Pandan Gula Melaka Cake

Name: Pandan Gula Melaka Cake
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Hari Raya
Ingredients: 5 Eggs; 250 g Salted Butter; 230 g Caster Sugar; 250 g Self-Raising Flour; 1/2 tsp Baking Powder; 1 tsp Pandan Paste; 300 g Cream Cheese Spread; 80 g Unsalted Butter; 100 g Icing Sugar; 120 g Gula Melaka; 300 ml Whipping Cream; 40 ml Water

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Level

difficult

Cooking

60 min

Preparation

90 min

Ingredients

Servings

For the pandan cake
Eggs	5
Salted Butter	250 g
Caster Sugar	230 g
Self-Raising Flour	250 g
Baking Powder	¹⁄₂ tsp
Pandan Paste	1 tsp
For the gula melaka frosting
Cream Cheese Spread	300 g
Unsalted Butter	80 g
Icing Sugar	100 g
Gula Melaka grated	120 g
Whipping Cream	300 ml
Water	40 ml

How to cook

For the pandan cake

Cream butter and sugar till lighter in colour and fluffy.
Add eggs one by one and flour sifted with baking powder. Continue mixing till mixture is smooth.
Add pandan paste to cake batter and mix well.
Pour mixture into a 2 lined 9-inch baking tin, bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 40 mins.
Allow cake to cool.

For the gula melaka frosting

Cook gula melaka with water in a pot over low heat to make syrup. Allow to cool.
Mix softened cream cheese spread, unsalted butter with icing sugar and gula melaka syrup in a bowl using a spatula until smooth for the gula melaka frosting.
Slice pandan cake sideways into 3 layers, spread the gula melaka frosting and assemble.
Coat exterior of cake with whipped whipping cream and decorate as desired.
Chill in refrigerator before serving.