Mamón are traditional Filipino chiffon or sponge cakes, typically baked in distinctive cupcake-like molds. In the Visayas regions, mamón are also known as torta mamón or torta. Variants of mamón inclu
Custard mamón with a leche flan base
Visayan torta mamón
The characteristic round cupcake-like shape of mamón
Sponge cake is a light cake made with egg whites, flour and sugar, sometimes leavened with baking powder. Most sponge cakes contain egg yolks, but some do not, such as angel food cake.
Mamón
…Mamón are traditional Filipino chiffon or sponge cakes, typically baked in distinctive cupcake-like molds. In the Visayas regions, mamón are also known as torta mamón or torta. Variants of mamón include the…
A Victoria sponge
Steamed sponge cake known as ma lai gao (Malay sponge cake)