Soft and Fragrant Steamed Puteri Ayu Recipe | Easy Pandan Coconut Cupcakes

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Make these beautiful Steamed Puteri Ayu (Pandan Coconut Cupcakes) – light, fluffy pandan sponge with sweet grated coconut topping!

Great for tea time, celebrations or everyday snacking.

✅ Light and Fluffy ✅ Natural pandan fragrance ✅ Perfect bite-sized tea time treat

Try this revised recipe and let me know how soft yours turned out! ❤️

Watch my step-by-step video tutorial below:

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/S31Hv7bsDgY

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Puteri Ayu (Steamed Coconut Pandan Cupcakes)
Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
 

Makes: 20-24 pieces

Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Indonesian, Peranakan
Keyword: Pandan
Author: Shiokman Eddie
Ingredients
  • 220 g plain flour
  • 220 g sugar
  • 250 ml coconut milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp ovalette
  • 8 pandan leaves or 1 tsp pandan paste
  • 400 g grated coconut
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cornflour
Instructions
Pandan Extract
  1. Wash and cut pandan leaves and put in a blender
  2. Pour coconut milk into blender and blend until the leaves are fine
  3. Sieve pandan coconut milk
Mixing Batter
  1. Measure out 250 ml pandan coconut milk
  2. In a mixing bowl, add sugar and eggs, mix well until creamy and fluffy
  3. Add ovalett to the mixture and continue mixing
  4. Pour in pandan coconut milk slowly and mix well
  5. Slowly add flour and mix at low speed until well mixed
Coconut topping
  1. In a tray add salt and cornflour to the grated coconut and mix well
Assembly
  1. Put some of the grated coconut into the putu ayu cups and press down firmly
  2. Pour the batter into the cups over the grated coconut
  3. Arrange the cups in a steamer and steam for 5 mins over medium heat
  4. Remove from steamer and squeeze the sides of each cup to loosen the kueh
  5. Gently tap the kueh out onto a plate

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