Pandan Layer Cake by Lisa Tok

Pandan Butter Cake

Ingredients:

250g butter - softened at room temperature

200g castor sugar

5 large eggs

210g self raising flour - sifted

Few drops green pandan paste

Method:

1. Cream butter and castor sugar until light.

2. Add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3. Fold in sifted flour lightly, add gren pandan paste and mix well. 

4. Pour into lined and greased 8" tin, bake in preheated oven at 170C until cooked. 

Ingredients:

1 pc 4" x 8" pandan butter cake - cut into 3 slices horizontally (from above)

15g agar agar powder

250g sugar

1000ml water

300ml thick coconut milk

3 egg yolks (mix well with coconut milk)

Few drops green pandan paste

Method:

1. Place one slice of pandan butter cake in a rectangular mould (You may use round cake for a round mould or cake tin).

2. Stir and boil agar-agar powder, sugar and water, mix egg yolks and coconut milk, pour into agar-agar mixture and stir over low heat, add green pandan paste, strain the mixture.

3. Pour 1/3 agar-agar mixture over cake, leave until half-set, place a slice of cake on top. Pour second 1/3 agar-agar over and leave until surface is almost set. 

4. Place last piece of cake on top and pour remaining agar-agar over cake. Leave to set, chill well before slicing.