Catherine of Munchie Musings was our November Daring Bakers’ host and she challenged us to make a traditional Filipino dessert – the delicious Sans Rival cake! And for those of us who wanted to try an additional Filipino dessert, Catherine also gave us a bonus recipe for Bibingka which comes from her friend Jun of Jun-blog.I got in early this month so I could make this in time for my very last day at work before starting maternity leave. A Sans Rival cake involves layers of baked dacquoise (similar to meringue) with lots and lots of buttercream icing. I have a serious sweet tooth and am not afraid of fat, but even I had to baulk at the idea of eating this cake between two. Fortunately it was a big hit at work . I am hoping that I find a mothers' group that likes baked goods so I have a regular place to share the DB challenges and other sweet things I make.
I made the recipe exactly as prescribed, except I adopted a suggestion from someone in the forum to bake the dacquoise layers spread on baking paper instead of in a tin. That worked really well because I don't have multiple cake tins in the same size, but I could still bake 2 at a time. Although this is not the kind of thing I would usually make by choice, it was lots of fun to prepare the layers and decorate the cake.
Thank-you Catherine for hosting this month and for introducing me to something new. I would love to explore more Filipino foods in the future.
That looks delicious and I'm sure your new mothers' groups will be most appreciative of any baking you do!
ReplyDeleteYum! Looks fantastic - I'm sure you'll find a mums and babies group that is happy to share in your baking exploits! Hopefully you manage to get some relaxing time fitted in during your maternity leave before the bump puts in an appearance :)
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful. It shouldn't be too hard to get rid of the extras. I made only half a cake and still sent some with my wife to the office. It was good but I only need to eat so much buttercream in one month.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, zodelicious? Love the name of your blog! And the cake? Gorgeous! I cannot imagine it NOT being a hit.
ReplyDeleteBTW, are congratulations in order?
Lovely Sans Rival. I wish I would've seen that suggestion to bake the meringue on a baking sheet! Would've been quite helpful for my small oven. Love the piped icing, too!
ReplyDeleteThis looks sensational and makes me even more ashamed that I ran out of time to try this month's challenge! I wouldn't worry about finding a mothers group that likes baked goods. From my experience with mothers group, all I would be concerned about is possible bodily injury if you stand between them and the cake. Which is of course partly why I rate mothers group.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, congratulations on the new coming baby!
ReplyDeleteYour Sans Rival looks delicious and gorgeous, love the piped decoration. This time I made 1/5 of the recipe, a tiny one :) Thanks for your lovely comment, I really appreciate it!
Wooooow, how I'd love to sit down to a cup of coffee and a slice of this cake. It looks fantastic!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done. I love the contrast of the chocolate buttercream and the lighter dacquoise.
ReplyDeleteGlad you tried it. Good job.
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