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Easy Yema Cake

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 110 ml milk
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 140 g sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 20 g corn starch
  • 250 g cream cheese
  • 60 g all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp sugar
  • 6 egg whites
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp calamansi
  • 50 g butter
  • ¼ tsp cream of tartar
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp almond extract
  • 6 egg yolks
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ cup grated cheese
  • 2 cans condensed milk

Instructions

  • Grab a pan and boil some water in it then melt your cream cheese, milk, and butter. Then, cool the mixture to room temperature. Run for your mixer; add cornstarch, salt, and flour. Lastly, follow up with egg yolks and lemon juice.
  • Pick another bowl; mix the tartar cream and egg white to froth. Pour in the vanilla and gradually add sugar till foam forms. Grab your egg whites and fold them into the cheese mixture.
  • Cover an 8-inch round cake pan with a parchment paper then pour in the butter. The cake should then be baked in a water bath for an hour at 325F.
  • Make the icing by pouring two cans of condensed milk into a pan. Under low heat, add the egg yolks and cook. In it, add the almond extract and vanilla and cook until the mixture is thick enough to spread and then add butter.
  • Cover your yema cake with icing and top with grated cheese.