Yema Cake. Yema cake is a traditional Filipino cake recipe that many Filipinos can boast about. This sweet and delectable cake is very popular all over the country. Many Filipinos fall in line whenever yema cake is served on the table to get a piece of it off the sweet Filipino dish.

Since the yema spread is very rich and sweet, I also opted to make a lesser sweet sponge. Yema Cake is a Filipino chiffon cake with a custard frosting known as yema which is a custard-like combination of milk and egg yolks. Light and airy cake with a thick sweet yema sauce. You can have Yema Cake using 22 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Yema Cake

It's of Chiffon (dry).
You need 1 1/4 cup of cake flour or all purpose flour.
It's 1/2 tbsp of baking powder.
It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
It's 1/2 cup of sugar.
You need of Chiffon (wet).
Prepare 4 of egg yolk.
It's 1/4 cup of oil.
Prepare 1/4 cup of water.
It's 1/4 cup of pineapple juice.
Prepare of Meringue.
You need 4 of egg whites.
You need 1/2 tsp of cream of tartar.
It's 1/4 cup of sugar.
It's of Yema frosting.
You need 1 can of condensed milk.
You need 1 can of evaporated milk.
You need 3 of egg yolks.
Prepare 1 tbsp of vanilla.
Prepare 1 tbsp of cornstarch.
You need of Toppings.
It's of Grated cheese.

A cake that will surely give you a mouthwatering treat with the cake's softness and delicious frosting. How to cook Yema Cake Yema Cake Recipe is a great treat for everyone and is best served after or in between meals. With this, your family will love it and you can just have it every day. Although the Yema Cake is light in texture, it still has a rich Milky flavor because of the Yema Frosting on top.

Yema Cake instructions

Mix dry ingredients, set aside..
Mix the wet ingredients and add to the dry ingredients and mix well and set aside..
Beat the egg whites untill frothy then add the cream of tartar and gradually add the sugar. Beat until soft peak and add to the chiffon batter..
Pour the batter into 5 llanera. Divide it equally. Bake for 20 mins on 200-250 F or 95-121 C. If steam low heat for 20 minutes.
Yema frosting. In a pan mix all the ingredients. Turn on fire to low heat stir until the mixture is thick. Turn off the heat and let cool..
Assemble the cake and the frosting. Top it with cheese..

If you love this delight, then bake one since it is just so easy. To make the icing, open two cans of condensed milk and pour it over a pan. Add in egg yolks and cook over low heat. Add in vanilla and almond extract. Cook until it thickens enough to spread.