A copycat recipe of the famous Conti’s Mango Bravo. I got a request to make a mango bravo cake for a friend’s husband’s 50th birthday. I have never made this before. In fact, I cannot remember even tasting this cake the last time I ate at Conti’s. But of course, the internet had so many […]
Category: Desserts
It is the first week of Advent. Which means, Christmas is just around the corner. I should be getting started with my Christmas gifts. I am not as organized as the rest of my family, who have now, thanks to online shopping, purchased gifts for each other, me included. But I am not yet finished, […]
My German mother-in-law can make this German rhubarb cake in her sleep. One of the classics, her rhubarb cake with a meringue topping makes frequent appearances during rhubarb season. Jump to Recipe I never had rhubarb cake in the Philippines. Is rhubarb even available there? I have no idea, as I have never seen it […]
Bake a fruitcake (or two, one for a gift) this Holiday season for a fruitcake lover in your life. Jump to Recipe Fruitcake. You either love it or not. I don’t. But my mom and her sisters do! Last time I went home to the Philippines, 3 years ago, I baked my mom and aunt […]
This is the chocolatiest chiffon cake I have tasted. Add a whipped mascarpone cream and this is just decadent! Recipe for the chiffon cake I used is here and the mascarpone whipped cream is here. I made the cake in a 21-cm tube pan. We devoured it! So good!
This strawberry tiramisu is an egg-free fruit alternative to the classic Italian coffee and liqueur tiramisu. It is the perfect make-ahead summer dessert to serve at your next party or bring to your next potluck!
Pandan chiffon cake is a fragrant, soft and fluffy cake which doesn’t need any icing to be enjoyed. Jump to recipe Unadorned chiffon cake is one of the Asian cakes I relish eating. Making it, not so much, as they don’t always come out perfect. But I still make them. It reminds me of my […]
Homemade pandan juice and pandan extract are easy to make. You only need pandan leaves, water, a blender, and brute strength to squeeze out the juice.
Coconut macaroons are tiny morsels of milky coconut-y goodness! It is hard to stop at one! I love coconut macaroons. The Filipino version has condensed milk and is insanely milky and chewy. At the end of my pregnancy, I was baking up a storm. I was churning out baked goodies daily. Looking back, that was […]
My mom made polvoron frequently when we were growing up. We would then enjoy it with a spoon, instead of molding them. We loved polvoron, and it would disappear fast anyway, so why bother? What is polvoron? Polvoron is a Filipino adaptation of the Spanish polvorones. It comes from the Spanish word “polvo”, which means […]
