more from the market: canonigo, aka floating island--a feather light meringue cake with custard sauce and fruit.
maja blanca, a traditional coconutty, milky pudding.
whole grain breads and pastries still aren't commonly found throughout filipino supermarkets, but are in abundance here. there were some very creative concoctions including bittermelon pumpkin wheat baguettes, macadamia pesto twists, spinach batards, and cappuccino rye loaves.
i also found the much discussed vargas butter cake.
surprisingly light, it's basically a moist, spongey cake that tastes like it's saturated in high fat butter. gaaaaaaaah.
you can use a piece of this butter cake....
ReplyDeleteOh goodness gracious, that butter cake looks positively wicked! Gimme some please... Welcome back and glad you had a good time!
ReplyDeletehi viv! maybe you can unlock the secret to its creamy, fatty goodness yet oh-so-light texture. it really tastes like it's a super-light sponge soaked in fat. any ideas?
ReplyDeletehi mil--cleaning behind the fridge?
that's funny that you should mention sour cream. have you seen clotilde's post today about a yogurt cake? her description sounds very much like this cake. i don't think yogurt and sour cream are in this recipe, but rather a canned butter with high density and low water content, which would mimic the properties of sour cream or yogurt. although, you never know.
ReplyDeleteHi Santos,
ReplyDeleteFatty butter cake...WOO HOO! That's just what I need right now! Bring it on! =P
hi mm! i've been reading about your vargas butter cake trials. you know, i'm under some impression the cake is baked with a certain amount of oil, and then brushed with the melted butter. have you tried using a chiffon cake recipe instead of a butter cake recipe? i still have a cake in the freezer, maybe i'll do a little experimentation sometime.
ReplyDeletethanks for the tip, i'll check out FTI some time.
hi reid! well, i do have that cake in the freezer....i should try to express mail something like this to you sometime, just to see what happens.
Hi, guys.
ReplyDeleteBeen reading all your comments about the vargas buttercake. I must say they are all very interesting especially the part about the buttercake having less eggs to make it light. Marketmanila, I admire your perserverance to unlocking the secrets of the Vargas Buttercake. Anyway, your comments are very much appreciated and your suggestions too. Thank you.