Black pepper pork and caramel cake
The title might sound strange but the strangeness is more apparent than real. The first part, black pepper pork, was what we had for dinner. The second part, caramel cake, was our dessert. But it wasn’t just a dessert. My husband ordered it especially for tonight because it is our 17th wedding anniversary. Special cake and special dinner for a special occasion.
Today was also the day we lighted the Christmas tree. The hangings are not quite complete but we can just add more as we finish a few everyday. We’ve been doing holiday paper crafts but progress has been painfully slow. The kids are busy with Christmas activities in school and I’m up to my neck with a lot of things that are not necessarily Christmas related.
At least it’s up and lighted and if we are unable to add to the hangings, I won’t complain. Now, let me tell you about the black pepper pork we had for dinner. It has a pretty interesting story behind it.
A few days ago, I saw an episode of Planet Food called Spice Trails. In the segment about black pepper, a Chinese peasant cooked a pork dish that seemed uncannily similar to adobo. It appeared to be a mildly sweet dish, however, with the inclusion of sugar and dried plums among the ingredients. It so caught my fancy that I decided to try cooking it at home. Tonight of all nights because my husband is a pork lover and I wanted to cook a dish that I was certain he would enjoy. And I wasn’t mistaken. Click the link to page two for the recipe.
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the pepper pork looks great, and the cake, yum… was it estrel’s?… happy anniversary
Happy Anniversary!!!
Well, Happy Wedding Anniv Ms Connie!! Yipeee
Thanks again for this wonderful recipe
another good meal na naman.
Actually i have Five Spice powder i bought it in a chinese store a month ago i really dont know what to do with it.
Thinking to use it for marination now meron nako ulet idea! i will cook Black Pepper Pork on my bday! i will try it for sure my friends will love it!
Hmmm nkakagutom
happy wedding anniversary! yeah ms connie, i read through all of page 2, but where was the photo of your dish? hehehe, that’s ok, i had to use a bit of imagination, i’ll sure try it one of this days, thanks. by the way where did u order the cake from?
happy anniversary connie! the dish looks delish and tamang tama, i have most of the ingredients except for the five spice powder.
i’ll try to cook it this weekend if time permits =)
ohhh i want a slice of that cake!! =) wow! 17th wedding anniversary…congratulations connie!
happy anniversary to you both! may you have more wedding anniversaries to come….
i’m sure the dish is superb as always. will have to try this one of these days for hubby who also loves pork….
thanks for the recipe.
btw, your tree is beautiful as it is and the i love the red orange walls! AWESOME!!!!
Sounds really delcious using cranberries!!!
I remember my Mother having cooked a similar dish using prunes. It was a dish everybody just loved during special occasions. I am confused right now whether prunes are dried plumbs. She also added deep-fried quartered sweet potato as a final garnish.
I think this dish deserves to be part of this years Christmas Lunch.
ang ganda ng Christmas tree at parang super sarap ng cake! Happy 17th anniversary!
Than you all.
Mikky, yes. “Caramel cake” in the entry is a link.
dhayL, the missing photo is explained in the last part of the entry on page 2.
Brenda, if you’re interested in the “history” of the orange walls, click here, here and here.
Renato, prune is a variety of plum commonly known as sugar plum.
Hi, Ms. Connie!
Late ako sa greetings, busy-busy-han sa holiday… Happy Anniversary to both of you!
hello ms. connie. happy anniversary to you… am so intrigued now by this caramel cake.. can’t wait to taste it.. too bad we are not allowed to bring food over from back home.. otherwise i’d love to have a taste of this cake. and soon!!!
anyway…is it just the icing that is caramel flavored or is the sponge cake as well? thanks. i hope you could post a photo of a slice of the cake so we’d be able to see what it looks like inside..thanks again
I know the evening turned out well – good food, good dessert and family, that’s all it takes to make a wonderful event. Happy Anniversary.
Hi there! I found you randomly, and was wondering if it would be OK to add you to my blogroll. I love your blog, the pictures, and the writing! And happy anniversary to you!
Thank you! More recipes coming up.
Pearl, of course. Thanks.
Happy Anniversary, Ms. Connie. Enjoyed checking out your blog! More Power.
Happy Anniversary Connie and Speedy. My gosh that caramel cake is to die for.
Thanks, Kitkathie and Dexie. Alam mo, Dexie, Alex doesn’t like that cake. Didn’t touch it. But Speedy and me and Sam? Fiesta! LOL
Hi Connie,
Happy wedding anniversary! The caramel cake looks so yummy! Where did speedy buy that cake? I love sweets.
Susan
Estrel’s, Susan. There’s a link in the entry.
HI Connie,
I spend a lot of time reading & re-reading your site.Thank you very much for sharing recipes,helpful
information,interesting stories,etc.Yes,I’ve tried
some of your recipes.
I love your beautiful tree!!!
Belated happy anniversary and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
God Bless
Emy Medina….Los Angeles,CA
LA,California
Thanks, Emy.