#Cake Bar

[bayeis]

[hunny-luv23]

my nanny kid is getting her hair braided today and the lady who braids it came in and she smells lowkey like weed.

i’ve been thinking abt getting a cake bar for myself (i bought one for my cousin yesterday and took a mini hit from it) and im taking this as a sign lol

[onenettvchannel]

OneNETnews INVESTIGATES: An alternative home-made ingredient recipe of 'Leche Flan' using "Fudgee Barr" and "Food Coloring" turned out illegal and warned the Public Health of Concern in Pangasinan [EXCLUSIVE]

Originally published on November 19th, 2024 due to financial constraints.

LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN -- The alternate dangers of sweet tooth, whether natural or artificial stuff, can become an absolute nightmare with a referred similarity of both "Hell's Kitchen" and "Kitchen Nightmare" by the veteran Scottish chef 'Gordon James Ramsay' as one Filipino food content creator 'Mommy Jacky' had been first to discover her new ingredient alternative of 'Leche Flan'. Hailing from San Jacinto City in Pangasinan, Jacky's popularity on social media was basically because of her passion and enthusiasm for creative, budget-friendly and easy-to-follow recipes in the Philippines. However, her creative flair has recently silently sparked controversies, which brought her before local authorities and food safety experts found out.

To give you a brief context… Crème caramel, the creamy French dessert with its sweet, caramelized sugar toppings, originated back in the Middle Ages. This dessert was widespread throughout Europe before it reached the Philippines in the Spanish colonial era. Adapted locally as "Leche Flan" to what it is today, the Filipino version is a richer, creamier texture using egg yolks, condensed milk and evaporated milk, often steamed or baked in a water bath.

On a different note, the well-known snack "Fudgee Barr" was first introduced by 'Rebisco Group of Companies' (RGC) during the early 2000s, and went on to become a staple with the Filipino people, because it is moist and has that creamy custard-like filling. By late-August 2024, this snack cake leader brand from RGC, who have since become the go-to budget-friendly favorites, recently celebrated their 20th anniversary through a campaign that depicts its ability to appeal to several generations. Curiously, Mommy Jacky's novel alternative recipe somewhat created controversy by uniting the traditional flavors of Leche Flan and Fudgee Barr.

A TikTok video by Jacky in late-July 2023 was her showing off her very own recipe for Leche Flan using Rebisco's "Fudgee Barr" with a Milk Custard flavor as a base. This alternative excludes traditional means and incorporates an unidentified food coloring, whether it be natural or artificial to give a beautiful outlook to the dish. But, all these alternative ingredients are totally unlawful. The video gained widespread virality for nearly 1.5 million likes, but was also a cause of worry for some netizens online on social media.

Case and point, the TikTok video spotlights her homemade transparent plastic gloves, crushing Fudgee Barr pieces into tiny bits, mixing those with white sugar that caramelizes, rich sweet cream known as 'crema asada', eggs, vanilla, salt, unflavored gelatin, and now adding in 'yellow food coloring' to make it look more custard-like. Its use brought up the safety and legality of the use of these bright, artificial or natural food coloring. Critics claim that this could be a possible violation of food safety at home, since the colorants may not be fully approved or used too much.

In our investigation of OneNETnews, the uploaded video on TikTok, wherein the unapproved food color may be used, drove local officials in Pangasinan to panic. Through Republic Act #10611 or Food Safety Act of 2013, all ingredients and their products have to obtain high standards for safety. As such, unknown food color for the most circulated recipes put our health at risk, yet put the home cooks to a dilemma.

Even as experts hail new adaptations in cooking, they stress that safety in food should always prevail. Some food colorings contain harmful substances that might cause allergic reactions or be detrimental in the long run, which is rarely unregulated. The lack of traditional steaming, among such cooking methods, further complicates the recipe's reliability and safety.

Our investigative news team urgently called out the authorities and food safety experts, as it pushes for public education about this danger of cutting corners when cooking. Officials will soon conduct an in-depth investigation and severely questioned on what "Mommy Jacky" illegally included in her recipe by next year in 2025. For now, consumer advocacy groups, especially the Department of Health-Region I (DOH-R1) urging all the Filipinos to stick to the real "Leche Flan" recipe for the purpose of quality and safer way possible.

It was, during the 20th Anniversary celebration of Fudgee Barr that the public was still warned not to take the illegally viral recipes to heart. Indeed, though Rebisco's Fudgee Barr is a highly revered snack, it is definitely not a substitute for original ingredients when making such fine desserts as Leche Flan.

An order was regionally issued a public warning to all independent food content creators when it pays to be safe and responsible. Creativity forms the backbone of cooking, but following safety guidelines secures the safety of creators for themselves and their viewers in the nation. Therefore, let this be a lesson for them that even recipes should be handled strictly with utmost care, no matter how sweet the recipe may be.

SCREENGRAB COURTESY: JackieStarPenuliar via TikTok VIDEO BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY: Tegna

SOURCE: *https://www.tiktok.com/@jackiestarpenuliar/video/7257521831781895430 *https://socarratnyc.com/blog/food-culture/history-of-flan/ *https://www.rappler.com/brandrap/fudgee-bar-obarrsaya-celebration-2024/ *https://www.rebisco.com.ph/cakes-donuts-breads-brownies/85-fudgee-barr-milk.html and *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8me_caramel#Regional_varieties

-- OneNETnews Online Publication Team

[sweetoothgirl]

Banana Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

[fullcravings]

Christmas Sugar Cookie Cake

[daily-deliciousness]

Chocolate Kinder Bueno cupcakes with Kinder ganache frosting

[smile-files]

here are all of my new bfdi gjinkas, fully done! well, not "fully" fully. these are just colored sketches... i just wanted to get my ideas down, so you folks can see them, and so i can use them in later art! yay!

also, yeah, the proportions are inconsistent, and i pretty quickly forgot to put the squiggle under the team name. but whatever! hope you like them anyway :)

[cake-emu]

Coronation Street | Carla Connor

Carla Connor: consistently gobby

Bonus:

[climbdraws]

took my mom all of 2 weeks to go from "stop baking so much you're making me fat" to "why didn't you make anything today 🥺🥺 wheres the sweet treats"

[thelcsdaily]

My Birthday Cake

From Ferrara's website: Ferrara’s specialty tiramisu features homemade Savoiardi (Ladyfinger cookies) that they douse with espresso & coffee liqueur and layer with sweet mascarpone. Ferrara is one of New York's most iconic shops and its first Italian Bakery, founded in 1892 in Little Italy. As America's first Pasticceria and espresso bar, it was only natural that people came primarily for the coffee, cookies and cakes, and despite the many changes in the neighborhood over the decades, their offerings are still wowing everyone who walks through the door, instantly transporting them to Southern Italy.

They have been featured on the Food Network's "Best Things I Ever Ate," The New York Times, New York Magazine and just about every media outlet imaginable.

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis

[alnitaks]

strawberry blossom cake by woolloomooloo cafe & bar

[lustingfood]

Gluten free baked goods (via poshpopbakeshop)

[vegan-nom-noms]

Vegan Zucchini Cake With Cheesecake Swirls

[sweetoothgirl]

Brown Sugar Peach Cake Crumble Bars

[fullcravings]

Pumpkin Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

[daily-deliciousness]

Candy bar cake