Introducing Putu Ayu, One of Indonesia's Traditional Cakes

Putu Ayu is a traditional Indonesian cake. This cake has a delicious taste, the texture of the cake is very soft and adds a fragrant aroma. This traditional cake still exists in the community and has always been one of the most sought after cakes.

Making this cake is also very easy. This cake is made by steaming. The ingredients in making steamed sponge cake are steamed sponge cake ingredients in general. What distinguishes this cake from other steamed sponge cakes is that this putu ayu cake is identical to the taste and aroma of pandan and is sprinkled with grated coconut.

The sweetness of sugar in the steamed sponge mixture mixed with savory grated coconut as a topping is a delicious combination. Coupled with the combination of light green color from a mixture of pandan leaf juice combined with white from grated coconut, it is very beautiful to the eye.

This putu ayu cake is sometimes steamed with different cake molds. There are round, square, donut-shaped, rose-shaped or star-shaped depending on the taste of the maker. But don't worry, the taste, texture, fragrance and color of this putu ayu cake remain the same even though they have different shapes.