Jessie's Torta

Jessie’s Torta sells Argao’s version of torta — a butter cake, not the Spanish tortilla the name might suggest — made with eggs, sugar, and butter baked into a dense, golden cake, traditionally in a clay oven lined with banana leaf. Argao’s reputation for torta predates any single bakery; it’s one of the towns in Cebu people associate with the pastry by name.

• The texture runs dense and buttery rather than airy — closer to a pound cake than a sponge.
• The bakery’s setup lets you watch the baking happen, not just buy from a counter.
• Buying extra to bring home is standard practice — they don’t keep long, so plan to eat most of a box within a day or two.

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