This Cotton Candy Birthday Cake is a vibrant, pastel-colored celebration dessert packed with nostalgic carnival sweetness. Featuring cotton candy flavoring in both the cake and frosting, this recipe creates a moist, fluffy vanilla base with a whimsical cotton candy twist. Perfect for birthdays and parties, this cake delivers beautiful layers, creamy frosting, and bold cotton candy aroma — making it a must-try dessert for anyone who loves fun and colorful cakes.

Pandan Chiffon Cake with Pandan Extract

To create a fluffy pandan chiffon cake with pandan extract, begin by separating the eggs to whip the egg whites into a stable meringue with cream of tartar and half the sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks with vegetable oil, coconut milk, pandan extract, vanilla, and remaining sugar until combined. Sift the dry ingredients—cake flour, baking powder, and salt—and fold them gently into the wet mixture. Gradually fold the meringue into the batter in three additions to maintain the light texture. Pour the batter into an ungreased tube pan and bake at 350°F (175°C) for about 45–50 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool upside down for maximum fluffiness before slicing. This pandan chiffon cake recipe is airy, fragrant, and moist, perfect for any special celebration or afternoon snack.

Choosing pandan extract for this recipe

Dolce Flav’s water-soluble pandan extract contains propylene glycol and natural and artificial flavors, with no added colors. It supplies pandan flavor rather than green color. Check the current product guidance when adapting a recipe; a concentrate is not a volume-for-volume substitute for pandan paste or pandan leaf juice.

Keep the recipe’s coconut milk and other liquid ingredients. If the finished dessert needs a green appearance, choose a separate food color suitable for the application.

Compare current pandan extract bottle and bulk sizes, or ask about pandan flavoring for larger batches.

Make ube milk tea with black tea, milk, condensed milk and water-soluble Purple Ube Extract. Tapioca pearls are optional: leave them out for an iced milk tea, or cook them according to their package directions for a boba-style drink.

Choose the ube formula for this recipe

Purple Ube Extract contains natural and artificial flavors plus Red #40 and Blue #1. Clear Ube Extract contains natural and artificial flavors without added purple coloring. Natural Ube Extract (No Coloring) uses natural flavors without added coloring. Compare them in our ube extract buying guide; switching formulas can change the amount needed and the finished appearance.

How much ube extract should you use?

Follow the current directions for the exact product selected and measure a small trial batch. Assess the complete tea-and-milk mixture at its serving temperature. Do not transfer a teaspoon amount between formulas or add more flavoring solely for a darker color. Read the flavor extract use guide.

Milk tea substitutions and serving tips

To make a dairy-free version, replace both the milk and condensed milk with suitable dairy-free alternatives, and check the toppings. Adjust sweetness separately from flavor strength. The cooking time depends on the pearl type; the time shown on the card is an estimate.

Ube extract supplies flavor; ube halaya contributes body and other ingredients. Treat a jam topping as a separate addition. Explore our ube flavoring ideas for cakes and desserts.