yema cake

5 Pinches
Updated on Jul 11, 2016

Always looking for egg recipes. This uses 12!

prep time 30 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method Bake
yield

Ingredients

  • CAKE
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 6 - eggs, separated
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • ICING
  • 2 cans sweetened condensed milk
  • 6 - egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup grated cheese

How To Make yema cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare pan with parchment paper.
  • Step 2
    Melt butter, milk and cream cheese in the microwave. Cool. Add salt, cornstarch, lemon juice, flour, and egg yolks. Set aside.
  • Step 3
    In a clean bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar and vanilla. When it gets frothy, slowly beat in sugar until stiff.
  • Step 4
    Fold egg whites into egg yolk mixture. Pour into pan. Cook at 375 for 75 minutes.
  • Step 5
    Yema icing: Heat 2 cans of sweetened condensed milk over low heat, add in 6 egg yolks, vanilla and almond icing, and butter. Cook and stir until thick enough to spread.
  • Step 6
    After cake has cooled at least 15 minutes, remove from pan and carefully cut in half so there are 2 layers. Place half of cake on serving plate and cover with about 1/3 of icing. Top with second half and cover top and sides with rest of icing. Put grated cheese on top.

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Category: Cakes
Method: Bake
Ingredient: Eggs
Culture: Filipino

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