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Pandan Chiffon Cake
When I was a teenager, my sister-in-law taught me how to make chiffon cake.
I love all kinds of chiffon cake, be it Pandan, orange or coffee. However, my absolute favorite chiffon cake recipe is Pandan Chiffon Cake.
Pandan leaf (screwpine leaf) is widely used in Malaysia, and this chiffon cake is infused with the sweet fragrance of fresh Pandan juice.
What Is Chiffon Cake?
Chiffon Cake is the Asian version of Angel Cake.
The cake has a soft and cottony texture, every bite is so light and fluffy because there is no butter or cream cheese in the recipe.
Chiffon cake is absolutely delicious. It’s also simple and easy to make the cake.
How to Serve Chiffon Cake?
You can serve the cake as is but it’s best served with vanilla ice cream.
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Pandan Chiffon Cake
Ingredients
Step 1:
- 8 medium egg yolks
- 2 oz. fine sugar
- 2 oz. Pandan Juice (made from blending 6 Pandan leaves with 2oz. - 3 oz. (90 ml) water)
- 3 oz. corn oil or olive oil
- 5 oz. self raising flour
Step 2:
- 8 egg whites
- 5 oz. fine sugar
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
Step 1:
- Beat egg yolks and sugar gently with a hand whisk until sugar dissolves.
- Stir in the Pandan juice and corn oil.
- Fold the self raising flour into the egg mixture.
- Set aside.
Step 2:
- Beat the egg whites till frothy with a hand mixer. Slowly add in the sugar and a pinch of salt while beating at high speed.
- Beat until the egg white is stiff and shining, but not dry. It takes about 3 minutes to form meringue.
Step 3:
- Preheat oven to 175°C (347°F).
- Use a spatula and gently fold egg yolk mixture into the egg white mixture (meringue).
- Pour the batter into an ungreased 25 cm tube pan.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes.
- Once the cake is cooked, remove it from the oven immediately and invert the tube pan onto a wire rack. Let it cool before removing the cake from the tube pan.
Notes
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
May I use canola oil instead of corn oil?
You can try!
its look so beautiful with soft green color. i love this flavour of cake. thanks for the recipe.
It looks so delicious ! I’m gonna make it rn <3
Thanks.
Hi. Can we just use pandan essence? If so, how much?
You can try.
Have tried twice. The recipe works and delicious.
My chiffon pan is 20cm only, how to reduce the amount of all the ingredients?
Thank you.
Just divide!
I used half of the ingredients, do I still beat the egg white for 3 min?
Tried 4 times but the cake still sink in the oven but the taste still really nice except the texture. ;)
You need to beat the egg white until they become meringue.
Could I substitute the juice for pandan essence and food colouring? Its what I have on hand :D
Hi, does it make a difference whether folding egg yolk mixture to egg white mixture or the other way round? Thanks.
Hi Le, just follow the instructions for the best results. :)
I made this recipe yesterday night and it turned out very well ! My mom loves it ….Just a little too sweet for our family taste buds , I will try and make again with reduced sugar :)
The secret of a successful chiffon cake is the meringue. To achieve a desirable meringue, beat the egg white into foamy state in medium speed, and , and then gradually change to high speed and add in sugar gradually and continue to beat until soft peak .
When you mix the egg yolk mixture with egg white, take a dollop of the egg white and mix well until the green color of the egg yolk mixture turned pale. If you do not smooth out the egg yolk mixture, the chiffon cake will turn out to have clumps in the cake. Fold the egg white in a “8” shape movement until all are well mixed before pouring them into the mould or pan.
Happy Baking!
can i use round cake pan instead of tube pan on this?
I guess you can but chiffon cake is always a tube pan.
Great recipe, tried on the weekend just past. However, not sure why the height of the cake collapse to half the height when in the oven. For example, in the oven was say 8cm height then drop to just 4cm and overnight at 3cm.
The meringue – not beaten enough.
is it possible to steam this?
Hmmm not sure haven’t tried.
Nope it has to be baked
Great recipe! If I can’t get pandan leaves, would pandan extract suffice?
I use pandan extract and add coconut milk to make up the volume of the pandan juice. It turns out beautifully every time.