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My mother, having spent her childhood in the Philippines, loves ube, a purple yam commonly enjoyed there — so, for her birthday, I knew I wanted to try making her an ube cake. It took a little experimentation to get both the texture and flavor right, especially as the flavor of ube can be quite subtle, but I was rather pleased with the end result and am excited to share it! If you’ve never had ube, it’s a little difficult to describe how… Continue Reading
I quite like cheesecake, but was never motivated enough to try making it myself — until I tried the goat cheese cheesecake at one of my favorite restaurants in San Diego, The Smoking Goat. It was love at first bite, and I knew I had to try recreating it, especially after moving away from SoCal post-college. Now, goat cheese cheesecake may sound a little off-putting at first blush, but the only real difference between it and classic cheesecake is that… Continue Reading
My family loves mango, and I love cake (I do, it so happens, also love mango), so it made sense to try putting the two together. The result was this lovely mango cake, which has mango puree in the cake itself, the cream, and spread generously between layers and on top. I must admit that I find it a bit tedious to make, but I think the end product is well-worth it and has been quite popular with my friends… Continue Reading