Local Filipinos are very fond of root crops and eating crops has been part of their culture and bodies. But then, eating food crops such as cassava has been innovated into different recipes, menus and desserts. Cassava grows in the Philippines and it was popular for the name of “kamoteng kahoy” which was usually boiled in water, sprinkled with honey or sugar and will be enjoyed by kids as part of mid-day meal or “merienda”. Since it was too easy to plant, crop and harvest it then many farmers are sowing cassava than any other crops.
Nowadays, cassava has been very popular with desserts such as cassava cake. And some people have included it in their list as business opportunity. In some bus station in Luzon, you will find cassava cake vendors along with other take home foods such as buco pie, donuts, pastillas and candies. Seeing the base of the cake, it was a very mouth savoring and the color, aroma and the toppings (usually a lot of cheese) makes people crave for it.
As we eat the cake, you will find the taste of coconut, milk, and even eggs but their combination is one of the menus you can relish in all sort of ways. Furthermore, for people who love to make cassava cake, here is its basic ingredient and recipe. Then you could still add up additional toppings, food color or even flavorings such as vanilla, banana, lemon or apple flavoring.
Ingredients:
1 pack cassava
½ cup sugar
Margarine
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup coconut milk in can/or bought from market
250 grams macapuno
*** You can also add flavorings such as vanilla, banana, lemon or apple
** food color depends on the flavorings
* Add toppings such as diced gelatin, sago or gulaman
Procedure
- In a bowl, mix the margarine and sugar until the mixture is smooth. Maintain its consistency.
- In another bowl, mix the cassava, macapuno and the coconut milk
- Add the prefer flavoring and food color.
- Then mix all ingredients together.
- Put in an oven and bake it for 30 minutes in a 350 degrees oven
- Pricked the middle of the cake to know if it is cooked. If the stick comes out clean then the cassava cake is done.
- Then as for the toppings, put the condensed milk on the top of the cake
- Sprinkle with lots of grated cheese
- You can add some diced gelatin, gulaman or sago depending on what you prefer.
- Serve to the family
