Recipe: Bengkang Pandan

January 10, 2014

For the past few days we have been staying with a Malay family. Every night they make a traditional Malay dessert, called Bengkang pandan cake. We had to get the recipe and share!

Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 cups coconut milk
3 cups pandan juice
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar (1 cup if you like it very sweet)
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon green food coloring (optional)
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Steps

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients except for the sesame seeds.
Oil a 8×8 pan and pour in mixture.
Cook for 15 minutes, then sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top.
Bake for 1 hour.
Let cool, cut and enjoy.

You can find pandan leaves in most Asian food stores. The leaves are known as hala in Hawaii and sometimes called screw-pine leaves in other countries.