Buko pandan cake, also known as pandan macapuno cakeorcoconut pandan cake, is a Filipino chiffonorsponge cake (mamón) flavored with extracts from boiled pandan leaves and frosted with cream with young coconut strips and/or macapuno as toppings or fillings. It is a cake version of the traditional Filipino pairing of buko pandan.[1][2][3] It is similar to the pandan cakes in other parts of Southeast Asia, but differ in that it is not served plain. It is always frosted with cream and coconut.[4]
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| Alternative names | Pandan Macapuno Cake, Pandan mamon, Coconut pandan cake |
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| Type | Cake |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Main ingredients | Pandan leaves extract, baking powder, flour, eggs, sugar, cream of tartar, cream, young coconut/macapuno strips |
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