UBE LECHE FLAN CAKE

UBE LECHE FLAN CAKE

Ingredients

LECHE FLAN:

• 10 egg yolks
• 1 condensed milk (300mL)
• 1 evaporated milk (370mL)

CARAMEL:

• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

CAKE:

• 2 cake flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoon purple yam flavoring

Instructions For Making the Recipes:

LECHE FLAN

Separate egg yolks to whites, use yolk in this recipe.
In a bowl, mix together yolks and condensed milk until combined.
Add evaporated milk, stir gently and thoroughly until incorporated.
In a sauce pan mix water and the brown sugar. Bring to boil, until the sugar caramelize.
Pour caramel into the moulds, and spread on the bottom. Let it cool.
Gently strain the custard mixture, fill the moulds to 1-1/4 inch thick.

PURPLE (ube) YAM CAKE

Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda in a sieve.
Strain all the dry ingredients in large mixing bowl and set aside.
Combine sugar in melted butter and mix well to dissolve.
Take purple yam powder and milk in a cup and mix well
Combine flour, eggs, melted butter, purple yam mixture in a bowl and mix well.

STEAMING

Cover the flan with aluminium foil and rest for 20 minutes.
Steam for 20 minutes in high fire and 40 on low or until done.
Once the flan is done, pour the cake mixture on top, cover with aluminium foil.
Steam for another 35 minutes or until cake is done.

SERVING

Remove from the steamer and set aside to cool.
Trim the top of the cake with serrated knife to flatten.
Run a knife around the flan, then invert onto a platter.

Notes

Stir the flan mixture gently and thoroughly, to avoid bubbles on the mixture.
For strong purple yam flavor, you can add another teaspoon.
To make cake flour from all purpose flour; remove 2 tablespoon of flour in 1 cup of all purpose flour and replace with 2 tablespoon of corn starch.

Read more at http://www.pinoyhapagkainan.com/ube-leche-flan-cake/

Lemon Cake

A Lovely Lemon Cake for all seasons

The intense lemon flavor is just perfect for spring. It is in fact a Triple Lemon Layer Cake because it features lemon cake, lemon curd between the layers of cake and a lemon buttercream outer frosting. Garnish with long twists of lemon zest and silver dressage for a very elegant finish. This beautiful baked creation is a perfect focal point for your specials occasions anytime.

Triple Lemon Layer Cake

Preparation time: 45 minute(s)
Cooking time: 40 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 12

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 2 1/3 cups cake flour; more for the pans
• 2 ¾ tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 1 ¾ cups sugar
• 2 Tbsp. lightly packed finely grated lemon zest
• ¾ cup butter, completely softened at room temperature; more for the pans
• 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature
• 5 large egg whites, at room temperature
• ¼ tsp. cream of tartar

For the frosting:

• 1 cup butter, completely softened
• 2 Tbsp. finely grated lemon zest
• 3 ½ cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
• 3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

For the filling:

• 1 recipe lemon curd (refer to the recipe below)

Instructions for cooking:

1. Position a rack in the middle of the oven; heat the oven to 350°F.
2. Generously butter and flour two 8 x 2-inch round cake pans. (We like to use Baker’s Joy spray to be sure that every bit of the pan is evenly covered.)
3. Sift the cake flour, baking powder, and salt together into a medium bowl.
4. Pulse 1/4 cup of the sugar with the zest in a food processor until well combined.
5. In a large bowl, beat the butter and lemon sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1-1/2 minutes. (This step is important so be sure to give it at least a full minute, you want fluffy butter for a fluffy cake!)
6. Add the remaining 1-1/2 cups sugar and beat until smooth (about 1-1/2 minutes). Beat in a quarter of the milk just until blended.
7. On low speed, add the flour mixture alternately with the milk in three batches, scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula; beat just until blended.
8. In another large bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer on medium speed just until foamy. (When beating egg whites it is important that not a drop of fat – yolk, butter, etc., makes contact with the whites or they will not inflate!)
9. Add the cream of tartar, increase the speed to medium high, and beat just until the whites form stiff peaks when the beaters are lifted.
10. Add a quarter of the whites to the batter and gently fold them in with a whisk or a rubber spatula (you are doing this to lighten the batter mixture so that the rest of the fluffy egg whites can combine with it without being crushed); continue to gently fold in the whites, a quarter at a time, being careful not to deflate the mixture.
11. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Smooth the tops with the spatula. Bake until a pick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in the pans on a rack for 10 minutes.
12. Run a table knife around the inside of the pans and carefully invert each cake out onto the rack. Flip them right side up and let cool completely.
13. While the cake is cooling, make the lemon buttercream icing. Whip the butter and lemon zest in an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy, then gradually add the sifted powdered sugar. When the powdered sugar has been incorporated, add the lemon juice.
14. Now, make four layers out of your two cakes. It’s important that they are completely cool before you do this. With the palm of one hand pressed on top of a cake layer, cut each in half horizontally, using a long serrated knife. (Just take your time doing this, inspecting both the front and back of the cake as you go to be sure that the knife is going in and out evenly. Keeping pressure on top with your hand is key, and also using a thin knife like a ham knife.)
15. Put one of the four cake layers on a serving plate, cut side up. With an offset spatula or a table knife, spread a generous 1/3 cup chilled lemon curd on top of the cake layer. Lay another cake layer on top, spread it with another generous 1/3 cup lemon curd, and repeat with the third cake layer, using the last 1/3 cup lemon curd. Top with the fourth cake layer.
16. Spread lemon buttercream icing all over the outside of the cake. Decorate or garnish as you like.

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Here is Fine Cooking’s recipe for Lemon Curd Cake Filling:

Lemon Curd Cake Filling

 

Photo: Scott Phillips

 

Yields about 1-1/4 cups.

Ingredients:

• lemons
• egg yolks
• granulated sugar
• butter
• table salt

• 4 oz. (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 3 Tbs. lightly packed finely grated lemon zest
• Pinch salt
• 6 large egg yolks

Procedure:

1. Melt the butter in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the sugar, lemon juice, zest, and salt.
3. Whisk in the yolks until smooth.
4. Return the pan to medium-low heat and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens, 5 to 6 minutes.
5. To check if the curd is thick enough, dip a wooden spoon into it and draw a your finger across the the back of the spoon; your finger should leave a path.
6. Don't let the mixture boil. Immediately force the curd through a fine sieve into a bowl, using a rubber spatula.
7. Let cool at room temperature, whisking occasionally.
8. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.

Nutrition information (per serving):

Size : per Tbs., Calories (kcal): 90, Fat (kcal): 6, Fat Calories (g): 50, Saturated Fat (g): 3, Protein (g): 1, Monounsaturated Fat (g): 2, Carbohydrates (mg): 8, Polyunsaturated Fat (mg): 0, Sodium (g): 15, Cholesterol (g): 75, Fiber (g): 0,

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Recipe source for the Lemon Curd filling .

This cake is lovely garnished with long curls of lemon zest and silver draggees, or with well-washed edible flowers such as snapdragons, violets or johnny-jump-ups.

NOTE:

MAKE AHEAD: This cake can be made ahead and stored chilled  for up to two days. It is also nice to bake the cakes and make the lemon curd the day before, tightly wrap and chill them, and then the morning of your event you can make the icing and assemble the cake. Bring back to room temperature before serving.

*Recipe Source :  Three Layered Lemon Cake

UBE SWISS ROLL CAKE

Ube Swiss Roll Cake

Ingredients:

 

For the base:

1/4 cup (33 grams) whole wheat pastry flour

2-1/2 tbsp cornstarch

4 large eggs, at room temperature

1 large egg yolk

1/2 cup sugar + 1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

icing sugar for dusting

Instructions for making the base:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Using a half-sheet pan (17-1/4 x 12-1/4) coat with non stick spray then place a baking liner paper on the pan. Spray with baking spray and a bit of flour.
3. Separate 2 eggs, and place the yolks in a mixer stand bowl and the whites in another bowl and set aside.
4. To the yolks add the two whole eggs, 1/2 c sugar and one more egg yolk. Beat this at high speed for 5 minutes. Add vanilla and mix in at medium speed. 
5. You need the mixing bowl again so place the yolk mixture into another bowl. Clean the original mixer bowl really well as any fat left in the bowl will affect the beating of the egg whites.
6. In a small bowl, whisk the flour and the cornstarch.
7. Sift half the flour mixture over the egg yolk mixture. Fold it in very gently. Repeat with the remaining half of the flour.
8. In the large, cleaned stand mixer bowl add the egg whites. Using the whisk attachment beat the whites on medium speed until they are foamy. Add the cream of tartar. Increase the speed to medium high and beat until the whites form soft peaks. Add 1 tbsp sugar and beat until stiff peaks form when whisk attachment is lifted. Fold the whites into the yolk mixture. 
9. Pour the batter onto the baking sheet and smooth with an offset spatula. 
10. Bake for 7-8 minutes until golden brown.
11. Immediately loosen the sides of the cake from the sides of the pan. Gently slide the liner and cake out of the pan and on to a work surface. Sift the icing sugar over the cake. While hot, roll the cake from the short end making sure you include the liner as you roll. 
12. Set the cake on a wire rack to cool for 45 minutes.

Purple Yam Mixture For Filling:

• 1-1/2 cups purple sweet potatoes, peeled cut and half cooked
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1/3 cup icing sugar
• 2 tbsp cream cheese
• 1/2 c whipping cream

>Instructions Using food processor with the steel blade attached, add all the ingredients. Process until smooth. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Putting it all together:

1. Unroll the cake and carefully detach the cake form the liner and them lay it back on the liner again.
2. Spread the sweet potato mixture evenly over the cake leaving 1/2 inch of no icing on one short end. Starting at the other end, tightly and firmly roll the cake. Place on a serving plate with seam side down. Refrigerate or freeze for at least an hour before serving.

 

 Recipe source: UBE SWISS ROLL CAKE

UBE OR PURPLE YAM CHIFFON CAKE

UBE OR PURPLE YAM CHIFFON CAKE

Ingredients:

For the chiffon Cake

• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp of ube flavourings
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1/2 cup oil
• 3/4 cup milk
• 8 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5-7 drops of purple food coloring (optional)
• 1/2 cup Ube (purple yam, fresh ube or ube jam) if you use ube jam just decrease the sugar a little bit)

For the meringue

• 8 egg whites
• 3/4 cups of sugar
• 1 tsp of cream of tartar

For the Icing; you can used any you prefer to

• whip cream or cream cheese Icing or swiss meringue icing

How to Prepare:

Preheat the oven at 170 Degrees C.

1. First combine the dry ingredients: the cake flour, baking powder and salt, just mix it or sift and set aside.
2. In a separate bowl combine the wet ingredients: the ube flavoring, milk and oil, mix them together and set aside.
3. In a separate bowl beat the egg yolks and gradually add in the sugar and continue to beat till the egg yolk is pale in color and light, add the purple or ube and just continue beating until well combined, then add the flour mixture and use a folding method to mix and gradually add the wet ingredients and continue mixing them together using the cut and folding method. 
4. Add the food coloring for a cake to have vibrant color.
5. In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites and add 1 tsp of cream of tartar and gradually add ¾ cups of sugar and continue to beat until stiff and glossy peaks formed. You should be able to hold your bowl upside down without the egg whites falling out.
6. Then take about half of the meringue mixture and fold it into the batter. Use a spatula and keep stirring until no egg white streaks remain.Then add in the remaining meringue and fold until no streaks remain.
7. Pour the batter into the ungreased pan and bake this for 35-40 minutes until the cake’s surface is golden brown. When you touch the cake it should spring back.
8. Remove from the oven and revert the cake pan upside down to finish cooling and rising. Put a plate underneath in case it falls out.

 Serve and Enjoy!

See more at http://snappymindz.com/ube-or-purple-yam-chiffon-cake-recipe-that-looks-so-pretty-and-delicious/

ASSORTED PUTO RECIPES

PUTO KAKANIN

Puto is a steamed rice muffin which is popular as snack or dessert in the Philippines.

 In its traditional form, puto is of a plain white color. 

But in a modern world adding certain common Filipino ingredients like coconut milk, ube and pandan (made from pandan leaves) slightly changes the flavor and completely changes the color of the finished product.

 * Some other variations of steamed rice muffin (Puto) are Puto Bumbong, Puto Calasiao, Puto Lanson, Puto Mamon, Puto Manapla, Puto Maya, Puto-Pao, Puto Seko, Puto ube and a lot more.

 * Making and selling puto and kutsinta are hit business opportunities because (1) they are ridiculously easy to make;

(2) they require very little capital;

(3) you can mark them up to as high as 300 percent but

(4) they will still be affordable to the masses.

Special Puto Recipe

  Puto is a Filipino dish that is always served during the holidays. It is a steamed sweet cake that is traditionally made from ground rice. It is eaten by itself, with butter or grated coconut.  However, this recipe is an adapted way of making puto, using cake flour instead of ground rice. There are many variations of puto that include different flavoring such as ube (purple yam) and pandan. It can also be topped with cheese or salted egg.

 

 

Materials:

• Steamer 

 

• Mixing bowl
• Strainer 
• Muffin pan
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Wooden spoon or wire whisk

Puto Ingredients:

• 1 ¾ cups cake flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups water
• 2 egg whites
• ¼ cup fresh milk

Getting started:

1. Fill a 12-inch pan halfway with water and set over high heat.
2. In a bowl, sift together cake flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In another bowl, combine water, egg whites and fresh milk. Using a hand mixer, beat the mixture at low speed for 5 minutes.
4. Add the sifted dry ingredients and blend until smooth.
5. Strain the batter into another bowl to ensure that there are no lumps.
6. Lightly brush a mini muffin tin with vegetable oil.
7. Fill muffin tin ¾ full with the batter.
8. Once the water in the pan is boiling, place the muffin tin in the pan and cover the pan with a lid.
9. Steam the puto for 5 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the puto comes out clean.
10. Once the puto is cooked, remove from the pan and allow to cool at least 30 seconds before removing from the muffin tins.
11. Repeat steps 6 to 10 three more times, making sure there is enough water in the pan each time.

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Special Puto With Cheese

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup all purpose-flour
• 1/2 cup rice flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 pcs egg yolks
• 3/4 cup white sugar, (divided 1/4 and 1/2)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 tsp. vanilla
• 2 pcs egg whites
• 75 gms cheese, sliced

How to make Puto with cheese:

1. In a medium mixing bowl, sift all purpose flour, rice flour, baking powder and salt, repeat if needed. Set aside.
2. Beat yolks until lemon colored. Add 1/2 cup sugar gradually and continue beating.
3. Fold in flour mixture to egg yolks alternately with water and milk. Add vanilla. Set aside.
4. Meanwhile, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add 1/4 cup white sugar and continue beating until stiff. Fold in egg batter. Blend well and pour mixture in a 9-inch 12 hole muffin pan.
5. Put sliced cheese and put each on top of each muffins. Cover with cheese cloth. Steam for 30 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

 

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 Buttered Puto or Steamed Rice Cake

Making a homemade special puto (steamed rice cake) is easy, fun and can be a profitable business to start when you sell it to your neighbors, friends, or to schools, offices, restaurants and food shops.

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 25 mins

Total time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

• 4 cups flour, sifted
• 2 cups sugar, sifted
• 2 1/2 tbsp baking powder
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 piece egg, raw
• small slices of cheese
• 4 cups water (for steaming)

Cooking Procedure:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients starting from the flour, sugar,and baking powder then mix well.
2. Add the butter, evaporated milk, egg, water and pandan essence (dissolve the pandan essence in water) then mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
3. Pour the mixture in individual molds
4. If you are using non-quickmelt Filipino brand cheese, You may put the cheese on top of the mixture otherwise put the cheese on top after steaming (step 6)
5. Pour the water in the steamer.
6. Arrange the molds in the steamer then steam for about 20 minutes
7. If you are using quickmelt cheese,remove the cover of the steamer and top each puto with quickmelt cheese then continue steaming (with the cover on) for 2 to 5 minutes
8. Remove the puto from the mold and arrange in a serving plate
9. Serve either hot or cold.

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RICE PUTO WITH GATA 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups ordinary rice
• 1 & 1/2 cups water
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar (white, refined)
• Banana leaves (optional)

How to make Rice Puto with Gata:

• Soak rice in water overnight.
• Grind it to form a thick galapong batter. (You can grind rice using a blender)
• Mix-in sifted baking powder, salt and sugar.
• Add the coconut milk. Mix very well until the batter is smooth.
• (If you will be using banana leaves, heat it first to wilt it and place in the molder.)
• Pour in the batter to almost 3/4 full of the mold.
• Steam for 30 minutes or until cooked. Insert a toothpick at the center, if it comes out clean, the puto is ready.

Some of The Recipe Adopted in pinoybisnes.com

Pandan Sponge Cake

Pandan Sponge Cake 

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs 

• 90g caster sugar 

• a pinch of salt

• 100g plain flour, sifted

• 75g melted butter 

• 25g homemade pandan extract*

• 1/2 tsp pandan flavor (mix together).

Method:

1. Mix the first 3 ingredients and whisk  at high speed till 

    stiff (the eggs would be tripled in volume).  

2. Fold in plain flour in 3 additions consecutively and 

    follow with the melted butter while mixing.   

3. Fold the batter well and pour into a greased and lined 8" 

    round pan.   

4. Bake in preheated oven of 160C for about 40-45 

    minutes.  

5. Cool the cake and slice into 3 layers. Set aside.

For the Kaya filling:

• 250g pandan water*** 

• 250g water 

• 50g butter  

• 150g caster sugar

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• 250g coconut milk  

• 150g water 

• 80g hoen kwe flour** 

• 2 tsp instant jelly, optional (if you want the filling to set quickly, boil it at step 1) 

• 1/2 tsp pandan extract 

• 2 to 3 drops of green and yellow food colouring, optional

*** To make the pandan water : After washing the pandan leaves (used 10+ leaves), Cut into small pieces and blend the leaves. and squeeze out the juice and discard the leaves.  Leave the pandan juice in the fridge for a few days, use the concentrate pandan juice extract at the bottom for making cakes, the top pandan water use for the filling.

** This flour is made from mung beans (kacang hijau) and is used in most of Malaysian's cuisine such as Kuih Seri Muka and Pandan Layered Cake. It is sold in 85g packets and can be found in various colour such as green, red, white and yellow.

How To Prepared The Kaya Filling Mixture:

1. Combine 250g of pandan water, 250g water, butter, 

      sugar in a pot and bring to boil. 

2. Mix coconut milk, 150g water, hoen kwe flour, pandan 

     extract and the food colouring together.  

3. Pour this mixture to no.1 procedure, stir and cook till 

     mixture is thicken. 

4. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool slightly 

     before pouring onto sponge cake.

How To Assemble The Cake:

1. Place the first slice of cake into a cake ring or cake pan 

    with removable base and pour 1/3 of the kaya filling 

    onto the cake. Repeat layering of cake and kaya filling, 

    finish with pouring the filling. 

2. Cool the cake first before placing in the fridge to set. 

3. Remove cake from cake ring or cake pan and coat the 

    sides with desiccated coconut. 

4. Service the cake when is chilled.

Recipe adopted from Pandan Sponge Cake