When baking with pandan, I would normally use store-bought pandan paste instead of freshly-squeezed pandan juice. This is because fresh pandan leaves are not available here and often times, the frozen pandan leaves that can be found in most Asian stores are of such subpar quality that they are just not worth using. Once in a blue moon however, I might be able to get decent frozen pandan leaves (ones that haven’t […]
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Pandan Chiffon Cake Revisited
This is a childhood and now, a family favorite. For the longest time, I couldn’t find an acceptable substitute for fresh pandan leaves and I lived without this dessert for almost a decade. Finally, through another blogger, I discovered pandan paste but then for a while, I couldn’t find pandan paste where I live. It was only within the past couple of […]
Kuih Bakar
Most of those I know who moved away claimed it’s because they couldn’t take the winters here anymore. I feel the same way, although it’s not the snow or cold I mind so much, it’s the constant cloudiness that gets to me. Today is the fourth day since I last saw the sun and I […]
Pandan Chiffon Cake
Pandan Chiffon Cake used to be my all-time favorite dessert growing up. I love the fragrant yet oh so subtle pairing of pandan and coconut, and the light-as-air texture with just the right amount of sweetness. Although I’m not as crazy about it as I used to be (due to an increased appreciation of other desserts), I […]
Pandan Pound Cake
Yay!! I finally managed to coincide a post with a celebration before the actual day, not after. :) Something green for St. Patrick’s Day, anyone? This pound cake is flavored with pandan, a flavoring as widely used in Southeast Asia as vanilla extract is used here (for more info on it, check out an old […]
Whole Grain Pandan Butter Cupcakes
Last Sunday was a baking day as well, although I was still feeling tired from lack of sleep two nights in a row now. However, I did promise Alex that we would bake together that day. Alex just loves to bake. He has yet to try his hands on cooking (maybe when he’s a little […]