Reese's Filipino Cassava Cake My World Kitchen

Whose kitchen are we going to today?

Hello, my name is Reese and this is my house. Come in.

-This is my mum.

-Hello.

-Hello, Mum.

And this is my kitchen.

Today I'm going to be making cassava cake.

It is really, really yummy and it is my favourite pudding.

Reese has learnt how to make cassava cake from her mum, Rhia.

Reese's mum is Filipino

and her family originally come from the Philippines.

The Philippines is a country made up of thousands of islands

in the Pacific Ocean.

The warm tropical weather there is perfect for growing fruit,

including pineapples, strawberries,

kiwis and coconuts.

Food and mealtimes are very important to Filipino people,

who sometimes eat up to five small meals a day.

Dessert is a special part of mealtimes for many

people in the Philippines.

Cakes covered in coconut are very popular.

Reese has washed her hands, put on her apron and she's ready to cook.

Today I'm going to be making cassava cake for my friends.

And she's invited Xavier, Meadow

and Raaga to taste one of the main ingredients before they come

round for a very special cake from the Philippines later.

-What's that?

-It feels a bit like glue.

It feels wet and slippery.

What do you think it is?

I don't know what it is.

It's cooked cassava.

-Do you like it?

-Hm.

It tastes a bit plain.

If it was cooked differently, I wouldn't mind trying it.

-That's good.

-Erm, I don't want to eat it.

Oh, dear. Let's see if Reese can change their minds,

because cassava's one of the most important ingredients

in her cassava cake.

As well as cassava, you'll also need coconut cream, coconut milk, eggs,

vegetable oil, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, grated cheese

and fruit.

So, what's first, Reese?

First you want to crack the egg into a cup to see

if the egg is good or bad.

You also want to see if the egg has got any shells in it.

Oh, good idea, Reese.

Keep an eye out for any eggshell.

-Oh, there goes the second egg.

-Now we're going to whisk the eggs.

We are going to add in our two eggs into the bowl.

-I'm going to wipe my hands with some tissue.

-Well remembered, Reese.

I'm going to add in our coconut milk, followed by our coconut cream.

Now we are going to add in 80ml of milk.

That's just right.

Add some vegetable oil.

And what's next?

Now we're going to add in some vanilla extract into the bowl.

Vanilla extract will give it some flavour.

Now we're going to add in some sugar into the bowl.

Ah, that's the idea, Reese, give it a good mix.

Now we are going to add in our most important ingredient.

And you know what that is, don't you?

Cassava. Cassava is a plant that grows in the Philippines.

They can grow very tall, taller than people.

Cassava plants have funny-shaped roots called tubers,

which are often used in cooking.

The tubers can be chopped up very small

and used in sweet recipes, such as cakes.

Cassava tubers can be used to make all sorts of foods,

including flour, bread and even baby food.

Reese is using frozen cassava chips today.

Now we're going to add in our cassava into the grater.

But be careful because the grater has some sharp edges

and you don't want to cut any of your tiny fingers!

Ooh, this is getting really hard.

In comes the struggle, out comes the muscles.

HE LAUGHS She's great!

And if you find it tricky, ask a grown-up to help you.

Now we can add in all of our cassava into the bowl.

And we're going to add in half of our cheese into the mixture.

We're going to leave half

because we're going to use that for the topping.

And now we can mix this until it is well combined.

It might seem very weird that you're adding cheese

-but it really is yummy.

-Mmm, let's hope your friends agree, Reese,

because this is a very popular cake in the Philippines.

I've been to the Philippines and it is really, really hot.

You have to give it a really good mix so then you can taste

so much delicious things in your cake.

I love Filipino food so much.

I think this is ready now.

Now I'm going to add this into our baking tray.

Grease the tin with oil and with this brush.

Brushing it onto the pan.

If you don't grease the sides, then it'll be really hard to get out.

Now we can add in our mixture into the bowl.

The mixture smells like coconut.

Mm, delicious!

And now we can sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top of our mixture.

Ooh, dancing, Reese!

HE CHUCKLES What are you going to do now?

-The cheese dance!

-That looks like fun.

SHE HUMS

When you have finished sprinkling all of the cheese all

around the areas, you want to get a grown-up to put it into the oven.

Mum!

-Thanks, Mum.

-Now we are going to cut up some fruit.

I've got mango,

pineapple and watermelon.

The fruit goes really well with the cassava cake

and even tastes like a fruitcake.

Careful with the knife.

So, there's yummy mango, pineapple,

and that's a really clever way to cut up watermelon.

-These are looking really, really yummy.

-Mm, what's next, Reese?

Now I have finished cutting all of my fruit,

we can wait for the cassava cake to be ready to eat!

And if you'd like to make Reese's cassava cake, crack an egg,

give it a mix

and pour it into a bowl.

Do the same with another egg.

Add the coconut milk,

the coconut cream

and ordinary milk.

Add vegetable oil,

vanilla extract,

sugar,

and grate the cassava

and add that to the bowl, too.

Grated cheese next

and give it all a really good mix.

Oil a baking tin

and tip the mixture inside.

Sprinkle on more grated cheese,

then ask a grown-up to put it in the oven for you.

Carefully chop up any fruit you like...

..so you can serve it with your cassava cake.

Now, there's just enough time for Reese to get the table ready

so she can share her very special Filipino cake with her friends.

-This looks amazing.

-Yes, it does.

-DOORBELL RINGS

-That's my friends!

Aw, well done, Reese, your table looks really good.

-Hi, Reese.

-Hi, Reese.

-Hello. Come in.

-Everyone's washed their hands and is ready to eat.

-Wow!

Wow, this is amazing.

This must've taken you ages, Reese.

I like how you made the shapes of the fruit.

What's this?

This is banana leaf.

A banana leaf is from the Philippines

and we are going to put our food onto it.

Is Filipino food your favourite?

Yes.

Here comes my mum with the food.

-Hi, guys.

-Ah, thanks, Mum!

Here's your cassava cake. It looks really nice.

-Yay!

-That looks good.

Wow, just look at that.

It looks golden brown and delicious now that it's cooked

and the fruit decoration makes it look very, very special.

And you can see, look, the cheese has all melted.

Do you remember when they first tasted cassava?

Nobody was very keen on it.

Do you think they'll change their minds

when they taste Reese's cassava cake? Let's hope so.

-The flavour and the texture's really nice.

-Tastes really good.

So, guys, do you know what the special ingredient is?

-Cassava.

-Cassava.

-Cassava.

-Correct. Did you like it?

-ALL:

-Yes!

-What a great result.

Well done, Reese, it looks like they do like the taste of cassava

when it's cooked in your cassava cake.

Thank you for coming to my world kitchen.