and the pandan cake's taste is unique, unlike other cakes which are usually sweet and creamy." But a challenger has now emerged to claim a slice of the niche Bengawan Solo has carved out for ...

I headed towards the famous Singapore bakery Bengawan Solo because I knew that some of them love its kueh lapis legit, the Indonesian layered cake also ... confections were pandan chiffon cakes.

I tried both of the galettes des rois offered the night I dined there, and one quickly rose to the top of my favorite king ...

And although it has the same light green hue as matcha, the taste is wildly different. “Pandan is cake flavor in plant form!” says Kelly Jacques, co-owner and chef at Ayu Bakehouse in New Orleans.