Description
Ube cake is a delightful dessert featuring the vibrant purple yam, known for its unique flavor and stunning appearance. This moist and fluffy cake is perfect for any occasion, from birthdays to casual get-togethers. With its sweet, earthy notes and eye-catching color, ube cake transforms simple gatherings into memorable celebrations. Easy to make, this recipe will impress your guests and tantalize their taste buds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup ube (purple yam), fresh or frozen
- 1 ½ cups cake flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 large eggs (room temperature)
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two round cake pans.
- If using fresh ube, peel, steam, and mash it until smooth. For frozen ube, thaw and mash until smooth.
- In one bowl, sift together cake flour, baking powder, and sugar. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter, milk, and mashed ube until creamy.
- Slowly combine wet ingredients into dry ingredients; stir gently until just mixed.
- Divide batter evenly between prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in pans for ten minutes before transferring to wire racks.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg