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00:02 The Spanish Boulevard is known here in Manila because of the University of Santo Tomas.
00:06 And when it rains, it is still full of news because of the flood.
00:10 And even if it doesn't rain, it is still flooded here.
00:15 People are flooding and they are trying to stop the floods.
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00:31 This store is flourishing in Spain because of their Leche Flan.
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00:38 They sell thousands of Leche Flan every day.
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00:43 This year, they launched a new product.
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00:48 Their Kalia-style doughnuts.
00:50 They say that they don't have a day that they don't buy.
00:53 But they have another product that is already known and is also selling well now.
00:59 The Cassava Cake.
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01:04 How many pieces of Cassava Cake do you make every day?
01:07 In one day, we can make 500 to 1,000.
01:10 Others order 5,000.
01:13 What is the secret of your Cassava Cake?
01:17 Secret.
01:20 [laughter]
01:22 But we can't allow that to be a secret.
01:24 We need to know what the secret is.
01:26 There are a lot of people here now.
01:28 Everyday, right?
01:29 Everyday.
01:30 I think the traffic here is different.
01:33 Sometimes, we even went to India.
01:36 [laughter]
01:37 If you see a lot of people, this is the secret.
01:40 So, let's go and see what the secret is.
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01:46 In 2016, Liza's family started selling Cassava Cake on a bank.
01:51 She borrowed 30,000 as a loan.
01:54 Don't ever think that you can pay back the loan.
01:57 I really did borrow money.
02:01 Even the things that I have now, I really borrowed it.
02:06 Because when I have a loan, I work hard to earn a living.
02:10 I don't get lazy.
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02:12 Their business flourished until it continued to rise.
02:17 From the bank, they now have their own business in Spain.
02:22 Their Cassava Cake wasn't much loved by the public back then.
02:27 But since the vloggers featured it,
02:30 they are selling 1,000,000 Cassava Cakes everyday.
02:35 When the vloggers came, we really sold triply.
02:40 We also borrowed money from the vloggers.
02:43 No matter how many orders of Cassava Cake,
02:46 they still cook it manually.
02:49 So, here it is.
02:51 We will now know the secret of delicious Cassava Cake of Aniela.
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03:00 The main ingredient here is ground Cassava or Kamoting Kahoy.
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03:06 What we call here in Cavite is Balinghoy.
03:08 Balinghoy.
03:09 Balinghoy, Cassava.
03:10 This is the ground Cassava.
03:12 What's next?
03:13 This is the coconut milk.
03:16 Oh, there's coconut milk.
03:17 What's this?
03:18 Is it made of coconut milk?
03:19 No, there's no coconut milk.
03:20 There's no coconut milk?
03:21 No, it's made of coconut milk.
03:22 Oh, there's coconut milk.
03:23 Yes.
03:24 Let's see if there's coconut milk.
03:25 So, you mix it.
03:26 Yes, you mix it like that.
03:27 Wow, you mix it like that.
03:29 You remove the seeds.
03:31 And there's more.
03:32 It's all coconut milk.
03:33 Your Cassava is so expensive.
03:35 I just know that they only put sugar and coconut milk.
03:39 Is there more coconut milk?
03:40 It's delicious.
03:41 This is all coconut milk.
03:43 This is all coconut milk.
03:44 That's why it's called Kakang Gata.
03:46 Kakang Gata, right?
03:47 Yes.
03:48 Of course, there's egg.
03:49 Oh, there's no egg today.
03:50 One medium is 8 pesos.
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03:54 Of course, there's sugar.
03:56 Isn't the price of the rice affected?
03:59 [laughs]
04:00 The price of the rice.
04:01 It's affected, but...
04:03 Wow.
04:04 Let's put it.
04:05 And then, of course, there's evap.
04:08 What's that?
04:09 Evap.
04:10 I don't want to make Cassava anymore because they put a lot of things.
04:13 Evap.
04:14 There.
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04:17 Condensed milk.
04:18 Condensed milk.
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04:24 You know, this house is small, but it's big.
04:27 You mix it like that.
04:29 When it's mixed, it's like this.
04:31 Oh, that's it.
04:32 Yes, that's it.
04:33 I'll leave you.
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04:36 How much is that?
04:37 60 pesos.
04:38 10 pesos.
04:39 That's enough.
04:40 That's enough.
04:41 [laughs]
04:42 We'll lose.
04:43 We'll lose.
04:44 We'll lose.
04:45 Is that so?
04:46 I thought because...
04:47 10 pesos.
04:48 Because ma'am, after that, this is half-cooked when we cook.
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04:54 Next, we'll put the mixture in the oven and bake it for 20 minutes.
04:58 So this is the secret ingredient of a delicious cassava cake.
05:02 This is the mixture of leche flan.
05:05 Yes, ma'am.
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05:07 The top of the cassava cake needs to be covered with leche flan mixture.
05:10 You put a lot.
05:13 We'll put cheese.
05:14 Yes, ma'am.
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05:17 How much?
05:18 Tell me, we might lose again.
05:19 [laughs]
05:20 That's it.
05:21 That's it.
05:22 That's okay.
05:23 [laughs]
05:24 We'll put the cassava cake back in the oven until it's cooked well.
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05:34 It's so thin.
05:36 Mmm, it's delicious.
05:41 It's a winner.
05:42 It's like a cassava cake.
05:44 What does it taste like?
05:45 It's like a cake.
05:46 [laughs]
05:48 The texture.
05:49 Because usually, cassava cake is tough.
05:53 It's tough, like when you chew it, your teeth are fighting.
05:58 This is thin, soft, not too sweet, but delicious.
06:05 [laughs]
06:06 It's really delicious, that's why we're ranking it.
06:09 Thank you, ma'am.
06:10 What if there are a lot of orders?
06:11 What do you do so it won't get spoiled?
06:13 When it's cooked, ma'am, it needs to cool down for 20 minutes before you put it in the container.
06:19 The morning cassava cake is also a profitable business.
06:23 Liza earns around 5,000 to 7,000 pesos a day.
06:28 I'm so thankful to the Lord.
06:32 He gave us this life because he gives us everything.
06:38 That's why we're blessed.
06:41 Their life is getting better because of these sweet foods.
06:47 When we were young, we were sweet.
06:52 We were really helpful.
06:54 That's when I saw how sweet our business was.
06:58 Because we were sweet.
07:02 Now, we have our own house, our own car.
07:09 If my children will take care of our business, they won't be hungry anymore.
07:18 It's not just Liza's family that's suffering from poverty.
07:23 I have a lot of workers.
07:25 Of course, it's hard to live in the province.
07:28 They have to bring their children.
07:32 We're not just sitting here.
07:35 We have to go to school.
07:38 I have to pay for everything.
07:40 Food, clothing, uniform.
07:43 I have to buy everything.
07:45 They just have to go to school.
07:47 Just like cooking cassava cake, there's no instant in business.
07:51 You have to work hard before you can taste the sweetness of ascension.
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