 Sans rival made withpili nut | |
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Region or state | Dumaguete,Negros Oriental |
| Main ingredients | Meringue,buttercream,cashews |
Sans rival is a Filipino dessert cake made of layers ofbuttercream,meringue, and choppedcashews. Its name means "without rival" in French. The cake may be decorated, left plain, or garnished withpistachios.
The cake's origins are disputed. One source claims the recipe has its roots in the Frenchdacquoise,[1] whileLucy Torres-Gomez, writing inThe Philippine Star, claims that the cake is descended from thetarta imperial rusa, the Spanish adaption of a Russian cake which was popular with theRomanovs.[2]
A similar, smaller version of this recipe is called asilvana.
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