
This sponge mixture is flavours with bi-tua leaves to give a green colour and bubble gum like flavour, so typical of bi-tua dishes. It's better to use bi-tua flavouring for this because it's concentated, but if you cannot get it, shred bi-tua in water and squeeze the leaves carefully to get as concentrated a flavour as possible into the water, then filter out the pulp so that only the green water is used.
To make a more interesting photograph, I've cut the sponge into cubes, but that is optional.
Ingredients ![]()
170 gms Unsalted Butter
170 gms Castor Sugar
4 Large Eggs
160 gms Cake Flour (With raising agent)
4-5 Drops Bi Tua Flavour
Preparation
1. Leave the butter to soften at room temperature.
2. Blend the butter with the sugar to form a smooth creamy mixture.
3. Add 2 of the eggs and whisk in until smooth, it's better to use an electric whisk to get as much air into the mixture as possible.
4. Add the remaining eggs and whisk again.
5. Add the flour a little at a time, whisking in until smooth.
6. Finally finish by adding the bi-tua flavour. If the mixture is too loose, add a little more flour, you want a soft creamy paste at the end.
7. Line a cake dish with greaseproof paper, pour in the mixture. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 45-50 minutes at 180 degrees celsius.



Comments (3)
Looks very nice :o), does Bi Tua have an english name? .. would like to make this cake..
Btw.. very good website u have, keep coming back here to check what u've been doing :)
[Appon]
No, its only a Thai thing, but you can get it in Asian grocers.
Posted by Thomas | July 7, 2006 9:29 AM
Posted on July 7, 2006 09:29
Yummy Pandan Cake! Thanks again for the recipe.
Posted by noelle | July 7, 2006 3:33 PM
Posted on July 7, 2006 15:33
hi,
is bi tua similar to the pandan leaves exctract?
thanks
[Appon]
I think its the same family of plants. Wikipedia lists Pandanus as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus ใบเตย, เตยหอม, เตย, in Thai which includes Bi Tua (but the photograph is not the same as the Bi Tua I'm use to). So you may be able to use Pandan leaf extract and get the same flavour.
Posted by eat matters | July 7, 2006 7:50 PM
Posted on July 7, 2006 19:50