☆ Have a spooky Halloween ☆

The "Killer in the Backseat" story plays on our fears that danger is right under our noses and we are not aware of it. This story was conceived in the late 1960's and has been circulated ever since. Some madami kamakailan versions of this story involve gang members out on initiation night, others involve modern gas stations. The story here is in a madami traditional form and goes something like this...

On a moonless, foggy night, my friend was sleepy and having trouble driving on the road due to a kamakailan rain. She was getting frustrated because she was running low on gas and there was no sign of civilization...

Ingredients
140g unsalted mantikilya , plus extra for the tin
100ml grapeseed oil , or another flavourless oil
200ml milk
3 tbsp yogurt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs , at room temperature
250g light muscovado sugar
250g plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
50g kakaw powder
¾ x 340g jar presa jam
1¼ kg ready-to-roll white fondant icing
For the buttercream
600g icing sugar , sifted, plus extra for dusting
300g mantikilya , softened
red pagkain colouring


STEP 1
Heat the hurno to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. mantikilya and line the bases of two 20cm sanwits tins. Melt the mantikilya in a pan, then remove from the heat and beat in the...