ube cake

{{Short description|Traditional Filipino chiffon or sponge cake made with ube}}

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| alternate_name = Purple yam cake, Ube sponge cake, Ube chiffon cake, Purple cake

| country = Philippines

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| course = Dessert

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| variations = Ube macapuno cake, Ube mamón, Ube taisan, Ube roll

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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.{{cite web |title=Ube Cake |url=https://www.kitchennostalgia.com/desserts/cakes/ube-cake.html |website=Kitchen Nostalgia |access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Lookman |first=Hasina |title=Foods from the {{as written|Philli|pines}}: Ube Cake |url=https://explorerhop.com/blogs/food/foods-from-the-{{sic|philli|pines|hide=y}}-ube-cake |access-date=December 28, 2024 |website=Explorer Hop}}{{cite book |last1=David-Gallardo |first1=Blanche |title=The Expat Kitchen: A Cookbook for The Global Pinoy |date=2017 |publisher=Anvil Publishing, Incorporated |isbn=9786214200740 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hz8_DwAAQBAJ&q=ube+cake&pg=PT77}}

Preparation

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.{{cite web |title=Ube Cake (Filipino Purple Yam Cake) |url=https://theunlikelybaker.com/ube-cake-filipino-purple-yam-cake/ |website=The Unlikely Baker |access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ube-Macapuno Cake |url=https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/51518/ube-macapuno-cake/ |website=allrecipes.com |access-date=March 27, 2019}}

Ube cake typically has a whipped cream, cream cheese, or buttercream frosting, which may also be flavored with ube or coconut.{{cite web |title=Ube Langka Sponge Cake Recipe |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/ube-langka-sponge-cake-recipe/ |website=Pinoy Recipe at iba pa! |access-date=December 21, 2015}}

Variations

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

File:Ube_dream_cake1.jpg Ube dream cake]]

=Ube macapuno cake=

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.{{cite web |title=Ube Macapuno Cake Recipe |url=https://www.yummy.ph/recipe/ube-macapuno-cake |website=Yummy.ph |access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ube Macapuno Cake Recipe |url=http://pinoyinoz.blogspot.com/2010/08/ube-macapuno-cake-recipe.html |website=Heart of Mary |access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ube Macapuno Cake |url=https://www.atbp.ph/2016/09/08/ube-macapuno-cake/ |website=Atbp.ph}}{{cite web |title=Ube Macapuno Cake |url=https://www.angsarap.net/2012/03/22/ube-macapuno-cake/ |website=Ang Sarap |access-date=March 27, 2019}} 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.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Triple Ube Macapuno Delight|url= https://manilastandard.net/?p=240243|accessdate=August 14, 2024 |publisher= Manila Standard|date=June 25, 2017}} The 2024 Ube Dream Cake by Goldilocks Bakeshop has ube chiffon cake layers, ube halaya, and macapuno jelly.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Treats and dining deals for Mom|url= https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/5/10/mother-s-day-2024-treats-and-dining-deals-for-mom-1355|accessdate=August 14, 2024 |publisher= ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|date=May 10, 2024}}

Other combinations of ube cake include ube pandan cake and ube leche flan cake, among others.{{cite web |last1=Tan |first1=Joanne Catherine |title=Top 12 Cakes To Try In The Philippines |url=https://www.wheninmanila.com/top-12-cakes-to-try-in-the-philippines/ |website=When In Manila |access-date=March 27, 2019}}

={{anchor|Ube mamon}}Ube mamón=

Ube mamón or ube cupcakes are ube cakes baked into the shape of large cupcakes, which is the traditional shape of Filipino chiffon cakes.{{cite web |title=Ube Mamon |url=https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/ube-mamon/ |website=Kawaling Pinoy |access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Mini Ube Mamon |url=https://www.yummy.ph/recipe/mini-ube-mamon |website=Yummy.ph |access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ube Mamon |url=https://www.angsarap.net/2017/07/21/ube-mamon/ |website=Ang Sarap |access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ube Mamon |url=https://www.mamasguiderecipes.com/2017/06/18/ube-mamon/ |website=Mama's Guide Recipes |access-date=March 27, 2019}}

=Ube roll=

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.{{cite web |title=How to Bake Ube Roll Cake |url=https://www.atbp.ph/2016/09/28/bake-ube-roll-cake/ |website=Atbp.ph |access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ube Roll Cake |url=http://www.filipinochow.com/ube-roll-cake/ |website=Filipino Chow |access-date=March 27, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ube Cake Roll (Purple Yam Cake) |url=http://www.mystylerecipe.net/ube-roll-cake-purple-yam-cake/ |website=My Style Recipe |access-date=March 27, 2019}} 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.{{cite web |title=Brazo de Ube (Cake Roll) |url=https://www.mamasguiderecipes.com/2018/10/22/brazo-de-ube-cake-roll/ |website=Mama's Guide Recipes |access-date=April 22, 2019}}

=Ube taisan=

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.{{cite web |title=Ube Taisan (Ube Cake with Shredded Cheese and Sugar) |url=https://www.womanscribbles.net/ube-cake/ |website=Woman Scribbles |date=February 20, 2018 |access-date=March 27, 2019}}

MMM... UBE CAKE!.jpg|A whole chiffon Ube cake being served for a birthday party

FvfFoodsPhil9233 05.JPG|Ube swiss roll

Ube Cheesecake.jpg|Ube cheesecake from Seattle, Washington

Ube crepe cake.jpg|Ube Crepe cake

Flavoured inipit.jpg|Ube Inipit bar (left)