Recipe: Pandan Chiffon Cake

Taken from Diana's Desert:

This cake was probably the best out of the 4 in terms of result. It was nice and fluffy and the pandan flavour was very distinct. What I learnt was that pandan is called Screwpine here.

Ingredients: 8 eggs, separated 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 3/4 cup liquid vegetable oil 1 tsp. vanilla extract 3/4 cup coconut milk 1/4 tsp. pandan extract* (see note below) 1/4 tsp. pandan paste* (see note below) (used for flavoring and color) optional 1 cup self-rising flour OR 1 cup cake flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (add ONLY if using cake flour) 1/2 tsp. salt (add ONLY if using cake flour) 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

Instructions: 1). Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). 2). In a small bowl, combine coconut milk , pandan extract and ovalette (using ovalette is optional). Add the 1/4 tsp. of pandan paste (or 1/4 tsp. green food coloring) to mixture if using (using the pandan paste or green food coloring is optional). Set aside. 3). With an electric mixer OR by hand, beat the egg yolks, sugar, vegetable oil and vanilla until well combined. Beat in coconut milk/pandan extract mixture. 4). Combine flour, baking powder and salt (If using cake flour). *Note: Do not add baking powder or salt if you are using self-rising flour as self-rising flour already has baking powder and salt in it. Sift the self-rising flour (or cake flour, baking powder and salt mixture, if using) three times into a large bowl. Make a well in the center of sifted dry ingredients, and whisk egg mixture into the flour mixture. 5). With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until soft peaks. Add the cream of tartar and beat until firm peaks form. Fold the beaten egg whites into the flour/egg yolk mixture in two batches using a balloon whisk or rubber spatula. 6). Gently pour the batter into a 9 or 10-inch (23-25 cm) ungreased tube or angel food cake pan. With a spatula, spread batter to even out top. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F (180 C) oven for 45 minutes or until the cake feels spongy to the touch. 7). Remove cake from oven, and carefully invert the pan (upside down) onto a cooling rack. Do not remove cake from pan until completely cooled. Once cake has cooled, run a spatula around the sides and center tube of the pan to release the cake. When you are ready to slice the cake, use a thin sharp knife with serrated blade, and cut with a "sawing" action opposed to slicing through the cake.