Cassava Cake with Cheese

Do you like cassava cake?

It's a popular "modernized" native delicacy that got us craving for more in every bite. Good this it is very convenient to have when since it-s a staple in most bakeries and you can even order it online and be delivered right at your doorstep!

I love it when its soft with a slightly burnt top that's full of cheese mixing with the condensed milk topping. It's a treat to have that creaminess mix with the sweetness and cheesiness creating a delicious explosion of flavors.

But it is also easy to prepare at as the ingredients can be mostly found in the wet market or even grocery stores.

Here's a simple cassava cake recipe

Ingredients :

CAKE

2 and 1/2 cups grated cassava
1 and coconut milk
1 and 1/2cup condensed
1 cup evap
5 Tbsp sugar
2 egg yolks
1 Tbsp flour in 2 Tbsp milk
Butter for greasing

TOPPINGS

1/4 cup condensed
Evap
Coconut
2 egg yolks
1 Tbsp flour in 2 Tbsp milk
1 cup grated cheese

Procedure

Preheat oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
Lightly grease baking pan with butter then set aside.
In a bowl mix all the CAKE ingredients well adding the sugar last to have it throughly mixed.
Place the mix in the greased pan and bake it for 45 minutes to an hour. Just make adjustments and test it using a toothpick.
Mix all the toppings ingredients except for the cheese.
After the cake is baked pour over the toppings mixture then top with cheese.
Bake for another 15 to 25 minutes until the custard topping is cooked to the consistency and "burnt-ness" of your liking.
Top with more cheese if desired.

Depending on your baking pan, you can have rounded cassava cakes that produce wedges or if its rectangular, you can have cassava cake squares (above).

Serve it warm or at room temperature but I like eating my cassava cake cold - from inside the fridge for hours. Makes my senses taste the delicious goodness more. Namit gid!

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