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Yema Cake Filipino Recipes

Yema Cake 1

2 1/2 Cup Cake Flour

3 Tsp Baking Powder

1 Tsp Salt

1/2 cup Vegetable Oil

6 Egg Yolks

1/4 Cup Sugar

1 Cup Whole Milk

1 Teaspoon Lemon Extract

Meringue

6 Egg Whites

1 Cup Sugar

1 Tsp Cream Of Tartar

Yema Cake 2

500g Cake Flour
500g Sugar
4tbps Baking Powder
370ml Evaporated Milk
2 cups Water
1 cup Egg White

Yema Frosting 1

1 cup Butter
6 Egg Yolks
1 can Sweet Condensed Milk
1 can Evaporated Milk

½ cup Grated Cheese

Yema Frosting Version 2

300 ml Sweet Condensed Milk
4 Egg Yolks
2 tsp Vanilla- or Lemon Essence
½ cup Grated Cheese

 

Yema Cake 1

 

  1. Put cake flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl, mix and sift.
     

  2. In a separate bowl, put together egg yolks, sugar, milk, and lemon essence.
     

  3. Beat in slow speed or mix with a wire whisk until mixture is smooth.
     

  4. Combine dry and wet mixture, continue mixing until well blended. Set aside.
     

  5. On a separate bowl , mix egg whites and cream of tartar.
     

  6. Gradually add in sugar and continue to beat until stiff but not dry.
     

  7. Combine flour mixture and egg white mixture.
     

  8. Slowly add vegetable oil and fold using a rubber spatula.
     

  9. Line or grease cake pan and pour the mixture.
     

  10. Bake in a preheated oven at 347 °F for 40 minutes.

Yema Cake 2

 

  1. Combine all cake ingredients and set aside.
     

  2. Next beat egg white stiff, add milk and water  and then mix the dry ingredients. Mix it thoroughly.
     

  3. Wipe your molder with  butter and steam 15 to 20 min.
     

  4. Let your freshly baked sponge cake cool down first before slicing. Cut it in half horizontally. Prepare your Yema frosting while waiting for the cake to cool down.

Frosting

  1.  In a saucepan, combine all milk and egg yolks over a low heat and stir until it slightly thickens. It gets thicker by cooling down.
     

  2.  Stir in the butter or essence and let it cool down first before spreading.
     

  3. To assemble the cake, spread 1/3 part of yema frosting on the top of 1st half of your cake.
     

  4. Place the other half of the cake on top and apply the remaining yema filling  evenly on all sides of the cake.
     

  5.  Sprinkle with grated cheese

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