12 best cakes and pies of 2024

Our country’s talented crop of pastry chefs and home bakers have once again flexed their confectionery muscles by releasing a bunch of great-tasting and truly indulgent pastries this year. They were not just on point with their flavor combinations and contrasting textures, but also on fleek with their presentations. The year was baked to perfection, and this dozen clearly stood out.

5. Matcha Marron Cake by Flour Pot (@flourpotph)

This year blessed a lot of matcha lovers (this writer included) with green-tinted, vegetable-flavored tea cakes. Before the year ends, chef Rhea Sycip introduces her confectionery contribution, a cake that takes inspiration from her recent European trip. It is composed of two variants of sponge cake—vanilla and wakatake matcha from Uji, roasted marron cremeux, and wakatake matcha whipped cream. Color- and flavor-wise, it befits the holiday season but it’s so good it certainly deserves to be a mainstay.

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