The photo above and the recipe below are courtesy of my online/fb friend Leslie Ruelan (I did have the same recipe shared to me long ago by another online friend/ED nurse Glenn A. through email he sent me, but he did not have photos, and I lost my photos of it when I made them. They are so good!). Thanks for these generous people who were willing to pass on recipes handed to them through generations. I never really heard of torta cebuana until I met friends online. Just a reminder for those who do not know what to do with the egg whites, turn them into lengua de gato or sans rival (both recipes available in this kusina).
Ingredients:
1 c sugar
10 egg yolks
1/2 c water
1 1/2 tbsp. baking powder
3 c all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. anise powder
1/2 c butter, melted
1/2 c vegetable oil
1 can 300 ml. condensed milk
Procedure:
1.) boil sugar and water for 5 mins. to make a syrup. Set aside to cool.
2.) combine flour and anise powder in a bowl.
3.) pour in melted butter, prepared syrup, oil, condensed milk and egg yolks
4.) stir using mixer until smooth
5.) sift in baking powder
6.) pour into wax paper-lined torta molds and
7.) bake at 350F for 22 mins. or until inserted toothpick comes out clean
8.) brush the top with margarine and sprinkle with refined sugar; enjoy with prepared syrup.
Lory,
ReplyDeleteWill try this. I can use muffin pans, right? Would you say they're better for breakfast or for dessert?
Actually I was thinking of making your hopia first but medyo mahirap for my amateur fingers so...
sharon,
ReplyDeleteI'd say better for breakfast or merienda.
hopia...not really hard to manipulate. time-cosuming, though.
I am from Cebu so I know about Torta Cebuana. However, I've never come across a recipe like this, the procedures are different. I will definitely try this. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteManang,
ReplyDeleteDo you have a recipe for Kalahi?
Been wanting to make those for a while but couldn't find a recipe.
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing all your recipes. My family love all my cooking. God Bless you. ^_^
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous,
ReplyDeletethanks for your feedback. I am glad to hear your family is delighted with your cooking!
hi manang!
ReplyDeleteWhat is anise powder meron po kaya nito sa canada?
thanks
To Manang,
DeleteI would like to THANK YOU for sharing this recipe for TORTA. I have baked this recipe for a number of times now & my family & friends love it! I made some adjustments with the sweetness & the flavorings. I lessened the amount of sugar 'coz I find it too sweet & I used anise extract instead of the powder & added Vanilla extract.
To the the 1 who is asking about Anise powder,
Here in the States I found Anise extract in Target so I used it instead of the powder that the recipe is asking for.
Hi Anonymous,
DeleteThanks for your feedback, and I am glad to hear that your family and friends have been enjoying this recipe (with your adjustments) for quite some time now. Thanks also for the tips about anise extract! :)
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI just want to thank you for sharing this recipe. I have finally found the recipe that's very close to the torta that I remember having every fiesta back home. I'm making the second batch tonight :).
Thanks again.
KD
Hi Katana, Thanks for letting me know how close it is to the real thing. I never had this in the Philippines so when people ask me about it, I am usually do not have the answer because I have no basis for comparison to what this recipe produces.
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