Pandan Sponge Cups

My hubby was complaining why I'm making fancy cakes nowadays.

He wants me to make simpler cakes for him instead.

So, I used the sponge recipe from Strawberry Mirror Cake to make him this pandan sponge for midnight supper.

Pandan Sponge Cups Recipe

3 eggs

3 egg yolks

150gm sugar

1 tsp pandan emulco

3 egg whites

1 pinch cream of tartar

1 tbsp sugar

75gm sifted cake flour

1. Preheat oven to 190C.

2. Beat eggs whites until foamy, then add in cream of tartar. Beat until soft peaks, then add in 1 tbsp of sugar and beat until stiff and glossy.

3. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, egg yolks, and sugar until creamy, pale and light. Beat in pandan emulco.

4. Sift cake flour. Fold into egg yolk mixture.

5. Stir in 1/3 of beaten egg whites into egg yolk mixture. Then fold in the rest of the egg whites.

6. Spoon batter into muffin cups until 1cm to the rim. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

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This recipe yields 12 sponge cups.