

The Sweetylicious said...

i love this cake! there's pandan and kaya! a great combination. and the cake is so tall and pretty! yummy!

muffin lover said...

Hi may i ask how do you make pandan kaya with bread maker. can u share

Jocie's Mom said...

Lovely! I just made some pandan steamed cakes so we must have been on the same wavelength this week :)

Little Corner of Mine said...

Thanks muimui. Have a piece pls.

Anon, about 5 mins I think.

Cool SIG!

Thanks Gloria.

Haha Tigerfish, actually me too but have to control. :(

Thanks Sonia and yes it was good.

Haha Belinda.

Thanks sweetylicious.

Muffin lover, just follow the "Kaya Jam" link for the recipe and instruction.

Parsley Sage :)

Three-Cookies said...

Looks really light and delicious. Its been a very long time since I had kaya, thanks for the reminder:)

Unknown said...

oh yummmm perfect for tea time!

kirbie said...

This looks so simple and yummy!

Dwiana said...

I never get tired eating any cake with pandan taste:) Anyway thank you for stopping by at my new blog. It has been very long time I don't blog and good to find that you are still blogging:)

Sweet Jasmine said...

Woo..this is so tempting. I can smell it from here :)

Pomegranate juice said...

Very delicious cake.great combination.Thanks

Home Cooking said...

i miss pandan soo much, hmm...i bet your cake is smell so sweet :)

daphne said...

You have the most amazing gift in choosing simple yet delicious recipe ching! I love this!

Noob Cook said...

I love anything pandan. Your cake looks really fluffy!

Unknown said...

The cake looks wonderful.