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Ube cake

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Not to be confused with Ube cheesecake.

Ube cake
Alternative namesPurple yam cake, Ube sponge cake, Ube chiffon cake, Purple cake
CourseDessert
Place of originPhilippines
VariationsUbe macapuno cake, Ube mamón, Ube taisan, Ube roll

Ube cake is a traditional Filipino chiffon cake or sponge cake made with ube halaya (mashed purple yam). It is distinctively vividly purple in color, like most dishes made with ube in the Philippines.[1][2][3]

Preparation

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Ube cake is generally prepared identically to mamón (chiffon cakes and sponge cakes in Filipino cuisine), but with the addition of mashed purple yam to the ingredients. It is typically made with flour, eggs, sugar, a dash of salt, baking powder, vanilla, oil, milk, and cream of tartar. The resulting cake is pink to purple in color (depending on the amount of ube used) and slightly denser and moister than regular chiffon cakes.[2][4][5]

Ube cake typically has a whipped cream, cream cheese, or buttercream frosting, which may also be flavored with ube or coconut.[4][6]

Variations

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Like mamón, ube cake can be modified readily into other recipes.

Goldilocks Ube dream cake

Ube macapuno cake

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The combination of ube and macapuno (coconut sport) is a traditional one for ube halaya in Filipino cuisine, and it also applies to ube cakes. Ube macapuno cake is basically just ube cake with strips of gelatinous macapuno strips layered on top.[7][8][9][10] The Triple Ube Macapuno Delight is a confection topped with macapuno and piped cream cheese. The cake is made of purple yam chiffon cake dressed with ube halaya and ube crumble.[11] The 2024 Ube Dream Cake by Goldilocks Bakeshop has ube chiffon cake layers, ube halaya, and macapuno jelly.[12]

Other combinations of ube cake include ube pandan cake and ube leche flan cake, among others.[13]

Ube mamón

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Ube mamón or ube cupcakes are ube cakes baked into the shape of large cupcakes, which is the traditional shape of Filipino chiffon cakes.[14][15][16][17]

Ube roll

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Ube roll or ube pianono is a variant of ube cake made into a Swiss roll (known as pianono in the Philippines). It typically has an ube filling made with butter, sugar, milk, and mashed ube.[18][19][20] A very similar dessert made from meringue instead of chiffon or sponge cake is brazo de ube, which is more accurately a variant of brazo de Mercedes.[21]

Ube taisan

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Ube taisan is a version of ube cake cooked as a traditional Filipino taisan cake. Like the taisan, it is rectangular in shape and is not frosted, but is covered with butter (or margarine), cheese, and white sugar.[22]

See also

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  • Media related to Ube cake at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ "Ube Cake". Kitchen Nostalgia. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Foods from the Phillipines: Ube Cake". Explorer Hop. Retrieved March 27, 2019.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ David-Gallardo, Blanche (2017). The Expat Kitchen: A Cookbook for The Global Pinoy. Anvil Publishing, Incorporated. ISBN 9786214200740.
  4. ^ a b "Ube Cake (Filipino Purple Yam Cake)". The Unlikely Baker. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ube-Macapuno Cake". allrecipes.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "Ube Langka Sponge Cake Recipe". Pinoy Recipe at iba pa!. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Ube Macapuno Cake Recipe". Yummy.ph. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "Ube Macapuno Cake Recipe". Heart of Mary. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Ube Macapuno Cake". Atbp.ph.
  10. ^ "Ube Macapuno Cake". Ang Sarap. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  11. ^ "Triple Ube Macapuno Delight". Manila Standard. June 25, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "Treats and dining deals for Mom". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. May 10, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  13. ^ Tan, Joanne Catherine. "Top 12 Cakes To Try In The Philippines". When In Manila. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  14. ^ "Ube Mamon". Kawaling Pinoy. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "Mini Ube Mamon". Yummy.ph. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  16. ^ "Ube Mamon". Ang Sarap. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  17. ^ "Ube Mamon". Mama's Guide Recipes. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "How to Bake Ube Roll Cake". Atbp.ph. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "Ube Roll Cake". Filipino Chow. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  20. ^ "Ube Cake Roll (Purple Yam Cake)". My Style Recipe. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  21. ^ "Brazo de Ube (Cake Roll)". Mama's Guide Recipes. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  22. ^ "Ube Taisan (Ube Cake with Shredded Cheese and Sugar)". Woman Scribbles. February 20, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
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