Buko pandan cake, also known as pandan macapuno cake or coconut pandan cake, is a
Filipino chiffon or
sponge cake
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mamón
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'') flavored with extracts from boiled
pandan leaves and frosted with
cream
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with young
coconut
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strips and/or
macapuno as toppings or fillings. It is a cake version of the traditional Filipino pairing of ''
buko pandan''. It is similar to the
pandan cakes in other parts of
Southeast Asia
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, but differ in that it is not served plain. It is always frosted with cream and coconut.
See also
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Ube cake
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Mango cake
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Coconut cake
External links
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References
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Sponge cakes
Philippine cakes