Ube Cake
A soft purple crumb, a golden crust, a vanilla scent that fills the kitchen: the ube cake is the snack-time cake par excellence.
Simple to make, it slices and shares without fuss.
The snack-time cake
The loaf cake is simplicity itself: you mix, you bake.
Butter and eggs give the softness, ube the colour and sweetness. Neither too sweet nor too rich, it’s enjoyed plain, warm, or topped with a glaze. A must to keep up your sleeve.
The cake’s colour stays vivid because ube doesn’t oxidise during baking like some fruits: the purple holds in the oven.
Ube Cake, step by step.
A few ingredients, a little patience, and purple takes over dessert.
Ingredients
- 200 g flour
- 3 eggs
- 120 g soft butter
- 120 g sugar
- 2 tbsp Kinampay ube powder (approx. 20 g)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 50 ml milk
Equipment
- A loaf tin
- A mixing bowl and a whisk
- An oven
Preparation
- Cream the soft butter with the sugar until it pales and turns creamy, then add the eggs one at a time.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder and ube powder, alternating with the milk.
- Pour the batter into the buttered tin.
- Bake 45 minutes at 170 °C, until a blade comes out dry.
- Leave to cool slightly before unmoulding and slicing.
The whole Desserts family
Cheesecakes, cookies, entremets: all the indulgent purple, from one recipe to the next.
Ube Cheesecake
The purple cheesecake, creamy as can be.
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Ube Cookies
Soft in the middle, golden at the edges.
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Ube Brownies
Fudgy, dense, marbled with purple.
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Ube White Chocolate Muffins
Indulgent, risen, with white chocolate.
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Ube Donuts
Soft, glazed a glossy purple.
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Ube Financiers
Small, soft, with brown butter.
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Ube Madeleines
The golden hump, the purple heart.
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Ube Crêpes
Thin, supple, a tender purple.
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Ube Tiramisu
The tiramisu reimagined, all in purple.
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Ube Panna Cotta
Wobbly, creamy, a soft purple.
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Ube Crème Brûlée
The caramel cracks, the purple cream melts.
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Ube Mousse
Airy, light, a cloud-like purple.
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Ube Macarons
Smooth shells, purple ganache.
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Ube Cupcakes
A soft heart, a cloud-like frosting.
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Ube Cinnamon Rolls
Soft rolls, purple spiral.
See the recipe →The chef’s touch
A successful cake comes down to well-creamed butter.
Cream the soft butter with the sugar until it pales and turns fluffy: that’s what gives the softness. Don’t open the oven early in baking, or the cake will sink. Check with the tip of a knife.
For the famous crack on top, score the batter in one line halfway through baking with a buttered blade.
Mistakes to avoid
Three pitfalls for a nicely soft cake.
Explore the world of ube
Dessert is just one facet: explore the whole purple world.
Drinks
Lattes, smoothies, ube frappés.
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Bowls, porridges, overnight oats.
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All you need is Kinampay ube powder.
Your questions about this recipe.
How do you make an ube cake?
Vigorously cream the butter and sugar, add the eggs, flour, baking powder and ube powder, then bake 45 minutes at 170 °C.
Why is my cake compact?
The butter was poorly creamed or the baking powder forgotten. Cream the butter and sugar well and check the baking powder.
Can you add a glaze?
Yes: an icing sugar and milk glaze, tinted with ube if you like, takes the cake to the next level.
Does the ube cake contain caffeine?
No, ube is naturally caffeine-free.
How do you keep it soft?
Wrapped in film, it stays soft for 3 to 4 days at room temperature.