Sans Rival Cake
So, I speak a little French. A very, very, very, little bit of French. And I was today years old when I realized Sans Rival, an iconic Filipino dessert, means "without rival". And nothing else can compare to it. The crunchy meringue layers, the amazing frosting, and the crunchy cashews, all come together for a tasty treat. So tasty in fact, because I don't normally like meringue, cashews, or frosting. But in this application?!?! Truely, Sans Rival. This cake is typically served in a traditional cake form. Layers of cake, and cream, and cut into wedges. I was creating these for an event and needed individual servings, so I made them mini ones. Which works really well, just know they are not really traditional that way. There is a smaller version that is traditional, called silvanas, that are more like two cookies filled with the frosting. This is somewhere between the two, it has more layers than the cookies but smaller layers than the cake. Either ...

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