Cassava cake
Alternative names | cassava pudding, cassava pie, cassava bibingka, bibingkang kamoteng kahoy, bibingkang balanghoy, budin |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | Philippines |
Serving temperature | room temperature |
Similar dishes | Bánh khoai mì, Bibingka, Pilawpinan mont |
Cassava cake is a traditional
Origins and history
Cassava was one of the crops imported from Latin America through the Manila galleons from at least the 16th century.[2][3] Cassava cake is a type of bibingka (traditional baked cakes), having its origins from adopting native recipes but using cassava instead of the traditional galapong (ground glutinous rice) batter. It is also known more rarely as cassava bibingka or bibingkang kamoteng kahoy, although the English name is more commonly used.[4][5] In Quezon, cassava cake is more commonly known as budin.[6][7]
Description
Cassava cake is made from grated cassava mixed with gata (
The texture of the cake can be adjusted by varying the amount of grated cassava used. Cakes with less cassava content tend to be softer and moister, while cakes with more cassava content is firmer and chewy.[13]
The topping is cooked separately. It is traditionally coconut-based
Additional toppings may be added before the second baking, like cheddar cheese, macapuno strings, or grated coconut, among others. It is further garnished with additional toppings like more grated cheese or latik.[9][15][16] They are allowed to cool and served sliced into squares.[17]
Cassava (known as kamoteng kahoy and balinghoy in
Variants
Cassava cake can be modified to add additional ingredients. The most common variants are "cassava buko bibingka" which adds young coconut (buko),[19] and "pineapple cassava bibingka" which adds crushed pineapple chunks.[20]
In
Similar dishes
Cassava cake is very similar to the Vietnamese bánh khoai mì, which is sometimes also anglicized as "cassava cake", but the latter does not use milk and does not have a custard topping.[18] Cassava cake also resembles the Caribbean and African cassava pone (also called yuca cake), but the latter is denser and dryer in texture.
See also
- List of cakes
- Suman
- Pitsi-pitsi
References
- ^ a b c "Easy Cassava Cake Recipe". Foxy Folksy. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Mercene, Floro (April 20, 2015). "Manila Galleon's Glory Days". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Champorado and the Manila Galleon Trade". Ariana Eats Lumpia. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Veneracion, Connie. "Cassava Bibingka (Cake) With Coconut Custard Topping". Casa Veneracion. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
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- ^ Heussaff, Erwan. "We Found The Best Cassava Cake In The Philippines". The Fat Kid Inside. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ "Budin (Kulinarya Tagala)". Flavors of Life. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ "Cassava Cake Recipe". FilipinoFoodRecipes.org. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ a b Merano, Vanjo. "Cassava Cake Recipe". Panlasang Pinoy. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ISBN 9781462913930.
- ISBN 9789712200236.
- ^ Joven, Eduardo. "Classic & Pinoy: Your Cassava Cake Recipe". ChoosePhilippines. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Cassava Recipe Filipino Style: Cassava Cake Made with Coconut Milk, Eggs and Butter". Filipino-food-recipes.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Cassava Cake with Custard Topping". Kawaling Pinoy. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Cassava Cake Recipe". Yummy.ph. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Agbanog, Liza. "Cassava Cake". Salu Salo Recipes. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Cassava Cake". Genius Kitchen. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Cassava Cake Recipe". Panlasang Pinoy Recipes. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "How to Make Cassava Buko Bibingka". Atbp.ph. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Pineapple Cassava Bibingka". Kawaling Pinoy Tasty Recipes. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Royal Bibingka". Panlasang Pinoy. Retrieved July 20, 2019.