Ube Cassava Cake Recipe (Steamed)

Steamed Cake , Savory Pinoy Delicacy,perfect combination of
Purple Yam and Cassava , just like eating rice cake ,kalamay or halayang ube 

i wanted to eat Halayang ube and Cassava cake ,so why not cook them together in one recipe..
here is the result ...  in one bite ,two recipes in your mouth ..perfect ..TRY IT NOW!

INGREDIENTS..
servings.. 2 cakes ,round 9x4 inches dip .plus one llanera size
cooking time ..45 minutes
preparing time ..  =.=


1 kilo fresh cassava or yuca root
1 kilo purple yam
3 to 4 cups washed sugar/adjust according to your taste
3 matured coconut ( 5 to 6 cups coconut cream )
2 tbsp melted butter ( 1 tbsp for brushing )
4 cups grated cheese ,add as you like ,choose good cheese
2 cups sweet KAONG(palm Fruit) , or use macapuno
2 whole eggs

Things you need on making the recipe
Banana leaf or alum foil
9x4 baking Tin (round shape) any shape is fine of course
steamer
water for making coconut milk
water for steamer
wooden spoon and huge bowl
knife for slicing
grater ,to grate cassava and ube
cheese cloth for making coconut milk
mashed potato utensil or fork


Preparation and Cooking

1.. peel off the skin of cassava , then use grater for making grated cassava, remove the juices from cassava using cheese cloth ..set aside

2 .wash purple yam , boil until soft , peel off skin and smash the boiled ube ,..until you make a mashed ube..set aside

Get your Steamer and pour half amount of water , let it boil while we prepare the mixture
ready your tray with banana leaves and greased with oil 

3. in a huge mixing bowl, combine grated cassava and purple yam , add 2 cups sugar ,stirring until becomes purple color..adjust sugar while mixing

4. next we can put coconut cream or milk ,continue stirring until completely combined
lack of liquid makes your cake tough , add more liquid if want soft texture and not dense

5. next crack the 2 eggs in a small bowl and put them in to the mixture and mix again

6.meanwhile we can add 2 tbsp butter..continue mixing..

7.once the batter mixture are ready, we can now pour it in our preserve tray and scattered the palm fruit on top,then steam and cook for about 45 minutes or so...cover with banana leaves or cheese cloth if you have..then check it sometimes, while cooking..

8..when you think its almost cooked ,brush some butter on top of the cake ..allow to cool completely then ready to slice..or serve while it's warm..

enjoy....

sarap nito ,grabe promise..subukan nyo..

Video Cooking here...

"KUTSINTA NA UBE " no lye water

Ube Kutsinta with no Lye water

 Alin ang naiba sa kutsinta? Naging Ube ano?
Kase nga" Most of us are familiar with the brown kutsinta or parang orange color,
this time i made a purple kutsinta..grabe bagay ang lasa

   At alam natin Kutsinta is popular of using lye water, and if possible i'm avoiding to use it.
so if you want to use lye water ,it is your choice.
and there's no artificial color added here but totoong kulay ng ube..

   so pumili kayo ng matingkad na ube,minsan kase may ube na maputla..
at don't worry , Ang lasa is masarap at lasa pa reng Kutsinta..bakit hindi nyo subukan ng malaman..

Less ube gets lighter ube kutsinta..

VIDEO MAKING...for quick view of cooking

     to continue cooking here ...

Ingredients..
1 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup mashed ube
1/2 cup brown sugar or add more
1 1/2 cup cassava powder 
1/4 cup cornstarch or plain na arina 

If using tapioca starch ...use 1 cup tapioca starch instead of 1 1/2 cup
and 1 cup of cornstarch..


Paghahanda................

1/2 to 1 cup cup brown sugar...dilute sugar to 1 cup water and set aside

TIPS-Don't use white sugar..otherwise maging pichi pichi yung lasa nya..so brown sugar lang..

1/4 cup or 1/2 cup fresh mashed ube ..

TIPS-more ube the darker ube kutsinta you will have....
less ube , light purple ube results.

1/2 cup water..
combine ube and water to make 1 cup ingredients..make 1 cup ube liquid...

you can use blender to have finer ube or use strainer..

At Paghaluin ang 1 1/2 cup of cassava powder into diluted sugar( ang tinunaw na brown sugar )..mix well
then add 1/4 cup of cornstarch..mix well

Then mix the 2 ingredients in one bowl..
Ang ube na tinunaw sa tubig at ang cassava powder at cornstarch na tinunaw

then ready your steamer..

pour the ube mixture into molds and cook for 30 minutes or adjust time as it needed..

then enjoy....eat with fresh grated coconut

More ube gets darker kutsinta

real ube...purple yam..in the philippines..

Enjoy........

Ube Sorbetes

Summer refreshment,Try homemade sorbet / ice cream style.

VIDEO MAKING...

Ingredients..

Purple yam Jam

Fresh milk or powder milk
Heavy cream milk

Honey or sugar

vanilla essence 

Just combine all the ingredients, use a blender if want a creamy consistency

pour it in a small container and let rest in freezer until it forms into ice cream.

 before scooping the sorbetes ,let them melt a few minutes so it can easy to scoop,or shave it using spoon.
and enjoy eating...

yummy...try na..