Sans rival is a
Filipino dessert
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cake
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made of layers of
buttercream
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Buttercream is ...
,
meringue
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, and chopped
cashew
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s. Its name means "without rival" in
French. The cake may be decorated, left plain, or garnished with
pistachio
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In 2022, world ...
s.
The cake's origins are disputed. One source claims the recipe has its roots in the French
dacquoise,
while
Lucy Torres-Gomez
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, writing in ''
The Philippine Star
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'', claims that the cake is descended from the ''tarta imperial rusa'', the
Spanish adaption of a
Russia
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n cake which was popular with the
Russian Imperial Family
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.
A similar, smaller version of this recipe is called a
silvana.
See also
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Crema de fruta
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Mango float
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Ube cheesecake
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List of cakes
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Cashew dishes
Layer cakes
Philippine cakes
Visayan cuisine
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