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5 minute Microwave Ube Cake

a purple yam or ube cake on a white plate decorated with cake crumbs and arrowroot cookies

This 5 minute microwave ube cake recipe is born out of necessity. I am writing this post as I visit my childhood home in the Philippines where the kitchen is equipped with everything one would need to cook a Filipino feast but lack in baking essentials. I’m not gonna lie, even if there’s a complete…

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photo of white chocolate purple yam brownies cut into squares

White Chocolate Purple Yam Brownies

These purple yam brownies are the easiest to make. Just put all the ingredients in the bowl and mix to create a fudge-y, dense, and rich brownie. Are these Ube Brownies? You can make them into Ube Brownies if you want to. I actually mixed in a few teaspoons of ube flavoring to the recipe…

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Ube Pancakes

Ube Pancake is an easy recipe to make for breakfast, lunch, merienda (snack), or even dessert. The ingredients for deep Ube flavor is ube extract and ube jam (optional). You can use purple yam if you can’t find any jam. Just boil, mash the yams and mix in some sugar according to your taste. Create…

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Simple One-Bowl Banana Bread - after baking caramel brown color

Simple One-Bowl Banana Bread – moist and easy to make

Mango Pie – mini fruit dessert pie

Easy Homemade Pie Crust – buttery and flaky

White Cake decorated with yema and fruits

Simple White Cake – one layer cake recipe

Yema Custard Frosting Easy Filipino style Dulce de Leche

Yema Frosting – Easy Filipino style Dulce de Leche

Ube Brownies a simple and easy purple yam recipe

UBE Brownies – a simple and easy purple yam recipe

Buko Pie - Filipino Coconut Dessert Pie

Buko Pie – Filipino Coconut Dessert Pie

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The New Filipino Kitchen

The New Filipino Kitchen

Contributing author for The New Filipino Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Around the Globe. A collection of 30 recipes and stories from migrant/expat Filipinos from around the world. Click the image to purchase from Amazon.

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A group of chefs, bakers, pastry chefs, both professional and non professional, coming together to bake for this event. The funds we raise from this bake sale will be split evenly between the 5 different Richmond organizations. Click on logo to find out more!

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