I grew up eating home-cooked meals and seeing my mom cook or bake everything from scratch. We did eat out or bought food from restaurants from time to time or had canned goods occasionally, especially on busy days, but that was very seldom. That’s why I prefer home-cooked meals more than anything and when it comes to baking, I also prefer baking from scratch.
I haven’t baked in a while though. It’s the hubs who always bakes brownies like the delicious Peanut Butter Brownies around here. The last time I baked was when I prepared one of my favorite Filipino desserts, the Leche Flan, which I think I haven’t shared here yet. But I’ve missed the Filipino desserts so much that one of my friends actually convinced me to try this dessert mix that you can prepare out of the box.
Bibingka. or Rice Cake, is one of the most popular Filipino desserts in my home country. The traditional way of preparing this dessert is very time-consuming. From the list of raw ingredients like coconut milk which was usually freshly grated from coconut fruit, to the use of banana leaf as pan liners, and the use of preheated coals in an oven. It takes cooking skills to prepare this dessert traditionally and I certainly don’t have the skills so we preferred to just buy it freshly made from the store back home.
But although I’m not a big fan of cake mix in boxes, I am still thankful for this Bibingka mix in a box. Honestly though, I’d seen this in the Asian store shelf since I got here in the U.S., but it didn’t appeal to me at all. Like I said, I’ve always preferred the traditional way of cooking or to buy goodies that were cooked from scratch, until my friend from Michigan tried it and told me how delicious it was. That finally convinced me to give it a shot to satisfy my cravings.
And it wasn’t bad at all. The taste was different from the Bibingka that is cooked the traditional way, but it was still delicious; even my husband and my son liked it. I thought I would share it with you here because you might want to try it too. I baked it using the oven, but you can also bake it in an oven toaster.
The box is consist of two 250 gram packs and you can make two 8″ pans of Bibingka in each pack. I believe you can get this box from any Oriental store. For each pack, you will also need these things below. Just double the amount if you want to bake both packs at once.
- two 8″ round pans
- wax paper
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 pieces eggs
- 4 tablespoon butter
- oil to grease the pans
Bibingka is slightly sweet in taste and it has a soft spongy texture. The husband compared it to his mom’s white pound cake.
So what do you think? Are you going to try it?
That looks so light and fluffy! I’ll have to keep a look out for this in the ethnic section of our super market.
I have never had this kind of cake before, but I bet it would be awesome with some coffee. I am going to have to try this.
Thanks so much for posting this. When I lived in Hawaii, we ate this all the time. Filipino co workers would bring them to work every Friday. I’m sure this box will not taste as good, but I will try it.
Our Rice cakes WAY different than this and I will tell you this looks 100x’s better! I can see why it is so popular! It looks really good!
Oh this sounds really good. I’d love to start making them for quick desserts after dinner. It sounds like a good dessert recipe starter too.
This looks really good! I like the fluffy looking texture. It looks like it would be delicious.
I’ve had this before and it tastes heavenly. It is light but filling and tastes great with a steaming cup of hot cocoa!
Oh I would love to try it. I bet my husband would like this. Looks tasty!
I’ve seen how this was made the traditional way and you are right, it is time consuming. But the taste is all worth it. I’ll have to give this boxed cake a try.
Yes I am going to try it! I love discovering desserts and this one I have never had
I have never tried this before. It looks delicious and easy to make. I will have to give it a try this weekend. I am sure my kids will love it.
I do not like rice cakes. I tried them once when I was dieting. Yuck! This, on the other hand, looks like it’d taste way better than the rice cakes I had.
Yes I would love to try that. Sounds really light and fluffy. Thanks for sharing this new food.
This looks so yummy! I would love to try this, it looks so fluffy and good!
This looks super yummy! I don’t think I have ever had Rice cake before but now I want to try it! =D
OMG these rice cakes look so fluffy and yummy. Look easy to make too. So gotta give these a try 🙂
I love that you shared this recipe. It looks easy and super tasty!
This looks good. I have never tried this before but am always looking for new things to try. 🙂 It sounds mouth watering. :).
I’ve never had these before. My son has celiac disease and my wife cannot have corn or gluten. This would be something they could possibly both have. We’ll have to check it out.