Maja Blanca (Coconut Cake) Recipe
Do you know that maja blanca is one of the easiest desserts to make? That’s what I discovered recently, while browsing through Reynaldo Alejandro’s The Philippine Cookbook
Maja Blanca (Coconut Cake)
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
2 cups coconut milk
3 cups grated coconutMix cornstarch and sugar in a bowl. Add water and stir. In a saucepan, bring coconut milk to a boil and gradually stir in cornstarch mixture. Boil for 5 minutes, until the starch is cooked. Pour into a buttered cake pan (or any bowl with smooth sides) and let cool. Spread coconut on a baking sheet and toast at 350F until brown. Sprinkle cake with toasted grated coconut and serve.
It is so easy! You can have a yummy dessert in just a few minutes.
Here are some tips: I use a can of coconut milk and add water to make 2 cups. Sometimes, I pass on the grated coconut and just enjoy the cake itself. I also read that you can add corn kernels to the mixture for added flavor.
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finnaly found this recipe, i’m sure i’ll enjoy this.
Thanks for joining Lasang Pinoy! Great entry! I love maja blanca – but I envy you, since I’ve been making this for a while but it has been far from being the easiest dessert for me. Either it turns out too hard (parang plastic), or too gooey (too much gata).
The variation with corn is maja con mais, and it’s also an excellent kakanin.
I’ve been away from home – I miss eating the “Kakanins” (merienda) puto kutsinta and just so you know, I’m graving for this Maja (with Corn kernels) hay salamat! natagpuan din kita…. Love it! Thanks
Lanie
I made this recipe again, once by itself, and once with corn kernels. Both times, only restraint prevented me from consuming the whole thing.
I found that the measurements need to be precisely as stated in the recipe, to get a good consistency. I hope you guys try it. Yummy!
Love maja-blanca, now i want to learn how to make cutsinta, i tried but did’nt come out good, can somebody show me how to do it, please,……thanks.
pwede din cguro itong lagyan ng keso sa ibabaw to make it very delicious huh!
mas masarap kung lalagyan nyo ng gatas evap at condese at corn cream style…try nyo.
hi! im here in china i want to make a maja blanca but i can’t find a coconut milk here.any suggestion/s for that? what can i use aside from coconut milk.
thanks.
try homomilk or canned milk, goodluck
Pls……….Also put the health benifits it gives!!!!!!!!!! I want to know if it nutritious besides the way it tastes because i don like eating junk foods. (but im not saying your recipe is a junk food)
hello!!!i really love this recipe,it’s so easy to prepare.I also tried to experiment on using milk(evaporated),instead of 1/4 cup of water,I used evap milk.TRY it and you’ll gonna love it!!!
Hi Jazzer, I don’t consider this junk food. Coconuts are good healthy food, with a lot of benefits.
Hi Yasmeen, I’m glad you like it. Thanks for sharing your tip about the milk!
low po.. sa paggawa po ng coocnut milk,
ilang tubig po ilalagay ko sa every coconut na grated?
hello… nakagawa po kami ng ganito sa duty namin, dapat lagi hinahalo habng nagboil yun kasi, lulubog ang cornstarch sa ilalim…
lrnpv16, good tip! dapat nga hinahalo lagi hanggang maluto.
hi! dun po s tip nyo abt diluting 1 can of coco milk with water…ilang ml po b yung canned coco milk at ilang ml ang dinagdag na water?
As a migrator I would say i love maja blanca!
filipino foods are really wonderfull!!
Gamefanatica, hindi ko masabi kung ilang ml yung coconut milk. Depende sa size ng can. If it’s too small, use 2 cans of milk plus water to make 2 cups total.
Thanks for the recipe. My husband has been asking me to make maja blanca for years na kasi paborito nya. Salamat talaga. By the way, instead of using water i substituted it with milk and i put 1/2 tsp of vanilla. Try nyo….masarap.
thanks for the recipe of maja blanca its really great. i put some corn kernels and its really taste fantastic.
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thanks for the recipe. it’s great and simple. try to add grated buko (to enhance the flavor), 1 cup evap milk and peanut (sprinkle at the top of maja blanca).
my son has speecch delay and i am trying to give him a gluten-free diet. knowing this maja blanca recipe will truly be helpful in preparing a nutritious snack for him. Thanks
i just wanna know what would be the secret na yung maja blanca hindi agad mapanis kahit hindi nilalagay sa ref? kasi pag niluto sa umaga, pag ka gabi para syang nagin lugaw….
It was a very long time ago I eat this . I remember when I was young my mom made this dessert it was really delicious. She sprinkled grated peanuts on the top of finish cook. Hmmmm … need to buy the ingredients now….. salamat sa recipe po.
Hi!
Can I use corn grits as substitute for the corn kernels? If so, do I cook it separately at first then mix it into the liquid mixture?
Thanks!
Des, talaga yatang madaling mapanis ang maja, dahil sa coconut milk. I always refrigerate it.
Louella, I’ve never used corn grits. To be safe, I would probably cook those separately to make sure they’re soft before adding to the maja mixture.
hmmp!! thanks for the recipe!! it helped us a lot super!! thank you!! god bless!!
You can also try puttin a drop of vanilla(literally a drop) in it,it makes it taste amazing!!!
It was long time when i ate this. I have cornstarch and coconut powder now with me, that’s why I remember to prepare this… but I forgot how to cook it that’s why I searched for it. Anyways, thank you so much! God bless
Thanks I’ve finally found my favorite recipe. I often hear different variation of maja blanca but the old time recipe is still the best! Another variation to share is: istead of latik why don’t you try desiccated coconut with ube powder.
finally! ehe. thanks for the recipe
instead of coconut milk can i use evaporated milk? puede ba iyon
Hi sara,
what is your exact measurement for this recipe?
thankz
hello every one…also try adding malunggay leaves as your flavoring…its so yummy and nutritious…. i you want to know the procedure just send me a message here cmgp_1018@yahoo.com…
Tips: While the coconut milk is boiling, gradually put the mixture of cornstarch at sugar habang hinahalo. Sabay yung paghalo at pagbuhos ng mixture to get a good texture. Keep on stirring hanggang parang lava na pumuputok putok.